I am not exactly a fan of the Monarchy. I guess it is nice that Britain wants to keep on with the tradition. It is sometimes fun to see the pageantry of the Monarchy. But the facts get in the way of the narrative. For example, the royal family is not all that British. Queen Victoria was about 25% English and 75% German. She was raised by her German mother and English was not her first language. When she and Prince Albert conversed, it was in German. The Royal family called themselves the House of Hanover, then the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in 1901. That didn’t change until 1917, when Great Britain was at war with Germany. Since Germany was not exactly popular in Great Britain at the time, King George V decided something must be done. So, he changed his name to “look” more British.

“Now, therefore, We, out of Our Royal Will and Authority, do hereby declare and announce that as from the date of this Our Royal Proclamation Our House and Family shall be styled and known as the House and Family of Windsor, and that all the descendants in the male line of Our said Grandmother Queen Victoria who are subjects of these Realms, other than female descendants who may marry or may have married, shall bear the said Name of Windsor.”

The one thing certain about the royal family is that there is a definite pecking order. Anyone who watched Downton Abbey understands the way things work among the Landed Gentry in the British Aristocracy. Now enter Meghan Markle, a “b” list actress who marries Prince Harry and friction is guaranteed. If Meghan had been kind and gentle and humble, or at least entertaining they might have eventually pretended to accept her. But if the reports are true, she did the exact opposite. She apparently tried to out snob the snobbiest people on this planet.

It has been reported that 17 million people watched this self-aggrandizing interview with Oprah. It is hard to have faith in our collective judgement if that is true. It is bad enough that we elect people like Biden, Pelosi, and Schumer, but why would anyone consider Meghan Markle’s opinion about anything to matter? Are we really this desperate? The few times I accidentally watched her being interviewed it only took about two minutes to realize she is one of the most self-absorbed narcissistic people around. When she adds in the victim card, it is just plain unbearable. Seldom in the history of the world has one person been handed so much literally on a silver platter and appreciated it less. She probably considers the $7 million allegedly paid for this interview to be bargain pricing.

So far, people have been throwing money at them, because they used to be royal. That is beyond pathetic and borders on delusional. A classic case of someone being famous because they are famous, with zero regard to character or accomplishment.

Perhaps the only joy comes from realizing that even the Queen of England, who gets up each morning deciding which castle to visit next, still must deal with someone like Meghan Markle. She is definitely a royal pain, that hopefully will fade from public display sooner rather than later.

TDM