Royal Family News: Hilary Mantel Says The End Of The Monarchy Is Near

British royal family news reveals that Dame Hilary Mantel has just dropped a bold and startling claim, one that will not be received well by many Britons.

In an interview with the Daily Telegraph magazine, she stated that she wished Queen Elizabeth had abdicated to Prince Charles. The Wolf Hall author’s novels describe the brutal fate suffered by Royal consorts in Tudor times.

It’s not the first time she has brought on controversy. Not many find something to dislike about agreeable Kate Middleton, but Dame Hilary called her “plastic.”

She described Kate as a “shop window mannequin,” with a “plastic smile,” whose “only point and purpose,” was to deliver babies.

Royal Family News – Is The Monarchy Facing The Endgame?

Furthermore, she said of the Queen, “I wonder if she’s the only person who really believes in the Monarchy now, and I’m sure she believes with all her heart.”

“I understand she thinks of this as a sacred task… It’s a conflict because most of the world sees the Royal Family as a branch of showbusiness.”

When she was asked about the future of the UK monarchy she said, “I think it’s the endgame. I don’t know how much longer the institution will go on.”

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She also talked about the events surrounding the recent death of the queen’s husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. According to Dame Hilary, most everyday people are, “able to mourn in a natural way,” following the death of a spouse; the couple had been married for 73 years.

“But what recent events bring home is how far the Monarchy’s arrangements with the media have turned it into a self-punishing institution.”

“No other family would be expected to parade a very elderly, newly widowed lady before the TV cameras, and yet it’s taken for granted that’s what will happen – just as it’s taken for granted that a new Royal mother will appear beaming on the hospital steps within a day of giving birth. There’s no legitimate public interest behind it.” Millions of royal watchers will disagree.

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She had a dire prediction for the famed monarchy’s saying, “I think it’s the endgame. I don’t know how much longer the institution will go on. I’m not sure if it will outlast William. So I think it will be their last big era.”

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