Sulking Nic’s royal revenge
JUST who the hell does she think she is?
Mean-spirited Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon had a spiteful blast at William and Kate as they went north of the border on their nationwide tour to thank frontline workers for their efforts during the pandemic.
Instead of welcoming the couple, she virtually read them the Riot Act over Covid restrictions.
She spat out the following at a briefing before the Duke and Duchess got to Edinburgh: “The Scottish government was advised about the intention to visit and we made sure that the royal household were aware, as you would expect, of the restrictions in place in Scotland.”
Snippy Ms Sturgeon went on: “The royal visit is a matter for the royal household and the arrangements around it, and any questions about those arrangements, should directed to the royal household.”
She couldn’t have been more unwelcoming or more rude. But maybe she saw it as a chance for revenge.
Six years ago, the vote for independence appeared to suddenly be going the way of the Scots Nats and independence campaigners.
Leaving church near Balmoral, the Queen told a member of the public she hoped the Scots would “think very carefully about the future”.
Remembering the Queen is always expected to stay neutral on all political matters, this bombshell was most probably a key turning point.
And from a losing position, the vote to stay soared to a winning position of be 55%. Has sulky Sturgeon bided her time and gone for one of the grandchildren of her nemesis? Happily, the royal couple showed their poise and professionalism and ignored the rudeness. Sturgeon overplayed her hand. But this churlishness was not restricted to Scotland. The Welsh Health Minister Vaughan Gething also appeared to criticise the royals’ visit and said he’d prefer it if “no-one was having unnecessary visits”. The truth is, people are permitted to cross borders if it is for work purposes, and William and Kate were definitely travelling for business. With welcomes like these waiting in the highlands and the valleys, they’d certainly not be doing it for pleasure.