IF YA DON'T ACT ROYAL, YOU AIN'T ROYAL. Pt. 5

And, of course, my young cousins, Princes William and Harry, have experienced their own share of monkeyshines.

Whatever you may think of cohabitation, (and it is not the purpose of this particular story to judge the practice, and classify it as either moral or immoral) I believe most would agree that it is not generally considered to be a royal prerogative. And yet, Prince William “set up shop” with the so-called ‘commoner’ Catherine, and cohabited with her for years prior to their engagement, and subsequent marriage.

And not to be denied, Prince Harry has publicly entertained numerous young women, and is widely known as a royal playboy. And who can forget the nude photos of the ‘royal’ prince which were snapped in Las Vegas, or the picture of the young fella all dressed up in a Nazi uniform?

Time would fail me to speak of Princess Margaret’s affair with the married Captain Townsend, or those infamous topless photos of Prince Andrew’s wife, Sarah Ferguson.

I can only wonder when enough is enough, and when and where a “Lessons learned mentality” will (finally) rule and reign among the British (so-called) “Royal Family”?

I would love to have been the proverbial fly on the wall and buzzed around the prim and proper Queen Elizabeth over the course of the last several decades. I would have relished the opportunity. I can only wonder how many times she has asked the various and sundry princes and princesses in her charge… “What in the blue blazes were you thinking?”

As a counselor, I often speak to the subject of role modeling. I’m sorry, the so-called “Royal Family” are not role models. (At least, not good ones).

If ya don’t act royal, you ain’t royal.

This week it was announced that Prince Harry has followed his older brother’s lead, and is engaged to the biracial American actress Meghan Markle. Hopefully, the inclusion of this common lineage will begin to dilute the mediocrity and immorality of the royal bloodline.

by William McDonald, PhD. Excerpt from "McDonald's Daily Diary." Vol. 73. Copyright pending.

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