My Addled Brain

You know, it’s not like I care one way or another about the Royal Family. For example, the whole “Lady Di” thing was pretty much lost on me. Yeah, she did some charity work, and it’s sad she died in the manner she did. But I apparently missed the part where she was the female messiah - at least, from the way her death was mourned worldwide, you’d think this was the case. I don’t have issues with them per-se, mind you. If they want to go cheat on their spouses or become spokespeople for a chain of malls, so be it. Just don’t expect me to go all ga-ga over it.

However, if England wants to drop hard-earned tax dollars to pay for their very own real-life (if poorly scripted) soap opera, who’s to say they’re wrong? My ambivalence about them notwithstanding, a lot of people seem to have interest in people who’s primary virtues seem to be polo and the right to wear some spectacularly horrid jewelry. Still, this quote about them just leapt out at me for some reason:

“We believe this represents a value-for-money monarchy,” said Alan Reid, the “Keeper of the Privy Purse” who looks after the queen’s finances.

“We’re not looking to provide the cheapest monarchy. We’re looking at one of good value and good quality,” he added.

CNN.com, on the Royal Family costing each Briton about $1 US per person

Well, at least they’re a good value. They’re MUCH better than the Royal Family they’re selling at Macy’s, and not nearly as trashy as the Wal-Mart one.