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.

Admit it, we love a bit of royalty

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.

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