Admit it, we love a bit of royalty

Matt Cooper’s article (Opinion, Jul 26) articulates the eternal ambivalence of Irish attitudes to British royalty and now the royal birth in particular.

Truth be told, Irish people are truly fascinated with British royalty and genetically attracted to it, despite age-old nationalist rhetoric.

Quite explicable since Ireland, as much as Britain, boasts a proud dynastic tradition — ie gaelic kings and high kings.