HomeRoyal FamiliesThe resourceful Royals have fought their way through a traumatic second year, says HUGO VICKERS. Now they MUST give Zesty Zara, Beatrice (and even Mike Tindall) their place in the sun…
The resourceful Royals have fought their way through a traumatic second year, says HUGO VICKERS. Now they MUST give Zesty Zara, Beatrice (and even Mike Tindall) their place in the sun…
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I mean, honestly, making Zara a working royal wouldn’t be a bad idea. She’s accomplished and already does a fair amount of charity work on her own, and tends to polls fairly well. Plus, everyone loves Princess Anne, so some of that goodwill would rub off on her a bit, too.
Disagree on Beatrice. It sucks, but there’s just too much turmoil around her father and even her mother.
The issue is so, so many royal families are basically cutting down-even stripping people of their titles-because they are aware of the cost issues. So if Zara starts working, but Prince Edward’s kids later want to work…and that would only be in a few years, as Lady Louise is already 20, then Chuck might feel like he has to turn them down as he’s already made Zara a working royal .
My thing is, why would any of the non-working royals want to give up their private jobs/other earned income that they already don’t hide for scraps to be given out by the King (whether it’s Charles or William)? They’ve said that there is no HIHO. Maybe that’ll change, but by how much? Probably not enough to make it worth it.
Zara and Mike would never stand up to heightened scrutiny. And didn’t Beatrice’s husband have to quit his job after he was pictured cavorting with topless models on a yacht while she was pregnant? She’s also never denounced her father’s actions. They are all cut from the same cloth. The only one who’s apologized for his past behavior and seems to be trying to do better is Harry.
It will be interesting to watch what the next decade or so brings. There was always going to be a contraction in the royal family post-Elizabeth. Some of it natural; she had four kids vs. Charles’ two etc… Some of it not natural; Harry leaving, the York issues…
Then you have whatever William is doing. This “new model” of Royal work. In combination with Anne and Charles aging; the Royal family is going to be seen out and about SIGNIFICANTLY less than in previous decades.
It will take some time to truly see the effects of that. The BRF are heading into a desert where the next big tentpole events are going to be funerals of aging royals, both the King & PPOW have medical concerns, the Wales children are a good 20+ years from being working royals. In addition there are going to be headlines about low engagement numbers and patronages being dropped. We will see if the grumbling turns into anything interesting.
The Daily Mail, being it’s most “Daily Mailest” with that headline. Geesh. Zesty Zara?
Remember, this “we need more working Royals” is more about the media wanting more headlines because the current working Royals aren’t bringing in the clicks rather than the country actually needing more bodies doing the “job”.
Zara is almost as problematic because she’s married to Mike Tindall as the York Princesses are because of their parents.
None of the ones that have been living outside of the gilded cage are going to consent to the restrictions that being a working Royal entail in exchange for the crumbs that Charles and William are going to offer them.
or we could just get rid of them and do away with the repugnant institution once and for all
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Sorry, I tried to archive this but it didn’t work.
I mean, honestly, making Zara a working royal wouldn’t be a bad idea. She’s accomplished and already does a fair amount of charity work on her own, and tends to polls fairly well. Plus, everyone loves Princess Anne, so some of that goodwill would rub off on her a bit, too.
Disagree on Beatrice. It sucks, but there’s just too much turmoil around her father and even her mother.
The issue is so, so many royal families are basically cutting down-even stripping people of their titles-because they are aware of the cost issues. So if Zara starts working, but Prince Edward’s kids later want to work…and that would only be in a few years, as Lady Louise is already 20, then Chuck might feel like he has to turn them down as he’s already made Zara a working royal .
My thing is, why would any of the non-working royals want to give up their private jobs/other earned income that they already don’t hide for scraps to be given out by the King (whether it’s Charles or William)? They’ve said that there is no HIHO. Maybe that’ll change, but by how much? Probably not enough to make it worth it.
Zara and Mike would never stand up to heightened scrutiny. And didn’t Beatrice’s husband have to quit his job after he was pictured cavorting with topless models on a yacht while she was pregnant? She’s also never denounced her father’s actions. They are all cut from the same cloth. The only one who’s apologized for his past behavior and seems to be trying to do better is Harry.
It will be interesting to watch what the next decade or so brings. There was always going to be a contraction in the royal family post-Elizabeth. Some of it natural; she had four kids vs. Charles’ two etc… Some of it not natural; Harry leaving, the York issues…
Then you have whatever William is doing. This “new model” of Royal work. In combination with Anne and Charles aging; the Royal family is going to be seen out and about SIGNIFICANTLY less than in previous decades.
It will take some time to truly see the effects of that. The BRF are heading into a desert where the next big tentpole events are going to be funerals of aging royals, both the King & PPOW have medical concerns, the Wales children are a good 20+ years from being working royals. In addition there are going to be headlines about low engagement numbers and patronages being dropped. We will see if the grumbling turns into anything interesting.
The Daily Mail, being it’s most “Daily Mailest” with that headline. Geesh. Zesty Zara?
Remember, this “we need more working Royals” is more about the media wanting more headlines because the current working Royals aren’t bringing in the clicks rather than the country actually needing more bodies doing the “job”.
Zara is almost as problematic because she’s married to Mike Tindall as the York Princesses are because of their parents.
None of the ones that have been living outside of the gilded cage are going to consent to the restrictions that being a working Royal entail in exchange for the crumbs that Charles and William are going to offer them.
or we could just get rid of them and do away with the repugnant institution once and for all