I think those traits are deeply embedded in the way The Firm is run now - at least for those core royals who are close enough in line to stand any realistic chance of inheriting the throne.
You realise that Prince Andrew is only eighth in line to the throne, right? And was third in line, once?
And we are yet to have any firm idea of how the younglings who grow up in the age of social media will start to turn out. It will be interesting to see how the folks at Facebook/Cambridge Analytica/Palantir and their ideological descendants try to target them, and who they are willing to sell that targetting to.
It's hard to start influencing whoever is going to be Prime Minster 40 years from now, while they're young and impressionable, because the list of possible candidates is so vast. That's not so much of a problem when it comes to the royals.
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Date: 2022-09-24 11:24 pm (UTC)You realise that Prince Andrew is only eighth in line to the throne, right? And was third in line, once?
And we are yet to have any firm idea of how the younglings who grow up in the age of social media will start to turn out. It will be interesting to see how the folks at Facebook/Cambridge Analytica/Palantir and their ideological descendants try to target them, and who they are willing to sell that targetting to.
It's hard to start influencing whoever is going to be Prime Minster 40 years from now, while they're young and impressionable, because the list of possible candidates is so vast. That's not so much of a problem when it comes to the royals.