Above are some clips from speeches that Queen Elizabeth II made during her reign. It is hard to believe she has gone, and that her legacy has been tarnished by the Sussexes. Some may argue that it hasn’t, but the truth is that is has, and their abominable actions made her, and her husband’s last few years uncomfortable if not miserable. Her words remind us that through tough times we must fight for what we value and what we believe in, and to never give up. Many of us have been fighting to save the Monarchy, yet the warnings were ignored, which leaves us asking whether the Monarchy is still worth fighting for now that the Queen has passed?
The duo never waste an opportunity to hit out and blame the tabloids. This comes as The Sun made an apology for Jeremy Clarkson’s column where he expressed his thoughts on TW in a rather vulgar manner, and even if people agreed with him, it was the kind of banter that is reserved for close friends behind closed doors and not for public consumption. I’m sure than millions have similar feelings about other public figures and politicians, but they don’t go seeking an apology each time they are criticised in public because they are disliked.
Clarkson also writes columns for other media outlets such as The Spectator, and he is arrogant and often says things in poor taste. This is not the first time he has been criticised, but he was foolish in expressing himself in such a manner just after the Netflix series and made himself a target of the cult. It was hardly an intelligent move to bait them and probably stemmed from his arrogance, but did The Sun need to apologise for what was a personal opinion of a columnist? Probably not, but they, like the RF appear to fear the invisible race card and the activists whose job it is to attack any media outlet or body that shows a hint of potential bias or racism.
However, that wasn’t good enough for TW sitting in her Montecito mansion and instructed her PR to issue a statement that was so unprofessional, and appeared to be digging for lawsuit. Where did her PR learn their trade? An online course based in Outer Mongolia? The Sussex PR claimed the apology was a PR stunt, but isn’t their passive aggressive statement a PR stunt aimed at rousing the cult?
However, racism is big business and activist groups seem to be making money from donations and funding from other entities. The media outlets in the US in particular seem to be supporting this, perhaps because they are getting paid to publicise groups, their actions, and stories to incite? There are many people jumping on the financial bandwagon and that includes a British historian who has sided with the Sussexes and who is cashing in on the US market.
Professor Kate Williams has been a feminist Sussex supporter even before the duo left the UK, and has made brief appearances on the usual daytime shows over the years, only to be mocked and has been ignored. She is now selling herself to the US market (because who else would be interested?) through CNN, and while she is entitled to make some money from her views (available for after dinners speeches too!) to call the Netflix series a historical document is absurd, and as as a historian has she forgotten what primary evidence means? Seriously, didn't she have anything better to do at night on Christmas Eve than to post this on social media? She had few interactions until the cult seemed to have nothing better to do on Christmas Day.
Primary sourced evidence include witness statements that are backed up with physical evidence (documents, video footage, and photos) that are verified and corroborated by all the other parties. Therefore, you cannot take one side and assume it is factual without statements from the other parties that are signed or verified. An example would be the comments about Jason Knauf that were made, and unless you have witness statements from Knauf, and his named representatives that corroborate events, then TW’s statements cannot be considered as ‘historical evidence’ as there is nothing on paper that is signed to verify the version of events, and a vague disclaimer is not considered primary evidence with no name attached to it.
The Harry & Meghan show was not even factual, but was a home movie that was professionally edited with clips of stock footage and some interviews from friends and paid staff who corroborated their version of events. That is not evidence, and can’t even be considered to be secondary evidence as the interviews were all calculated and manipulated subjective opinions, as were the statements made by the duo. People have been counting the mistruths and misleading statements in the series, but it would be far easier and quicker to count the truthful statements instead.
It seems clear that Williams is trying to make a quick buck and to elevate her status by using the race baiting culture of the cult, and also by using trigger words to activate the feminists. As a historian, she should at least try and analyse the facts (that is what historians are supposed to do), rather than interpret a specific narrative that she appears to prefer. Her social media post on Christmas Eve comes after feigning respect for the death of the Queen, yet she is content to make money by disparaging the RF based on some flimsy statements on Netflix.
Her unconscious bias appears to advocate the abdication of all the members of the RF in the line of succession, yet surely as a historian she is aware that those in the line of succession must have public proof that they were born of body and that they are legitimately in the line of succession, or if not it is deemed an act of High Treason?
Technically Williams is incorrect (below) as the Emoluments Clause of the U.S. Constitution, would prevent any monarch from being the president. Most people without a degree know that.
Williams must be chuffed to have so many comments from the deranged cult fans, but her assumptions are not facts. Members of the RF are not ‘given’ Crown properties but are part of the package of being a working member of the RF. As the duo ceased to be working members of the RF less than a year after moving in, they were given an allowance to furnish the property which they returned, and a contribution towards the £2.4 million grant to restore the property which they offered to return. This was basically because they wished to continue to benefit from the property by using it as a UK base, therefore, they are leasing it as grace and favour at a favourable rate. There is no evidence (except for the word of a paid member of staff and a friend who has been paid off) that the Royal Household sold stories to the media about the Sussexes, and it is irresponsible to repeat what is essentially gossip and to pass it off as a historical fact.
Simply because a historian claims that the Netflix series is a historical document doesn’t mean it is, and there are multiple statements that are misleading and aren’t factual, which doesn’t even make it a documentary. Williams should also be reminded of the High Treason laws that still exist, and it would damage her reputation to speak out against the new King and his heir based on flippant and subjective statements that she is calling ‘evidence’ in a historical document (BTW, no one in the UK takes her seriously).
No, a historical document looks at and analyses all sides of the story, and then interprets the events in a manner that is neutral based on the facts rather than subjective or persuasive commentary. Can Williams make such a claim when the RF have not issued any statements in response? Until they do, and until there is physical evidence of the claims that the duo have made, everything is speculative.
While some people agree that the RF should retain a dignified silence, they can respond in other ways (removing TOS as a Counsellor of State and to restrict the use of royal titles in commercial ventures) and that is what the People seek. The recent RF Christmas walk to church at Sandringham showed a happy and united front, bar the York sisters who looked a little on edge. As they both have mutual friends that TW claims are her besties (who helped with her chasing of TOS), people are now suspecting the York sisters of betraying the RF by siding with TOS the traitor. In previous years when TOS and TW showed up, things looked tense behind the smiles, and this year everyone looked more relaxed. People will be watching the York sisters more closely and if either choose to visit or side with the duo, then they will have marked their own cards.
As for the latest Archewell associated production (Live to Lead), the Netflix trailer as 2k likes versus 14k dislikes. Haven’t the Sussex PR people paid the cult to click like yet?