This week in monarchy hypocrisy: King Carl of Sweden strips five grandchildren of royal status

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https://www.news.com.au/entertainme...s/news-story/bf7eec18d071b8cfff38e8af3c7a4bd9

The King of Sweden has stripped five of his grandchildren of their royal status amid mounting pressure to cut back the monarchy’s annual bills.

The children, aged between one and five, are the offspring of two of King Carl XVI Gustaf’s younger children — Prince Carl and his wife Sofia, and US-based Princess Madeleine and her husband Christopher O’Neill.

While the five children will remain members of the royal family, they’ll lose the titles of His and Her Royal Highness and, significantly, will not have access to taxpayer funds.​

I find it incredible they ever had access to taxpayer funds.

Princess Madeleine explained that the change “has been planned for a long time” and it would give her three children a “greater opportunity to shape their own lives”.

Meanwhile, Carl and Sofia were also happy with the decision, writing in a joint statement: “We see this as positive as Alexander and Gabriel will have freer choices in life.”

If it's so freeing, Carl and Sofia, why don't you give up your titles and taxpayer-funded lifestyle?

The cost of the monarchy on taxpayers has been under scrutiny in recent years, with the bill currently topping $21 million annually.

According to the Swedish royal court’s top official, Fredrik Wersall, the royal family understood and had accepted the need for change.“We have a large royal family. If you include the next generation, there are currently 10 people in the line of succession,” he told Swedish media.

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Meanwhile, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have chosen to skip a title for their five-month-old son Archie, who is seventh-in-line to the throne, in a bid to provide him with the lifestyle of a private citizen.​

Reminder that this is the same Harry and Meghan who took four private jets in ten days for their family holidays. Reminder that this is the same Harry and Meghan who spent 2.4 million pounds of public money to renovate five previously separate residences into a single home for their incredibly large 1-child family. A reminder that Harry and Meghan are a jobless family with no adult in employment, education, or training.

But yeah, Archie will grow up just like a private citizen.

(rolleyes emoticon added for people who have trouble identifying my last sentence as ironic).

 

[Derec]

He just needs the money because he was extraordinarily generous toward Minnie the Moocher.

 

[J842P]

At least these Swedish royals are decently good looking. If you must have a royal family, they should look the part.

 

[Trausti]

At least these Swedish royals are decently good looking. If you must have a royal family, they should look the part.

Diana did her best.

 

[repoman]

If the demographic of ethnic Swedes drops low enough it will likely end from lack of identifying with them.

 

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If the demographic of ethnic Swedes drops low enough it will likely end from lack of identifying with them.

That hasn't ended the British royals.

 

[Derec]

If the demographic of ethnic Swedes drops low enough it will likely end from lack of identifying with them.

That hasn't ended the British royals.

Give it time until Pakistani and Afghan Muslims are the majority, pubs are prohibited from selling beer and pork pies to go with other haram things like women in bikinis which are already banished from the London tube and people all talk like fis.

 

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If the demographic of ethnic Swedes drops low enough it will likely end from lack of identifying with them.

That hasn't ended the British royals.

Give it time until Pakistani and Afghan Muslims are the majority, pubs are prohibited from selling beer....

So, not within our lifetimes, nor that of our children and grandchildren.

 

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NM....