IngridSeward,
editor inchiefof
Majestymagazine
I
amdelightedtoseethat
hello!readersrealiseit
is importantthatwhenthey
areonroyaltours,boththe
Duke and Duchess of
CambridgeandDukeand
DuchessofSussexshould
beseenasrepresentingtheUKandthe
Queenratherthanpromotingthemselves.
Royaltyis a familybusinessandofcoursethey
shouldhighlighttheirfavouritecauses,
but alsobearinmindwhatevertheydoor
say reflectsontheoverall business of
the monarchy.
I amnotsurprised,giventhestateofour
politicstoday,thatreadersfeeltheroyal
family offera morepositiveimagethanour
electedleaders.
Itis alsointerestingtoseethatreaders
thinktheDukeofCambridgeandtheDuke
ofSussexappeartohavegotit rightwith
balancingtheirdutieswithfatherhood.No
onewantstoseeroyalchildrenleftentirelyin
thecareofnannies,astheyusedtobe.
I amcertainHarryandMeghanwillhave
atleastonemorechild.AsforWilliamand
Kate,I can’timaginewhyKatewouldwant
to gothroughthedifficultiesshesuffers
duringpregnancyagain– butif shedoes,
goodforher.
Thepollshowshowmuchmorepopular
PrinceCharlesis thanhewasa fewyearsago.
hello!readersobviouslynowseehimasa
forceforthegoodofthiscountryandits
future.Hisviewsonclimatechange,whichhe
hasbeenexpressingforover 40 years,
havefinallybeenrecognised.
Q
Doyouthinktheroyalfamilyoffera morepositiveimage
on theworldstagethanourpoliticalleaders?
Agree:
38%
Disagree:
5%
Don’tknow:4% Stronglydisagree:
2%
Stronglyagree:
51%
UK Prime Minister
Boris Johnson
passes his first test,
bowing to the Queen
last month as she
asks him to form a
new administration
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