So the King has just gone up to the throne. Let him be. Help him to govern, to do what he can. Because the King is not the one who can do everything in the country. He cannot change the juristic system, or defend for you, or make you rich, and stuff like that. That is the job of the government, of the prime minister and his government. The kings are more or less the highest and biggest ambassadors, biggest diplomats of the country.
Imagine if it’s you. If you lost somebody you love like that. That’s how I feel – as if I lost somebody I love. Do you understand now? (Understand. Yes, understand.) That’s why I cry all the time – because I feel what they feel. (Yes, Master.) I just imagine if it was me. And it’s the same feeling. (Yes, Master.)
I hate to intervene and interfere in war and all that, because I drag myself into danger as well. Politics stuff, war stuff – you risk your life, even if you’re not on the battlefield. (Understand, Master.) I risk my life, because I cannot bear it. I have to speak out, in case my words mean anything or help anybody, or at least comfort the victims of the war. (Yes, Master. Yes.) But in a million years, I would never want to drag myself into a danger zone – like war and politics. You understand, right? (We understand, Master. Yes, Master.)
Oh, but why do I talk about this? You asked a different question, the eggs question, right? (Yes. It’s about the royalty – they attacked the British royalty.) Oh, yeah. And also, the people who threw eggs at the King again, they should not. I guess they have just been activists, or influenced by anti-royal activists, stuff like that. (Yes.) But they should be happy to be English, to be in England. At least, nobody will ask them, “Where are you from?” And offend you. Or make you feel like sticking out like a sore thumb. (Yes, Master.)
My God. They should appreciate their luck to be born in such a regal race of beings, in a free country, a democratic country. They have almost everything they need, if they work hard. And even the government gives social security benefits. Not like they let them starve and die on the street. There’s a poverty line – if they need, the government gives them subsidies.
And in England, if you just had a new baby, they give you every day free milk. Well, cow’s milk, of course, but free. A good one. The best one. Every day, free. And if you don’t work hard enough, if you don’t have enough work, or if you’re a single mother, or don’t have enough money in the bank, they also give you money every week or every month. It depends. (Yes, Master.) A long time since I have checked England. But it was like that. It’s still like that.
“Excerpt from the documentary ‘Benefits Britain’ (courtesy of Only Human) Narrator (f): This is 37-year-old Heather Frost, a mom who gets around £900 a week in benefits for her and her kids. This supersize Gloucestershire family gets in benefits three times the typical UK family income.
Heather (f): The benefit system is put there to help people that can’t go out and work.
Narrator (f): In today’s Benefits Britain, handouts are claimed by around two-thirds of all families. But few are quite as huge as the Shores. There are 14 kids in total, and dad is Tom Shore who’s 39. And five of the kids have just happened since Tom gave up work 10 years ago. Benefits now pay the bills, so Tom, Stacy and the kids claim income support, child tax credit, and child benefit. Two of the kids are registered disabled.
Tom (m): This is Kenan’s medication.
Narrator (f): And that means there’s also carers and disability allowances. Add it all up, and we reckon it’s about £70,000 a year to keep the family running. And part of the deal is an eight-bed Victorian pad paid for by Housing Benefit.
Tom (m): There’s always going to be people out there that say, ‘We don’t get any off from the government.’ It is enough money to live on, if you’ve got the right attitude."
I mean, of course, they won’t buy a palace or let you live in a palace, but they let you live. You survive at least. (Yes, Master.) They help you to get through the hard times until you can stand up again. Like, your baby grows up better and then you can have more time to go to work. (Yes, Master.) So, the thing is, of course, in England you have the right to voice your opinion, but you can write in the newspaper or you can have an interview or something, or you can write to the Palace. I don’t know if the King has enough time to even read anything.
But the King is just a king. He inherited the throne whether he likes it or not. (Yes, Master.) So, why go against him? I don’t know. Even because of the poverty and all that – it’s not his fault. He can’t do much. Even if he gives all the property he has, it still will not solve the problem 100%. (Yes, Master.) And if people are still young and healthy, they can go and find any job to earn money. It might not be a lot, but they can survive. (Yes.)
I told you some years ago, or a couple of years ago, without shame, that I was working in a restaurant as a dish washer. Washing dishes, pots and pans to earn my money. (Yes, Master.) For example. And working in a hotel to clean the rooms. I earned honest money, because my parents didn’t have that much to give me all the time. (Yes, Master.) In fact, it was I who sent some money home. After the war, or during the war, there was not much for people to live on. Poverty was rampant. The war destroyed many things and limited their jobs, and all that. And my parents were older already. (Yes.) During the war and after the war also. So, I sent some money, as much as I could. I sent medicine and all that.
Alright, so the King has just gone up to the throne. Let him be. Help him to govern, to do what he can. Because the King is not the one who can do everything in the country. He cannot change the juristic system, or defend for you, or make you rich, and stuff like that. That is the job of the government, of the prime minister and his government. The kings are more or less the highest and biggest ambassadors, biggest diplomats of the country. The most prestigious diplomat of the country. (Yes, Master.)
They work very hard. Imagine, they have to get up early, they have to put makeup on and find their socks and find their tie, and some people have to help them, and maybe they don’t find the one that they really like, and all that. And they still need to go out and smile for the press and shake hands with some other country’s people, even if they don’t like to – so, they even got COVID-19 in the beginning. (Yes, Master.) The Queen got COVID. King Charles got COVID, and Prince William also, etc.
They work very hard, truly. And the Queen even pays taxes. I don’t know if King Charles pays taxes anymore, but some years ago, the Queen asked the government that she should pay taxes as well. And they work very hard, very hard. Not everybody can do their job. I wouldn’t like to do their job, myself. I don’t think I’d be happy to be Princess Catherine of Wales or King Charles even, or the Queen Consort – whatever, you name it. (Yes, Master.) I will not always like to… For me, it might not be natural. (Yes, Master.)
When I first took on this job as a Master, I was very shy. I tried hard not to be shy. I talked to myself in the mirror. I said, “You’re going to say this, say that. And you pray hard before you go.” I put on a brave face, but I really was very shy inside. And I remember the first time somebody asked me a question about sex – oh, to hear that word only, I felt so red all over my body. I felt so embarrassed, so embarrassed, so embarrassed. But then I was brave and tried to answer but I didn’t feel all that brave inside. (Understand.) And now I’m older and I got better at my job, but I still prefer not to have to face people and talk, dressing up, doing make up, and all that stuff. (Understand, Master.)
To be a princess or prince, or a king – oh, it’s a lot of work to do, a lot of paperwork to take care of, a lot of things that may be unpleasant to you – and you have to do it, you have to keep on smiling. Even if you just have a little tantrum, the whole world will know about it. (Yes.) Because the television will air it, the press will print it, and then they just keep pounding on you for that. (Yes, Master.) It doesn’t matter if you are tired that day, and you have had enough of being nice and patient already. This is the problem. When you are rich and famous, you need a lot of people to work for you, and not everyone is compatible with you. Even, you see, your parents are not always compatible with you, your children are not compatible with you, your wife, your lovers, or your friends. You have problems sometimes. (Yes, Master.)
And the staff, the team working in the Royal Household, of course, try their best to please the Queen, the King, but they don’t always know what’s the best to do. They try their best but that doesn’t mean it’s the King’s best. (Yes, Master.) And they’re also nervous because they are a king, they are a queen. (Yes.) And they feel they are just servants or sub-servants themselves even. (Yes.) They feel that way. It’s just a job, but it’s the highest job in the world, serving the highest people in the country and one of the highest in the world even. So, they get nervous also. They couldn’t think straight. They couldn’t do it well. And when you are under time constraints and your helpers, your assistants, your household people don’t help you right, don’t choose the right outfit and do it clumsily, of course you would lose your temper. (Yes, Master.)
The first day as a king, and he had to sign some important paper, and they put a leaking pen there. And when he picked it up, it was all over his hand, instead of writing with it, for example. (Yes.) And he just lost his mother, and he was nervous. It’s a new job. And he probably didn’t sleep for many days and was standing straight in front of her late Majesty, the Queen… So – tired. No more nerves. The nerves are stretched, stretched to the limit already. Maybe he didn’t eat well, didn’t sleep well and was tired.
He’s also an old man. He’s 70-something already. (Yes, Master. That’s right, Master.) And he’s also a human. But it’s very difficult to be forgiven if you are a royal person and a king – a king, least of all. They expect them to be the way they want. Not as a human, having weaknesses, making mistakes and having human tiredness of the body and mental fatigue, and all that. (Yes, Master.)
And I see the King also, I don’t know if he’s well, but sometimes his face looks so red and sometimes his hands look so swollen and red. So, I’m worried, maybe he’s not well also. And all that stress upon one person. Everybody looks up to him, expecting him to be like this, to do like that. But he’s human and he’s only one – only one king. (Understand, Master.) So, people should have a more supportive attitude and some more sympathy.
