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Royal Family Faces Backlash Over Costly Trooping The Colour Event
The Trooping the Colour, with all the pomp and grandeur associated with military precision and extravagance in the UK, earned plenty of...
The official social media engagement sponsored by the Royal Family started praising the armed forces, but the majority of the comments reflected the common people’s dissatisfaction about what seemed to be an excessive expense. The outcry continued with various other comments, such as, “Privileged beyond belief whilst people are dying on our streets.” Guests went on to add logistical gripes while traveling to the event, such as some complaining the Metropolitan Police ought to have opened the barriers earlier for more to be able to view the balcony appearance. One critic summarized the general public sentiment: “Absolutely unnecessary in a time when ordinary British citizens are struggling to feed their families.” Never before has the gap between stupid, hollow ceremonial pageantry and the actuality of life’s harsh realities been this wide.
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