Did you watch the wedding, people ask, the answer from this bolshy person
is absolutly not. Walter Bagehot’s famous warning that they should not ‘let in daylight upon magic’ might apply here
Meghan, God bless her, is a chronic virtue-signaller who makes Sarah, Duchess of York, look like a paragon of humility. She is a ‘UN women’s advocate for political participation and leadership’ and posts videos of herself singing on Instagram, as well as endless selfies and motivational slogan memes (‘In a society that profits from self-doubt, liking yourself is a rebellious act’). The tabloids have had no trouble in finding people to be mean about Markle, not least the half–sister who said that she was a ‘shallow social climber’. This led Prince Harry to issue a fierce rebuke of the offensive media.
In one video, Prince William, in his office in Kensington Palace, conducts a video conversation on his computer with the singer Lady Gaga in her kitchen in Holly-wood. It’s meant to look natural, but fails lamentably. Everybody knows there are camera crews on both sides of the conversation. William and Lady Gaga speak in platitudes about ‘normalising’ mental illness, and the advantages of talking through problems, even though neither of them appears to listen much to what the other is saying. ‘I feel like we are not hiding any more, we are starting to talk, and that’s what we need to do’ says Lady Gaga, sounding gaga.
British people don’t want their royals to be too familiar. In 30 years’ time, royal historians might look back at the Heads Together campaign, at the eager association with pop stars, and the blooming romance between Prince Harry and Miss Markle, and ask: was this the moment when it all started to go wrong?
is absolutly not. Walter Bagehot’s famous warning that they should not ‘let in daylight upon magic’ might apply here
Meghan, God bless her, is a chronic virtue-signaller who makes Sarah, Duchess of York, look like a paragon of humility. She is a ‘UN women’s advocate for political participation and leadership’ and posts videos of herself singing on Instagram, as well as endless selfies and motivational slogan memes (‘In a society that profits from self-doubt, liking yourself is a rebellious act’). The tabloids have had no trouble in finding people to be mean about Markle, not least the half–sister who said that she was a ‘shallow social climber’. This led Prince Harry to issue a fierce rebuke of the offensive media.
In one video, Prince William, in his office in Kensington Palace, conducts a video conversation on his computer with the singer Lady Gaga in her kitchen in Holly-wood. It’s meant to look natural, but fails lamentably. Everybody knows there are camera crews on both sides of the conversation. William and Lady Gaga speak in platitudes about ‘normalising’ mental illness, and the advantages of talking through problems, even though neither of them appears to listen much to what the other is saying. ‘I feel like we are not hiding any more, we are starting to talk, and that’s what we need to do’ says Lady Gaga, sounding gaga.
British people don’t want their royals to be too familiar. In 30 years’ time, royal historians might look back at the Heads Together campaign, at the eager association with pop stars, and the blooming romance between Prince Harry and Miss Markle, and ask: was this the moment when it all started to go wrong?
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