Deep Dive: Prince Andrew’s Sordid, Belated Fall Is Everything Wrong with the British Royals

Full disclosure, because we’re going to be talking about conspiracy theories a bit here: I’ve never quite believed that the Sex Pistols got themselves banned from the airwaves for mocking the British Monarchy.

Instead, I believe it’s because the punk icons hit upon an uncomfortable truth unknown to most at the time, but which should be obvious now: The House of Windsor is a basically a dignified Disneyland to get the proles to hop a jet to London.

For those of you who are unfamiliar with the history of punk rock, the Pistols’ biggest hit was 1977’s “God Save the Queen,” which — even with its title, a play on the U.K. national anthem — ridiculed the now-late Elizabeth II and the royal family. The BBC and most other outlets banned it from being played on the radio, but this didn’t stop it from reaching No. 2 on the official BBC singles chart. (Conspiracy theories, incidentally, persist that the BBC rigged the chart on the week it peaked to keep it from No. 1.)

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C. Douglas Golden is a writer who splits his time between the United States and Southeast Asia. Specializing in political commentary and world affairs, he’s written for Conservative Tribune and The Western Journal since 2014.

C. Douglas Golden is a writer who splits his time between the United States and Southeast Asia. Specializing in political commentary and world affairs, he’s written for Conservative Tribune and The Western Journal since 2014. Aside from politics, he enjoys spending time with his wife, literature (especially British comic novels and modern Japanese lit), indie rock, coffee, Formula One and football (of both American and world varieties).

Birthplace

Morristown, New Jersey

Education

Catholic University of America

Languages Spoken

English, Spanish

Topics of Expertise

American Politics, World Politics, Culture

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