Let’s see: he has brought Andrew back into public life, managed to grow his hair longer and, er…
Appraisal note: can Charles be sure that, if promotion has made him more cautious, listening might be a skill he still needs, in the absence of peers, to work on? Or did nobody warn him that if he wants to reverse the coronation boost to his, there could be no more efficient way than by reminding everyone of the estimated £12m his brother paid last year to settle with Virginia Giuffre?
Is it by accident or design, or organisational failure, that, role wise, Charles has brought so little to it? Outside courtier circles, and certainly for anyone who remembers David Tennant’s luxuriant wig when he played Richard II, the king’s hair growth may not be the most compelling indicator of royal effectiveness. Richard’s very long hair, Tennant explained, came from thinking that nobody ever said to Richard, “Cut your bloody hair”. “We were trying to define what the story would be for a person who grew up without having to conform to any social norms.
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