Not the sharpest crayon in the royal family drawer, granted. But he was harmless and clueless which cannot be held against him. Sure, he made many gaffes which were politically incorrect but give us old people a break — it’s getting harder to keep up with new definitions of humans and other things!

Just as I find it in poor taste to write harsh essays about Muslim etc leaders early post Morten, in the same way I object to the timing of this essay. Respect for the dead.