Okay so several members of my family are into watching the British Royal family and gossiping about them, and I admit I also enjoy it too.
Recently in an interview with Oprah, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle revealed that a member of the British Royals made some racist comments, including commenting and speculating on how dark skinned Harry and Meghan's baby might be.
Afterwards Prince Harry confirmed that it was not the Queen and not Prince Philip who made the racist comments. But nor did he reveal who did make the comments, which implies that it was someone worth protecting from the public backlash.
Various members of my family thought the culprit might be Prince Charles.
Someone else thought it was Camilla who is the racist.
But I personally suspect it was Kate Middleton, as everyone knows there has been a feud between Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle since the beginning, and it is the kind of catty thing a rival would say.
You may have also heard that Harry and Meghan's son Archie was denied a title because of his skin colour and denied personal protection, something all other members of the royal family are entitled to.
Which begs the question, if Archie is being denied a title and protection, what is bloody point of staying in the royal family and going through all the nonsense the family puts them through if their son is just going to be denied a title/etc in the end anyway?
I would have ditched the royal family too in such a circumstance.
The only reason to stay in the royal family is basically a matter of inheritance - and the money that comes with a title. But if a child is being denied their inheritance, then what is the point of staying?
So what next?
Honestly in recent years I have been thinking it might be time for Britain to get rid of the monarchy. I suspect that Prince Charles (whenever he becomes king) might be the last king of England. He is currently 72 years old. The median age that men in England live to is 79.
If the queen died tomorrow (she is 94) then Prince Charles would be crowned king and if he is lucky he will be king for maybe 7 to 20 years. Give or take a few years.
When "King Charles III" dies I suspect that he will be either the last king, or that the monarchy will have already been dissolved before then.
All it will really take is a combination of factors:
- An economic downturn during which British people ask themselves "Why are we spending £85 million per year on these racist out-of-touch pricks?" They don't exactly bring in the tourist dollars.
- A political leader who wants to get rid of the monarchy and campaigns on such.
- A public that has become disinterested in financially supporting a family that is just there for show.
So yeah.
I fully expect Queen Elizabeth II to die sometime in the next 3-6 years. Prince Charles is already old and probably won't last more than 1 or 2 decades. Three decades if he is really lucky.
And sometime during the next 20 to 30 years that will be the end of it. Goodbye monarchy in England.
They would technically still be royals in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, etc... But since none of those countries actually give money to the royal family I suspect that any members of the royal family would be "royal" in name only and continue to not receive a penny from such countries.