From the start of the rift within the British Royal Family consequent to the marriage of Prince Harry with his beautiful wife Meghan Markle, these columns have always supported a reconciliation of the Windsors with each other. Word comes that King Charles and Queen Camilla are going to use the funeral obsequies of the King to effect just such a reconciliation, albeit too late for Charles to witness. Given that, it may be better if the reconciliation takes place when he is still around, for the sooner it happens, the better for the Windsors. Fuelled by the same toxic tabloid press that ultimately led to the death of Princess Diana, the Sussexes have been the subject of a vicious campaign that it would be difficult to describe as anything other than Blimpish and racist.
Only a milky white complexion would do for the Royals, is the subtext of such rants, and Meghan, despite her acknowledged beauty, clearly does not qualify. Queen Camilla deserves praise for setting aside rancour that may have been felt after “Spare”, the book by Prince Harry, hit the stands. It was written less in anger but in anguish at the loss of his mother, but the fault was not Camilla’s nor was it that of anyone else. Charles and Camilla clearly love each other, and it is a reflection of the outdated mores of the Windsors during that time that they were unable to wed, as doing so would have been best for the Royals themselves, as it turned out.
King Charles has from the start of his early life been a sensitive, caring individual, a quality that was to lead to much distress in a world where the harsh ruled. Hence it is very likely that the reports of reconciliation with his younger son that are mapped out in the plans for his funeral are correct. If so, such a coming together would only help the Windsors. The Commonwealth is in terms of population heavily weighted in favour of those who have a duskier hue than the Windsors do. Once he becomes the King, it would be difficult for Will and Kate to shed the perception, even if never outwardly expressed, that the rift between the two brothers was caused by anything other than, let the most accurate word be used, racist.
Such a view may be untrue, as it almost certainly is, but will be ubiquitous. The two brothers and their two spouses becoming close would quell such misgivings as nothing else could. Kate has shown outstanding bravery in confronting issues relating to her health, and merits the appreciation of the entire Commonwealth and not just a part of it. Family is family, King Charles has set an example for the Windsors in the way in which he has not adopted the approach of some in the family in the past, but has shown that he is very much 21st century in his belief systems, with Queen Camilla giving him support as she has since they came back together. Princess Diana wanted to be called “the Princess of love”, and such a reconciliation between her two sons would have delighted her. She moved on in life after the separation from Charles, and so should the rest of the Windsors in the way Charles clearly wants.
