The 'slimmed down' monarchy is fast disappearing |
Reports that Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie have been banned from the Royal Ascot carriage procession raise an important question: what is the optimum fighting weight of the Royal Family? For years now, we’ve been hearing about King Charles’s plans for a ‘slimmed down’ monarchy. Prince William, too, has declared that ‘change is on my agenda’ — which presumably means fewer floppy hats and chests stuck with improbable numbers of medals on the balcony at Buck House.
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In the current torrid climate, few would demur that removing titles, cash and crash pads at Kensington Palace for the freeloading grifter elements of this extended family is a bad thing. But suddenly this slimmed down monarchy is looking a bit pinched. And not just too thin, but dangerously skinny. Less like when Bridget Jones finally managed to diet down to her ideal weight (8st 7lbs) and her friends told her she looked unhealthy — more Sharon and Kelly Osborne overdoing the Ozempic.
At a stroke, with the most recent dump of the Epstein files, Beatrice and Eugenie have been excised from the equation. As recently as last summer they were being touted as taking on bigger roles within ‘The Firm’. ‘Could Princess Beatrice and her sister, Princess Eugenie, become the new stars of the........