"The monarchy is at least 50 years behind." "I'm never going to understand what their appeal is." "I don't know why they give so much space to that." As with the vote given to some politicians, most are embarrassed to admit that they follow step by step the ups and downs of the British royal family. So it was with the ceremony in which Carlos finally received his attributes: the chronicles were on the podium of the most read.
Admittedly, the House of Windsor always gave fabric to cut. Many of us love to learn what happened to the self-exiled Prince Harry, to learn that Camilla's coronation was her ex-husband, Brigadier Andrew Parker Bowles, and to gloat that Kate Middleton wore Lady Di's jewels!"
There were funny comments about the "fascinators" – those somewhat ridiculous hats resembling a feathered bird or the screen of a nightstand – and rankings with the best and worst dressed, with "our" Queen Máxima as one of the most elegant.
The saga of the family surpasses the soap operas, starting with a king who renounced the throne because he fell in love with an American and also divorced.
A matriarch who exercised her role with an iron fist, deciding the marriage for the convenience of the heir to the throne; A wayward princess killed in a dubious accident (and possibly pregnant!), a prince who escaped from prison thanks to his blue blood and his millions...
Now, seeing their bored faces in the latest photos, there is no doubt that Charles III and Camilla will have to work hard to live up to it.
