Do the majority of Brits really want the Royal Family to continue?
Yes
Does the Royal Family help the average British citizen in any way?
In what way? They do tons of charity work at home and abroad, most goes unnoticed. Remember being a Royal is a full time job 365 days a year.
How do the Brits look at controversial female figures like Sarah Ferguson, Princess Di, and Meghan Markle? Are these women considered somewhat as heroes or looked at with extreme disdain
You would have to ask them but from my experience as I lived through the death of Diana. Diana was adored by the public, their is a reason she was called the people's princess. She had a love, hate relationship with the media. She would call them out for what they were and then in the next sentence set up a leak so they knew where she would be for a good photo op.
Sarah Ferguson was seen as a bit of a joke and not taken very seriously.
Meghan Markle is split but most do deem her as a bit of a grifter. She wanted the Royal life but not do any of the work, Kate is vastly more popular and amazingly it has nothing to do with the fact she is mixed race (not gonna say black because she isn't) no matter how much she wants to push the racism row. England has a very small black community and it is even smaller in wales and scotland, we have a much larger what we call asian community made up of Indians, pakistanis, muslims, that type of thing.
In the beginning the media fawned over her, the crowds cheered and then people started seeing the cracks, the media manipulation. They kept pointing towards articles that showed her in a negative light and pushed it as racist which it wasn't but at the same time ignoring all the articles that were for her and congratulating her in some fashion. Like I said split.
Finally. The only person that will lose out on this will be Meghan. The Queen might look like your grandmother but she rules the Windsors with an iron fist. She is very powerful (in the political and royal circles), well loved round the world and very influential and has almost anyone of power on speed dial. She is the largest land owner in the world. She has done a job she never asked for all her life and she won't have anyone mess her family up. Eventually Harry will come crawling back in 5 years, 10 years or whenever that may be.
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Moonglum9 (11267)
4 years ago
Well la-dee-da Mr. Fancypants! We got the Kardashians over here in America, and they’re more classy and sophisticated than any Royal...HAHAHAHAHAHA!
I couldn’t even finish that.
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nufsaid16 (685)
3 years ago
Megan Markle isn't a "liar" or a "grifter"---she's well educated, and had her own life and her own career long before she met Harry or his fam. She wasn't sitting around waiting for some prince or whatever to come along. Frankly, people outside Britain could give less than a damn who the royal family is. And yeah, some of the coverage of Markle in the Brit tabloids was racist---how the hell is comparing her son to a damn monkey not racist? And some people asking how dark-skinned her child was going to be--come the fck on, now. Also how do you know Markle wasn't "doing any of the work", as you claim? I think she really wasn't ready for being a member of the royal family or marrying into them entailed. Americans have this over-glamorized idea of what the royal family is like, and tend to put them on too much of a pedestal anyway. That being said, let's be real----some people in the royal family clearly had issues with the fact that Markle is biracial---and yes, in America she is considered black, period----like most biracial people who are part-black are over here. Let's not pretend that they didn't. And because she didn't fall in line and pretend there were no problems, or ignore the racist digs being thrown at her---that's the only reason she got al the hate she did----because she didn't feed into the royal myth, that's all.
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sokar (2098)
3 years ago
Megan Markle isn't a "liar" or a "grifter
I never said liar.
She wasn't sitting around waiting for some prince or whatever to come along
Never implied she was
Frankly, people outside Britain could give less than a damn who the royal family is
Yes that is why they are the biggest tourist attraction in England.
And yeah, some of the coverage of Markle in the Brit tabloids was racist---how the hell is comparing her son to a damn monkey not racist?
It wasn't racist. it amazes me how literal Americans are. He was comapring the child to a performing monkey being brought out for the amusment of others. You would now this if you looked into it and not just read healines.
And some people asking how dark-skinned her child was going to be--come the fck on
Why not. Are we now not allowed to discuss the skin of people anymore.
Also how do you know Markle wasn't "doing any of the work", as you claim
She left England. Doesn't do any charity work within the royal realm. She even said she didn't want anything to do with the family and so fled to america. She didn;t want anything except the money and fame and notoriety that comes to being married to a royal.
I think she really wasn't ready for being a member of the royal family or marrying into them entailed
You do realise the future brides are groomed and trained long before marriage. She knew exactly what she was getting into and if she didn't then she is naive.
some people in the royal family clearly had issues with the fact that Markle is biracial---and yes, in America she is considered black, period
I'm sure you have tons of evidence to back that claim up. Se is bi-racial not black. White and black parents so she is as much white as she is black. I'm sure her white father would love to know she doesn't like being white.
Let's not pretend that they didn't
You can't prove that they did either.
And because she didn't fall in line and pretend there were no problems, or ignore the racist digs being thrown at her
Again i am sure you have tons of evidence to back that up.
that's the only reason she got al the hate she did
No it isn't. She started to get criticised not hate because she was unwilling to the job she married into.
A lot of words you wrote there unfortunately notmuch truth. The press fawned over her when she arrived. There was a meme about the bad press going around which showed newspaper headlines. You could also find the same about newspaper headlines that praised her and showed her in a good light. Yes everyone hated her that is why the marriage had millions watching and streets were lined with people and parties. Nonsense. She didn't help herself and the moment it started going south she thre in the race card. Agin she isn't black she is bi-racial. The very defintion of the word neghates her being black. Funny though how she only chooses to be black when it suit sher needs. when she was actress she deemed herslef white. it is as if she uses her skin colour to her advantage, how abou that.
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nufsaid16 (685)
3 years ago
First of all, race is looked at completely different in America than it is in Britain. If you are part-black, you are considered black period. If you have one black parent, it dosen't matter whether your other parent is white, red, or yellow, you're black as far as American society is concerned. Especially if you look more black than white. Being bi-racial is not some automatic erasure of the black part of your identity----being part-white does not make you any less black. Look up the term "one-drop rule"---yes, it has no scientific basis in fact, and is actually pretty fckg stupid, mainly because it was made up by slaveowners during slavery to determine who was mixed and who wasn't. Also, black people being compared to monkeys is a disgusting old racist stereotype and insult toward black people that isn't and never has been funny at all. Especially because no one would ever compare a white child to a monkey. And she's never "chosen" to be black----she was born black, and that is how American society sees her as black. In fact, she wrote an article years before she got with Harry about what growing up as bi-racial was like, and the difficulties of trying to figure out her identity while being constantly labeled by society: https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/news/a26855/more-than-an-other/
Here's an article about how Markle was seen as black even by the royal family, and not just white like you're claiming: https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/dahleen-glanton/ct-glanton-meghan-markle-race-royals-20210309-tggn36w3brcupb2ptqvcxsnara-story.html
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