Topics: Celebrity, King Charles III, News, Stacey Solomon, UK News, Coronation
Stacey Solomon’s stance on the Royal Family has gone viral – again – following King Charles’ coronation.
Rewatch the original 2018 clip from Loose Women here:
Charles has now been officially crowned King in a coronation at Westminster Abbey, a historic event that people up and down the country will have been watching at home.
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But while some people have been excited for the big day to unfold, the occasion has left others reflecting on the role of the Royal Family in modern-day Britain.
Inevitably, Stacey Solomon’s famous stance on the matter has gone viral again, after a clip of her questioning people’s adoration for the Royal Family started doing the rounds.
The popular clip came during a 2018 episode of Loose Women, when Solomon was critical of her co-stars' love for the royals, admitting that she didn't get ‘why we're so obsessed with these humans’.
When the episode first aired, the Loose Women panellists had been discussing a public appearance from Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle, but Solomon struggled to join in on the discussions.
Questioning her co-stars Christine Lampard, Linda Robson, and Jane Moore, Stacey pointed out: "I don’t get why we’re so obsessed with these humans that are exactly the same. It could be us four sitting there, I just don’t get it."
When Moore admitted that the royals were starting to become more like celebrities, Stacey countered: "To me, that’s all they are."
Later on in the widely-circulated clip, she added: "It’s freezing cold outside and people are homeless and these people have houses to spare and it does sometimes become a little bit frustrating because I don’t see the purpose of all that money going to this entire family."
The clip resurfaced last year amid the Platinum Jubilee celebrations, before doing so again after the death of Queen Elizabeth.
When the short video was re-published by The Left Wing Society, people took to Twitter to debate the topic.
While some criticised Stacey's bold statement, others admitted that they had to agree.
"I won't allow a bad word to be said about Stacey Solomon," wrote one viewer, defending the presenter. "She articulated a valid, widely held viewpoint. It's not malicious and more importantly, these comments were unearthed from 2018. They weren't made in the aftermath of the Queen's death."
A second agreed: "There IS no point to the royal family because their role can be performed by any elected head of state instead. Which would be far more democratic, and far cheaper. So Stacey Solomon is absolutely correct."
Meanwhile, a third user tweeted: "I will never let anyone say a bad thing about Stacey Solomon, she said what everyone was thinking."
