Please say a prayer for Princess Beatrice of York.... [Spirituality & Religion]

Even though what Prince Andrew did was really bad and he deserves to be punished, please remember that his daughter gets married next year and all the negative media attention might spoil the wedding.

Princess Beatrice is really nice and cant help who her father is so please dont judge her badly because of her father.

Also, say a prayer for the queen too, she is an old lady and doesn't deserve the stress at this age in her life.

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Pseudonym · 26-30, M

As a matter of principle, I won't expend any of my thoughts on these people. I cannot fathom a reason to grant them more than trivial respect, as they appear to be completely unremarkable.

IndigoSavage · 22-25, F

@Pseudonym they are the royal family and they do a hard job

Pseudonym · 26-30, M

@IndigoSavage The term 'royal' is objectively meaningless, but I agree they are a family. In modern society they have no obligation to continue their historical duties (I'd prefer 'privileges'), but they do so because they choose to. Logically, the benefits of being seen as 'royal' must outweigh the negatives, or they would have long since relinquished their titles. Therefore, I cannot follow the argument that they somehow deserve sympathy or respect for their 'hard work', which is only performed due to a birthright for which they're excessively remunerated. It is senseless.

If hypothetically the entire family abdicated from their diplomatic duties tomorrow, they would swiftly be replaced by democratically elected representatives, rather than by nepotic precedent; and at far less cost to the average citizen.