LETTER: We subjects are not amused

From Mr Robert Readman

Sir: The Princess of Wales is now being pilloried for not attending Sandringham at Christmas. With a cunning worthy of Machiavelli, the Queen invites Diana for Christmas, but follows it up a week before the event with the announcement that she and her husband must get divorced.

The sickening thing in this whole sorry affair is that the Prince of Wales has not once expressed sorrow for betraying his wife, nor has there been any word of condemnation for him from the Queen or Prince Philip. Rather, he has chosen to lay the blame for his predicament on everyone else, including Diana and his parents. Even more shamefully, the Palace has taken every opportunity to denigrate and destroy the Princess who, after all, only turned to other men once her husband had blatantly shown his lack of love and respect for her and his sons.

Do we really want a man of this calibre to reign over us?

The Windsors need to be reminded that they rule not by "Divine Right" as espoused by the Stuarts, but by the will of the people and the people's will is being sorely tried.

Sincerely,

Robert Readman

Sandbanks, Dorset

27 December