Marco the civil list has never paid anything to Zara Phillips or her brother, it's not a matter of it being "trimmed down". I also doubt that if liz wants to support her granddaughter she is going to dip into civil list money which is all pretty much accounted for, it's not as if she's short of a bob or two (or county or two) from her own private resources.
Yes Zara Phillips comes from a privileged background. So does Nicole Cooke. Nicole had and has the benefit of a hugely supportive family who have made great sacrifices to get her where she is today. Perhaps we should ban all sportspeople whose parents help them out as there are plenty of deprived kids out there who get no help and it's all so unfair. We can also ban the footballers, cricketers, rugby pros and tennis players (oh, and proper pro male cyclists) whilst we're at it because they get paid far too much and how can they be compared to those who have to work for a living and struggle to get by.
Or perhaps we should recognise that being best in the world at most sports requires a fair bit of talent. I could spend all the money in the world buying horses, it's not going to help me become a 3-day eventer (I've already spent a load on bikes and I still couldn't keep up with Nicole Cooke).
It's not ZPs fault that she was voted spoty because she has a famous granny and there's a lot of people who for some reason fancy her. If you watch 3 day eventing in the flesh you will realise it takes a lot of skill and guts and you may also appreciate why it's regarded as one of the most dangerous sports (after angling of course which always amuses me
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