British monarchy has blinded many to brutality of the empire

The newly married Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, leaving Windsor Castle after their wedding to attend an evening reception at Frogmore House, hosted by the Prince of Wales Windsor, Britain, May 19, 2018. [REUTERS]

I didn’t want to waste any ink on the royal wedding between Harry and Meghan (their first names suffice given the miles of print devoted to them) but I need to speak up. I am not a monarchist, or an Anglophile.

I write not to drool over the wedding, or comment on Meghan’s dress, or even the pageantry. No – I write to critique and dissent. Let’s be clear – the couple is entitled to marry like everyone else.