[H]e was marking the passing of someone who could not possibly subscribe to the same tax code as the rest of us.Class warfare, envy, and resentment. "The people" continue to vote socialists into office who, as an article of their political religion, believe that the state is the rightful owner of all property, to confiscate ("tax") as it wishes. Then, since misery loves company, "the people" express resentment that someone has succeeded in escaping this horrendous tyranny. The Crown is the symbolic defender of private property and of our right to leave whatever we have amassed, either by prudent investment or hard work (or even sheer luck), to our desgnated heirs.The discovery that the Treasury is to be denied its proper share of the £50m fortune has ended the taboo that, for the past six weeks, has prevented a rational examination of the monarchy.
I doubt that the Royal family votes for Socialists. If the people continue to do so, they have no one to blame for extortionate taxation but themselves.