Matthew Wright has caused a divide among This Morning viewers as he declared King Charles was 'not my king' during a fruious rant on the programme. The journalist and presenter was on the ITV daytime show on Wednesday (April 12) as he joined hosts Josie Gibson and Craig Doyle live in the studio.
The trio were joined by Camilla Tominey as they discussed the latest news headlines and topics getting people talking in the daily 'This Morning's View' segment. Among the topics being discussed were details of King Charles III's upcoming Coronation which takes place on May 6 , which is the former investiture of a monarch with their regal powers
But Matthew failed to hold back his frustrations as he claimed taxpayers should not be funding the Coronation of King Charles and his wife, Camilla, who will officially become Queen instead of Queen Consort.
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"It’s a different world – the upper crust – and I’m going to be protesting at the waste of my taxes on this nonsense," Matthew fumed when he got his moment to talk. "We had a vote on Brexit but we’ve had 1000 years of this nonsense and spend billions of pounds and we don’t even get a vote on it. I think it’s an outrage," he added.
When asked by host Craig if he thought it would be nice to see people coming together and celebrating, Matthew, again, didn't hold back. "No it is about royals and peasants and I am not a peasant," he responded. "He is not my king – I haven’t chosen him or voted for him but my taxes go to support him and it’s outrageous. I don’t support it."
He added: "My taxes go to support him and it's outrageous, I want my taxes to
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