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anonymoushouseplantfan:

I’ve seen a fair amount of speculation that the iciness from the RF indicates more dirt coming out. The thing is, in the extremely class conscious U.K., treating the “help” poorly for the RF is literal Armageddon for the RF in and of itself. We Americans can brush aside the story as yet another amusing Mariah Carey type anecdote of nutty celebs but for the BRF it’s a different matter entirely. Being a modern monarchy means being hyper-conscious to never project an air of superiority over people but to symbolize an idealized version of the country and it’s citizenship. When was the last time you heard, since the press was in existence, of a similar and VERIFIED account of staff abuse by the hands of any European royal family member? Moreover, keep in mind that this is a trying time for the UK, between brexit, increasing class resentment, and an increasing split sense of what defines identity. It’s the same reason why royals also can’t merch – in addition to the Hollywood optics, not taking things for free is an acknowledgement that they’ve already given enormous privelige and thus should not ask for more. The U.K. (and Europe in general) is not America — they don’t pretend that everyone is on an equal playing field in the way that we like to. They would never have some billionaire like Trump pretending to be the Everyman – that just doesn’t fly. So when you “cross” your lane and abuse your privilege the way she do publicly has, it is an enormous infraction. I wouldn’t be surprised if other things came out, of course – but this alone is enough to warrant her punishment.

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