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Full disclosure.
I never watched even a single episode of The Crown.
Or Breaking Bad, but that’s another story.
Some of my friends and relatives swear The Crown was fun, entertaining and even educational television.
I’m just not into royalty and monarchies, especially in this day and age.
I suppose the British royal family is now mostly a facade, more of an expensive bauble and financial burden on the working folks of the UK than anything else.
But there is a reason behind the obsession with the death of the Queen and the comings and goings of the royals.
As Peter Beinert writes this morning, “In many ways, America’s unacknowledged empire is the British empire’s heir.”
On American television the evening news has been filled with stories of how the Brits are all mourning the Queen’s demise.
We should not be fooled.
Not everyone was in mourning.
Sky News has issued a clarification after a news report incorrectly described a protest march as a tribute to Queen Elizabeth II.
The march, which took place in London on Saturday (10 September), was held to protest the death of Chris Kaba, a 24-year-old man shot dead by police in Streatham.
Kaba was unarmed when he was shot by a Met Police officer from the Specialist Firearms Command unit, while driving a vehicle.
The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has launched a homicide investigation into the incident.
Kaba’s shooting has provoked a public outcry, and was the reason for an organised protest held near Trafalgar Square on Saturday. However, a report on Sky News misidentified the march as being related to the death of the Queen.