It was that awful husband who should never have married her because he never really wanted her, and her death allowed him to get what he really wanted all the time!
Owlswing
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Why was Charles "an awful husband"?
Charles is an intelligent man who has been held under virtual house arrest since he was a child. His marriage was as close to being an arranged marriage that was possible in the mid-twentieth century in the UK. He was placed under an obligation to produce an acceptable heir and spare. Since he was successful at achieving that objective some of the pressures to conform to domestic expectations were lifted. He is not even permitted to tour London on an open top bus. This house arrest will continue until his mother dies when suddenly his imprisonment will become total.
The wife that was chosen for him was photogenic and could be useful in keeping the front pages of the gutter press filled with glamourous images. What a superb PR coup!
However, it so happened that this bride had more practical public relations skills in the little finger of her non-preferred hand than the entire Buck House press contingent.
Charles, of course, was now forced to ensure that the driver of the car in which his ex-wife and her Egyptian boyfriend would be travelling would be intoxicated. He could also ensure that the intoxicated driver would drive into a concrete pillar in an underpass in central Paris. In addition, he could ensure that both his ex-wife and her boyfriend would not wear their seat belts in the car. Yes - it's easy to get rid of nuisances when you try.
I am not a monarchist. I would like to see allcitizens of this country having the same, shared freedoms.
The situation of two women in Dubai shows that monarchical - and similar - contitutional arrangements can be damaging and even dangerous to its inmates.
