Living in the (past) moment

The English truly have to be living in the Past.

Just read about the Revenues of the Royal Family of the British empire. This is where the sun never set till the clock struck 21st century. However, a lot of the British public still seem to believe it's the Imperial Age, if the way they support the expenses of the Royal family is any indication.

Funding the escapades of a Prince who became an emotional pauper to a mistress old enough to be his mother's elder sister should not really be a concern of the British public. This thoroughly British gentleman adulterer already has a netstimated fortune of nearly half a billion USD, while his official duties range from polo to inauguration work. And the British public still feel duty-bound to this time-bound tradition which has no present-day conviction.

Well, if Indians can be French enough to be led by an Italian, so can the British continue to be English.