Shortly after Prince William and Princess Catherine parted ways in 2007, the media began debating over who would be a “worthy” replacement. Interestingly, some Brits believed that William would be better off dating someone of his own social class. In an opinion piece published in the Mirror, royal correspondent, James Whitaker, reiterated his opinion that Catherine was too middle class for William. “I am on record as saying that Kate, delightful as she might be, was not from suitable stock to be our future Queen.” The commentator then went on to opine, “William needs to look towards the aristocracy for a suitable bride. Not out of snobbery but common sense.”
As if the blatant classism in these statements was not offensive enough, the columnist went on to posit that William should consider marrying a European princess. Of course, Whitaker recognized that these unions have not been very common, historically speaking. After all, the British monarch is expected to be the Head of the Church of England, and most Southern European royal families had strong ties to the Catholic Church. However, in Whitaker’s view, “The Queen has already said she would not object to girls, if first-born, succeeding … So why should she object to marrying Catholics?”
Interestingly, others shared Whitaker’s view. “There are those purists who say he should marry a princess from one of the European royal families,” William Bortrick, a royal editor, told the Associated Press (via Seattle Times).
Post source: The List
