Prince William who is first in line to the throne has spoken out on Gaza. He said that too many had died, that both sides should cease fighting, aid was urgent and the hostages should be released. There were no qualifications or equivocations.
A YouGov poll(Times 22nd Feb) found 47% of those polled supported him,24% didn’t.
Nigel Farage didn’t agree with this and neither did the Times Editorial which saw it as a breach of protocol. The Chief Rabbi on the other hand backed him.
The left having any kind of dalliance with the monarchy is both a diversion and not a good idea, as the Queen Caroline affair after Peterloo underlined.
Even so William’s sentiments, a sort of basic humanitarianism, throw into some relief just how bad Sunak and Starmer are on the defining issue of the moment
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