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World / a year ago
Dear UK Media, Spare Us a Moment in Your Royal Gossip Saga?
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A plea from the people: the UK media should spare us a moment in their never-ending coverage of Royal drama, in light of the country's struggles with Brexit and COVID-19. We need a respite from the constant barrage of regal revelations.
Dear esteemed members of the British press, we, the humble subjects of a once-united Kingdom beseech thee to indulge our collective rumbling souls and bestow upon us a brief respite from the never-ending drama that is the Windsors' existential crisis. As our beleaguered nation faces raging torrents of Brexit botheration and a deadly smiteth from the heavens known only as COVID-19, we humbly request a pause in your relentless regal reporting. Canst thou perchance grant us a fleeting glimpse into the world beyond the twisted labyrinth of castle intrigue and duchess disarray? News of dastardly deeds from our political leaders of yon is overshadowed by the Queen's ever-aching heartbreak or the dastardly opinions of a perpetually indignant Prince. Could we not cast a cautious eye o'er the ongoing global conflicts, crises and calamities that press our humble lives with laden worries? Forsooth! Our suffering has been prolonged by a most cruel invention, known as "Social Media". This virtual gauntlet of sorts hath led many of our brethren astray, ranking political insight a mere silver in our lives as the gold of celebrity affairs is thrust upon us. What's this?! The Duke of Sussex hath changed his diapers? A most urgent and pressing matter afoot! Have mercy, for our parched minds yearn for sustenance beyond the latest quarrel 'twixt once-loving kinfolk or the personal fashion choices of a mildly disgruntled Duchess. Our patience for palace paternal squabbles and rumbles of sibling rivalries has waned, and we implore you, kind sir, to deliver us from our consternation. Oh, do forgive us, dear writers of the realm, for we are a simple people! We possess neither the fortitude nor intellectual prowess to withstand the sheer volume of Royal rumblings. By no means do we seek to silence the never-ending tale of monarchic melodrama entirely. Nay, for that would be entirely un-British. But we seek merely a diminutive reprieve, an intermission, a brief moment to attend to worldly matters that lay beyond the realm of royal raiment and rancour. To wit, we entreat you, good sirs and madams, across this blessed island! Hath we not suffered enough? We crave a smattering of gravitas, a modicum of spirit-lifting reportage, and a drab of depth amid our breaking news and trending tempests. We beg you, our weary minds beseech, let us glimpse but a solitary ray of sunshine amidst the endless, ominous tornado of regal revelations. For, we implore, please just spare us this moment in your royal gossip saga, that we might catch our breath.
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Original title: Make an appeal or request to Media in United Kingdom
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