The Daily Mail’s story about the queen
opposing the legalization of ga y marriage has not gone unchallenged, as
The Daily Beast published an article Monday rejecting the U.K.
publication’s claim.
Authored by Tom Sykes, the rebuttal
piece quotes and cites unnamed senior personnel from Buckingham Palace,
with one staff as saying, “It seems unlikely that one of her friends
would pass on her thoughts to The Mail,” and another calling the piece
“spurious and unsubstantiated.”
“Palace staff — many of whom are gay —
are hamstrung by the fact that the queen maintains strict political
neutrality and would never publicly comment either way about issues such
as same-se x marriage,” The Daily Best reported.
“It was the ‘marriage’ thing that she
thought was wrong, because marriage ought to be sacrosanct between a man
and a woman,” said the friend, as quoted by the Daily Mail.
The Daily Mail also stated that the
reported revelation of her views on the definition of marriage was part
of an overall series of stories about the queen as she nears her 90th
birthday.
In March of 2014, England and Wales
legalized ga y marriage; one month after Scotland did the same. Northern
Ireland is the only member nation of the U.K. that has not done
likewise.
“Those in civil partnerships can choose
to convert their relationships to marriage, via a procedure expected to
be in place by the end of the year, but are under no obligation to do
so,” reported the BBC.
“The law prohibits the Church of England
from performing same-sex weddings, and allows other religious
organisations to refuse to perform them.”
The Daily Mail’s story about the queen
opposing the legalization of ga y marriage has not gone unchallenged, as
The Daily Beast published an article Monday rejecting the U.K.
publication’s claim.
Authored by Tom Sykes, the rebuttal
piece quotes and cites unnamed senior personnel from Buckingham Palace,
with one staff as saying, “It seems unlikely that one of her friends
would pass on her thoughts to The Mail,” and another calling the piece
“spurious and unsubstantiated.”
“Palace staff — many of whom are ga y —
are hamstrung by the fact that the queen maintains strict political
neutrality and would never publicly comment either way about issues such
as same-se x marriage,” The Daily Best reported.
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