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the human existence? What do they add to the world that is valuable?
“Edward VII added nothing or next to nothing. I think Victoria added next to nothing. She was just eating food.
“I don’t think anything positive (came from the royals).”
He is far more generous about the current Prince of Wales and his sons.
Izzard said: “I think Harry, William and Charles are at least trying to do stuff in a different way.
“That is what seven billion people in the world, even thought they are not all members of Britain, are looking for – real human beings.”
He describes the friction between Victoria, Abdul and Bertie as “a story of another time” but thinks it’s timely that a tale of love amidst prejudice is reaching cinemas now.
Izzard,who is a campaigner for Labour and has spoken about his ambitions for a political career, said: “It’s a story of love across a great divide, at a time when hatred is abounding around the world.
“Donald Trump is encouraging people to be hateful and saying horrible things. Separation, run-and-hide type behaviour is out there.
“A lot of us are saying, ‘No, this is not the way the world should go forward. It is not the way forward for humanity’.”
You should judge people by what they do in life. What do they add?