UK politician slams Prince George
You might be wondering what anyone could have against Prince George – after all, he’s just five years old and can barely fathom the life he’s been born into. But that hasn’t stopped one British politician, who describes herself as “the royal family’s worst nightmare,” unleashing on the young royal.
During a Labour party conference, MP Emma Dent Coad claimed that “too much money” was being spent on George. “When Prince George goes to school, they [the media] look at his jumpers and, you know, £150 ($256) for a jumper, that’s a food bill for a family of four for a lot of people and that’s outrageous and people are outraged by that.”
It’s not the first time the controversial Labour member for Kensington had openly criticised the royal family. She once wrongly claimed Prince Harry (who qualified as an Apache helicopter commander in 2013) could not actually fly, saying “he just sits there going, ‘Vroom vroom’.”
She also alleged that Prince Phillip had been cheating on the Queen for years, telling an anti-monarchy conference, “The Queen might want to step back when her (cough, cough) soulmate is gone. He’s been quite unfaithful for quite a few years.”
She also targeted the Duchess of Cambridge, describing her spending habits as “outrageous” and calling her unfit for the position. “Is she the best person for the job? Would you give her £19million a year to do that job? I don’t think so, but that’s what we’re doing, we’re giving her £19million a year to spend on her clothing.”
Her comments have drawn disgust from all sides of politics, with some Tories calling for her resignation and Labour MP John Woodcock assuring voters that Dent Coad’s “highly inaccurate statements […] in no way reflect the views of my party”.
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