4 hours of trashing Harry and Meghan
As a royal watcher/fan, I watched FOX coverage of Friday Jubilee celebrations. FOX was not allowed into St. Paul’s nor were allowed to use the BBC feed. For about 4 hours, they continually trashed Harry and Meghan. They gossiped and speculated on what was going on in the Queen’s mind, her thoughts and feelings. The A list royals and the B list royals. Assumptions on the Royal interactions. Any type of tabloid gossip was their commentary. FOX as usual stirring the pot of speculation, assumptions, gossip, hearsay…..and slander. Despite all that, they kept saying that this was supposed to be about the Queen and Harry and Meghan were trying to take the focus away from the Queen. Thanks FOX for continuing your slander, lies, and rumors while you are across the pond. This is why Princess Diana had to leave the royal family when she divorced Charles.
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People really should refrain from making pronouncements concerning things about which they know absolutely nothing. 
I've noticed that there is a certain anti-royal sentiment among a few at DU that rears its head every now and then in threads like this one. Personally, being an American, I feel it would be rather presumptuous of me to pontificate on whether the UK should abolish its monarchy (not that I think it should, but I honestly feel it's none of my business). Some evidently do not see it that way!
I really loved the book Contact (Sagan). The movie wasn't bad either. When Ellie sees the beauty at the end of the wormhole, "I had NO idea....".
That's how I think many Americans would feel to wake up somewhere like the UK, NZ, Au, Can --- after being abused for decades all the while swallowing whole the meme that the US is the greatest country in the world. "I had no idea...."
I've lived in a constitutional monarchy my entire life. I've railed against the political party in power but never against the basic system, because I know we're lucky to have it Whether colonists recognise that or not! 
Some recent polling:
Compared to a poll taken 10 years ago, it shows a drop in support for the monarchy
A YouGov poll has revealed that one in four (27%) of people in the UK now support abolishing the monarchy - a sharp increase from 10 years ago. Support for retaining the monarchy stands at just 60%, which is a significant drop in the 70-75% reported just a decade ago.
Despite the shift in sentiment, the majority of people in the UK still back the monarchy, as proved by a BBC study that found the UK could spend about £408m on the Platinum Jubilee, with £281.5m going on souvenirs, memorabilia and gifts.
The estimate was based on research from the Centre for Retail Research and, although a more anti-royal stance might be emerging in the UK, both sets of data show most people remain supportive.
https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/poll-finds-sharp-increase-anti-24079883
Polling in Wales and Scotland shows less support.
As for the jubilee:
The survey also suggests the cost of living crisis has cast a shadow over the Jubilee weekend, with half of Britons saying they believe the Royal Family does not understand what life is like for ordinary people
While half the nation is toasting the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, the other half has little enthusiasm for the celebrations, according to a new poll.
Some 49 per cent say they will be marking the monarch’s 70th anniversary in some way, leaving 51 per cent who are not.
The survey also suggests the cost of living crisis has cast a shadow over the Jubilee weekend, with around half of Britons saying they believe the Royal Family does not understand what life is like for ordinary people in the country.
Two-thirds of voters do not think Prince Charles should succeed his mother as the next monarch, with more people supporting the crown passing straight to his heir, the Duke of Cambridge, the poll for Savanta ComRes has found.
A third of people would rather see an elected head of state when the Queen dies.
https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/platinum-jubilee-queen-half-britons-wont-celebrate-royal-family-out-of-touch-poll-1665587
I agree with dchill, and what was posted isn't at all outlandish, so I don't understand the derision: there is certainly a degree of racism against Meghan which spurs some of the media antipathy, certainly among the trash tabloids and in what TV coverage of the jubilee I haven't been able to avoid seeing. It's not universal, though, and FWIW, it's notable that the most popular figure in a recent newspaper poll wasn't any of the usual suspects, but part of a couple who've opted out of the royal hoopla as far as they can:
Meghan Markle has been voted the most popular member of the royal family in a poll of Independent readers in the lead up to the platinum jubilee.
Prince Harry was a close second in the final ranking of adult and living royals, which means the Duke and Duchess of Sussex take the top two spots with 23 per cent and 17 per cent of the vote respectively.
The Queen, who is embarking on four days of jubilee celebrations today, came third, with 15 per cent of the vote.
Some readers said they were outraged that The Independent was running a poll on such a topic, some saying in the comments they would be voting for Prince Andrew as a protest against it. The Duke of York, who stepped down from royal duties in the wake of the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, was voted the fifth most popular royal, after Kate Middleton, who came fourth, with nearly twice as many votes as her husband Prince William.
Two people wrote in the comments: “Get rid of them all.” Another said: “I couldn’t find the ‘I don’t give a t*** about any of them’ option.”
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/platinum-jubilee-harry-meghan-queen-b2092530.html
Once Elizabeth dies, I think all bets are off about the future role of the royal family in our society. I suspect it will be downsized to more resemble those in some of the nordic countries. What will remain of its constitutional role is another matter. The current government aren't doing them any favours, and nor has Prince andrew, and they may well end up dragging the whole edifice down with them.
choice as to the gene pool we're born into. Harry & Meghan do quite a few things to help the underdog, and unless the world outlaws inherited wealth, we just have to suck it up. 
