You might not like it, it might make some people uncomfortable, but that’s tough. We don’t get outraged when it’s directed at politicians, nor should we when it’s directed at royals. And there’s good reason to boo royals, because they represent something that a lot of people object to. Not Britain, but elitism, unearned wealth, limits on democracy and hereditary privilege. At a time when millions are suffering from the cost-of-living crisis, they also represent a deeply unequal and unfair society.
We live in a country that leaves many destitute, while rewarding one family with hundreds of millions of pounds, two-dozen luxury homes and a fleet of private jets, helicopters and even their own train. And why? For no reason than that their ancestors stole power and land from everyone else.
What’s shameful is not the booing, but the condemnation of that booing by politicians who have remained silent in the face of scandal after royal scandal.
They say nothing about accusations of racism, they have remained largely silent during the ongoing Prince Andrew saga, they have ignored serious cash-for-honours allegations levelled at Prince Charles (and reported to the police) and our politicians do nothing about the daily spending of public money on the private lifestyles of the Windsor clan.
Yet when citizens in a supposedly democratic country boo a man who is both powerful and privileged, there is outrage.
