@MotherofPearl
Thanks for that link. Underlines how repressed the Old aristocracy is. They paid a high emotional price to forge the stiff upper lip.
One other thing, in the comments; there was a discussion about the necessity of a monarchy. This comment really stood out for me:
You can elect a head of state who is not a politician - ban serving or former politicians from standing. A group of candidates could be found from the worlds of industry, public servants, medicine, education, the armed services, the arts, entertainment, sport.etc. If the role is purely presentational then an experienced actor might be even better at the job. President Dench, anybody?
It never occurred to me that you could have a non political head of state.
I think it would be great to have someone who had actually achieved something in their lives. I have always been a monarchist, but these threads and more recently the antics of Andrew have really made me question their unearned privilege.
After the Queen, yes I think Charles should be King.
However from William onwards? I really like the Cambridges and love Kate; she hadn’t put a foot wrong. But it is a completely unnatural life.
Having visited the palaces, KP and BP, they really should be museums opened the year round. The Mountbatten Windsor family have enough wealth to support themselves. Once the Queen goes, her cousins should just be paid an allowance by the government. All of their children seem to be making their own way in the world.
The death of the Queen will be the end of an era.
Andrew; deservedly is being thrown under a bus. But he is just symptomatic of unearned privilege. It’s the system which throws up inbred buffoons like him.