A damp but enjoyable run this morning.
One of the Queen’s daughters-in-law has been in trouble for accepting some gewgaws from the self-proclaimed King of
Bahrain, when she and her husband, Prince Albert ? George ? Victoria ? …anyway,
when they popped in for tea recently (ref). Confusingly for them, they aren't meant to accept lavish gifts from despots even if the despots are UK trading partners. UK royalty
are apparently supposed to adhere to a convoluted code of fairness and decency to
avoid upsetting people whilst enjoying their unjustifiable family privileges.
Admittedly this is a solution which doesn’t quite get to the root of the
problem, and could be misinterpreted as a patronising token gesture, but it’s a start.
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