sometimes i dont know whether hes talking so much just to set the stage? or is he just helplessly babbling… or maybe its for distraction purposes
Queen Elizabeth goes viral for urging ‘generosity and self-sacrifice’ in front of an ornate gold piano
Queen Elizabeth II is catching flak on Twitter and in the press for being “out of touch” after delivering her annual Christmas address at Buckingham Palace with a lavish gold piano behind her.
“Even with the most deeply held differences, treating the other person with respect and as a fellow human being is always a good first step towards greater understanding,” the Queen said during the speech.
“Even the power of faith, which frequently inspires great generosity and self-sacrifice, can fall victim to tribalism. But through the many changes I have seen over the years: faith, family and friendship have been not only a constant for me, but a source of personal comfort and reassurance.”
The 91-year-old monarch’s words seem pretty benign: She doesn’t actually scold viewers or tell anyone to, say, put on a sweater, as President Jimmy Carter once did with disastrous results. But the juxtaposition of her speech and the piano, a symbol of her substantial wealth, seems to have been enough to unsettle citizens who are already on edge about Brexit.
“Privileged wealthy hereditary monarch bunged £76m a year, sitting in front of a golden piano in the palace she’s billing taxpayers £369m to tart up, kills satire by lecturing the nation to pull together,” wrote Kevin Maguire, associate editor at the Daily Mirror, in a tweet that has since been liked 12,000 times.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/26/queen-goes-viral-for-urging-generosity-sacrifice-near-gold-piano.html