r/AbolishTheMonarchy

the lost art of paying your way / the queen of benefit scroungers

Some reddit detective will find out where the pics are taken... the Sun states: "The bespectacled mother of two looked stony-faced in a quiet Austrian ski village, which we are not naming, as she emerged from a blacked-out Mercedes people carrier near her chalet on Wednesday."

I hate that this woman is given so much sympathy and praise. The only thing people come up with as a critique is some nonsense about her killer dog (e.g. if you summon the bot !Anne) - yeah, that's bad, but can we take a closer look at her character?

She's incessantly praised as hardworking, but that means appearances at parties and photo ops. Attending events is not demanding work.

She has a reputation for sharpness, snobbery and rudeness.

She was horribly cold and unsympathetic toward Diana, deliberately terrifying the teenage bride when the latter tried to be friendly and offering no support during difficult periods. Honestly it seemed she was one of the worst bullies.

She was dismissive, rude and disrespectful toward Cherie Blair, who was not just a political spouse but a successful barrister and an outspoken republican, accomplished in her own right and able to stand up for her beliefs and shake hands with the monarchs rather than curtsey despite her husband's political career. Anne's nastiness seems to have been pure snobbery, a reluctance to accord any respect to someone whose status derived from professional achievement rather than birth, and whose views challenged the institution Anne adores.

Her brusque manner is evident during walkabouts, where she moves people along quickly and cuts conversations short, and a pattern of impatience and coldness during charity visits, where efficiency seems to take precedence over empathy.

Her “no-nonsense” image is often praised as honesty and some sycophants just love it but come on. You think she'd give a crap about you? She thinks as little of you as she does of any commoner. It's bad manners and an abrasive, icy nature in a spoiled, uneducated woman who's never had a proper job.

I almost felt sorry for them 😂

The Prince of Wales has received millions of pounds of public money from an abandoned prison that was closed due to toxic gas levels. 

The Duchy of Cornwall, the estate which provides a private income for Prince William, owns HMP Dartmoor and has leased it to the Ministry of Justice for £1.5 million a year since December 2023. Over the past 20 months, the lease has generated at least £2.5 million extra income for the Prince.