Wonderful William

I HOPE the Queen will be as generous to William as she has been to Harry and let him and Kate have a few weeks away to relax.

After all, they have been informed that more of the work supporting the Queen will be down to them.

William also lost his mother and Kate was not used to royal protocol, but they haven’t run away bleating about not being able to cope with royal duties and having a family.

BARBARA GAMBLE, Essex. AMID the sound and fury of the Harry and Meghan nonsense, we need to step back and recognise this is just another chapter in the royal soap opera.

What matters is the future of our constitutional monarchy, which has provided this country with stability over the centuries.

We are fortunate to have a wise and experienced monarch. The line of succession is assured in Charles and William, both of whom are preparing for a smooth transition.

MICHAEL SOLAN, Chester-le-Street, Co. Durham.

Winners and losers

BY REFERENDUM, we the British people voted to leave the EU. By due process of democracy, 52 per cent got what they wished for while 48 per cent, me included, simply have to accept that fact.

We must hope that leaving the EU is economically successful because that is in all our interests. People like me must try to be gracious losers, but we would like the 52 per cent to also be humble.

There is a desire for the bells of Big Ben to ring out triumphantly at 11pm on January 31 at the moment of separation.

Is this not what happened in 1918 when the Kaiser was defeated and in 1945 when the threat of fascism was overcome? Was membership of the EU so evil that a similar response is deemed desirable?

Or would the suggested pealing of bells be more like the triumphal baying of victorious supporters leaving a football stadium?

Could not the 52 per cent instead quietly enjoy their success and look forward to prosperity? MIKE STEPHENS, Stokesley, N. Yorks.

Accept the results

WHAT a shame that some Remainers are bitter about losing the referendum and the General Election. They continue to believe ‘ they know best’, despite the people proving they were wrong.

A government with a large enough majority to govern for the next five years can only be a bonus for us all, though I doubt the diehards will ever find it within themselves to show a little humility or to stop whingeing.

If any one is going to ‘pick the sprouts and parsnips’ (Letters), they should be first in the queue.

DES BROOM, Sherborne, Dorset.

Cheap labour

I AM long-term unemployed and would willingly take on agricultural work (Letters).

But employers prefer young foreign workers because they know they will tolerate working without a contract or any employment rights, being paid a minimum wage and not getting sick pay, holiday pay or overtime pay.

These youngsters will probably have to claim working tax credits as they won’t be able to survive on the wages offered. After a couple of months, even they will get fed up being treated like drones and leave, to be replaced over and over again.

I know Europeans who came to work here and returned home, fed up at being used as cheap labour.

PAUL TAYLOR, London SW1.

Sugar tax works

I WELCOME the news that the soft drinks levy is working: consumption of sugar in drinks has dropped by more than 1 tsp per person each day.

Manufacturers have been able to avoid paying the tax by reducing the amount of sugar in their products. This shows that, when motivated,