Inside Angela Rayner’s royal love-in with King Charles
The IndependentThe rosy cheeks, the knowing looks, and the belly laughs were all on display for us to see this week in Cornwall. The prime minister’s faith in King and country – think bulldogs, union jack bunting and a British brew – has withered under too much intellectual scrutiny. On the surface, the monarch and his housing minister, Rayner, cut an unlikely couple, but their clear affection for each other speaks to the enduring success story behind the British monarchy The roots of this royal devotion can be traced back to Victorian times when the Empress-Queen traded power for popularity and became an unexpected, unifying symbol in the industrial north. “No one ever, I believe, has met with such an ovation as was given to me …The crowds were quite indescribable and their enthusiasm truly marvellous and deeply touching.” And just as Rayner will have enjoyed her Cornish sojourn, we can be sure that Charles also took delight in the deputy prime minister’s abundant appreciation. open image in gallery Rayner is ‘the real deal when it comes to working-class credibility’ A spokesperson insisted that His Majesty’s tour of Newquay’s Nansledan Community was a “show not tell” affair.
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