Inside the most anachronistic private club on the planet | hornery
When it comes to megawatt, all-encompassing celebrity in the 21st Century, the past fortnight has proven once again - and to the bane of Australian republicans - the British monarchy remains the undisputed headline act.
Kate, Princess of Wales, from left, Princess Charlotte, Prince George, Camilla, the Queen Consort, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Princess Beatrice follow the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II following her funeral service in Westminster Abbey.So, with interest in his family at an all-time high, the freshly minted King Charles III would no doubt agree, when it comes to the celebrity stakes, it’s good to be King in 2022. But let’s not forget the, ahem, hard-working chorus of “minor” royalty.
Indeed, there hasn’t been quite such a collection Kings, Queens, Princes, Princesses, Dukes and Duchesses like what we witnessed on Monday under one roof in living memory.Spain’s King Felipe VI was placed next to his exiled father and predecessor, the former King Juan Carlos.And unlike their forebears in centuries past, the proliferation of modern mass media and the digital age now means we know more about these once obscure aristocrats than ever before.
The Spanish royals are distant cousins of the Queen and King Felipe VI referred to Her Majesty as “dear Aunt Lilibet” in a personal tribute following the death of the Duke of Edinburgh. Belgium’s Queen Mathilde and King Philippe - the Queen’s third cousin - had attended their niece’s royal wedding only a week before backing up at the royal funeral.
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