Comments by "Neil McBeath" (@neilmcbeath954) on "Good Morning America"
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@makeitmakesense2616 Yes, she was. But the relationship underwent a significant change after her divorce from Brigadier Parker-Bowles in 1995 (incidentally, he remarried the next year) and the Prince of Wales' own divorce in 1996. Technically, that left them free to marry, but the death of Diana, Princess of Wales in 1997 turned public opinion against any suggestion that the Prince remarry. It is also suggested that there was also opposition from within the royal family, particularly from Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, but that might be no more than journalists' gossip. The fact remains that when the did finally marry, in 1995, he was a divorced man whose ex-wife was dead, and she was a divorced woman whose ex-husband had remarried. There was no impediment to their union, other than the carping criticism of the self-righteous.
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@aleksandarm4489 You don't give up, do you. The United Kingdom is not, and never has been, a democracy. It is a constitutional monarchy. The first past the post voting system at elections gives undue weight to regional political parties - like the SNP - while excluding those which have widespread, but shallow support - like the now defunct UKIP. The upper chamber of parliament, until recently, was dominated by hereditary peers. Now it is dominated by life peers who are the creations of former prime ministers, together with a bench of bishops who only represent the views of the Church of England.
The rest of your supposedly rhetorical question is moot. You refer to "the royal families (sic) lavish lifestyle", as if there were several different families with competing claims to the throne. This is not the case. Since 1760, the government has managed what is called the Crown Estate, and has paid over a percentage of that Estate's profits to the royal family in the form of the Sovereign Grant. At present, the sum involved is 25% but that will drop in 2027 when the refurbishment of Buckingham Palace is complete. The people queuing at food banks, therefore, pay NOTHING to the royal family, In fact, the Crown Estate revenues go some way to funding government spending on things like defence spending and Boris Johnson's redecoration of Number 10 Downing Street.
One final point. In the last week the Guardian newspaper has run daily columns breathlessly detailing the "wealth" of the royal family, without explaining that much of that "wealth" is inalienable. It cannot be sold, although it is frequently augmented, and it is held in trust for the nation, passing down from monarch to monarch. As was shown by Princess Beatrice of York, moreover, certain items accrue in value simply through their association with the royal family. Having attended the now Prince of wales' wedding wearing a quite extraordinary hat, the Princess was savvy enough to sell it on Ebay, raising 81,100 pounds for charity.
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