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Clearing the Browser Tabs – Lay Off the Royals Tuesday Edition

Jimmie | April 19, 2011 | Comments (0)

I happened across a story in my RSS reader that made me a bit annoyed. A British historian and television personality named Starkey felt it would be a fine idea to say that Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton have “not a trace of high romance or grand Mills & Boon passion” in their relationship. I honestly don’t know why he felt at liberty to opine on a relationship about which he can only know what they allow him to see, but I wish he hadn’t made it.

I am not particular fan of the British Royal family, but I find England’s honest affection for them rather charming. I wish only the best for the Prince and his soon-to-be-bride and I’d just as soon people like Starkey kept their criticisms to themselves. The pressure on the young couple must be tremendous and they don’t need amateur relationship experts carping at them from the cheap seats. Uninformed criticism can not be useful to them and will only put more of a strain on a stressful situation. Good relationships are hard enough to maintain without the relentless spotlight of an entire nation’s commentariat beating down on it. Starkey would be well advised to reflect on the damage people like him did to the marriage of William’s parents and speak only about what he knows, if at all.

And now, links!

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