Wealthy English aristocrats insisting on their relevance in modern society | 60 Minutes Australia
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In 2009, the Brits finally had enough of being lorded over by aristocracy. The government gave the hereditary peerage the chop, evicting them from those hallowed halls - The House of Lords. Add to that the high cost of living in a stately home, and your lord and ladyship days were numbered. But as history has shown us, you can't keep a true, blue blood down. The landed gentry were ready for one last battle to remain relevant.
This story contains scenes of upper class privilege and moments of sublime eccentricity.
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Why was the young man claiming they've had money "for ages" if they don't have enough money for the upkeep of their home?
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You can't punish people for being born into any situation. You can however raise them to do good things.. being an arrogant, unintelligent buffoon isn't something one should strive for.
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The "aristocrats" seem like they'd fit in a trailer park near you, no matter WHERE that might be.
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I just read about Lord Fulford on Wikipedia. He failed at everything he ever did, so he decided to go into politics. Apparently, they didn't want him there either.
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Son yells at his mother to “shut up!” while his father sits and does nothing. They are the perfect example of style and grace.
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Eccentric behavior is only "eccentric" if you have wealth. If you behave eccentrically and are poor; you're considered to be insane.
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"We don't have a staff so we're not privileged." Amazing. These people's sense of entitlement prevented them from thinking for one moment that this interview could actually be quite damming for their entire class.
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These people just proved why it's a splendid idea to strip them of their privileges.
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I love how the son is so pompous about inheriting a mansion that his parents can't afford. 😂
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The ignorance of a teenager. "Oh, you just got money. We've had it for ages." Completely oblivious that his father can't afford the upkeep and confessed that the finances have been on a slippery slope downwards for centuries.
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I felt privileged for being able to save up money, i made over the course of 3 months as a hostess, to buy a $300 jellyfish aquarium. I now realize that privilege exists on a gradient curve
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The Fulfords aren’t aristocratic or titled, they live on an estate that’s falling apart with minimal income to fix it.
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The presenter exuded more class and grace than any of the aristocrats she interviewed.
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it is ironic how these folks have a such a strong self-bestowed sense of importance in society, when the rest of us see them for what they really are; excess baggage.
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What’s crazy is the house is dilapidated, yet he has so many assets and so much land, he could easily generate a massive income selling things off and renting space. Lady Chichester is a nice bit of crumpet as well.
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French knew how to deal with their aristocracy!
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The sense of entitlement and lack of regret at the thought of throwing his sister out of her childhood home convinces me that it will not end well for the young chap. Nor should it.
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The House of Lords is the most expensive day care centre in the country
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You can be British but it doesn’t mean you have class
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The first family with the kid with sagging jeans 😮 Biggest proof that this system is irrelevant. That family ! No grace, no manners, no intelligence, no sense of ridicule and only entitlement issues
