Thought for Queen’s Birthday

This year our thoughts turn to the ranking of women in the British royal family, our royal family too.  In a recent documentary, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, was described as having become the second most important woman in the United Kingdom upon her marriage to the heir to the throne. The most important woman we must understand is HM Elizabeth herself. Even upon marriage, these “commoners”: Kate, Camilla and now, the American, Meghan all become “Her Royal Highness” by virtue of her husband’s ranking in the order of precedence but the blood-born princesses all have higher ranking than they do and they are required to curtsy to them, even to Princess Charlotte who is only three years old. The notion that one woman – or one person – is more “important”, that is, has innate higher merit than another is so un Australian, WfaAR feels no obligation to comment further.