“…Is it just me or does everyone feel embarrassed about how pathetically cynical our Prime Minister is by bestowing our country’s highest honour on the spouse of the Queen?
Prince Philip is known for only two things: wandering two steps behind his wife at public engagements -
- and frequently embarrassing everyone with his moronic mutterings that have at times bordered on racist and sexist.
I bet the increasingly doddery 90-year-old doesn’t even know what his new trinket is – let alone the name of the guy who gave it to him.
Assuming John Key is not a revolutionary republican deliberately undermining our imperial pretensions – he certainly has achieved turning our honours system into a joke.
How crass – edging a minor Greek noble on to the same table reserved for our country’s top 20 New Zealanders.
We are told these spots are reserved only for a few because of their exceptional selfless dedication and contribution to our nation.
Instead, our highest honour is used by Key as a bragging device with other politicians attending the festivities on the other side of the world…”
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Matt McCarten: PM adds honours ego trip to royal list of trinkets – Politics – NZ Herald News.
