Amanda Matta
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“Honestly, this type of thinking is very standard for royal men throughout history,”
Amanda Matta · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-11
Matta told Fox News Digital that this type of thinking is standard for royal men throughout history.
“Growing up British, she would have understood the monarchy and grasped the weight of its traditions in a way a true outsider or foreigner might not. In that sense, she's similar to Edward himself. He has a big personality and a real love of the art world, but he's also deeply dutiful.”
Amanda Matta · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-11
Matta said growing up British, Henshall would have understood the monarchy and its traditions, similar to Edward.
“I don't think Henshall would have shaken up the institution very much,”
Amanda Matta · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-11
Matta suggested Henshall would not have shaken up the institution very much.
“It's why royal mistresses were so common. For most of history, official marriages have been strategic and political arrangements. But the royals are still people, and they need intimacy and companionship like anyone else.”
Amanda Matta · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-11
Matta explained why royal mistresses were common and said royals need intimacy and companionship like anyone else.
“Edward and Sophie have been married for over 25 years though and seem genuinely well-matched,”
Amanda Matta · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-11
Matta added that Edward and Sophie have been married for over 25 years and seem genuinely well-matched.
“I suspect that, if she'd married him, she would have adapted to the role rather than reinvented it. That may have even meant giving up her career, as Sophie later had to do.”
Amanda Matta · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-11
Matta suspected Henshall would have adapted to the royal role rather than reinvented it, possibly giving up her career.
“If anything, she ended up being everything he once thought he'd have to look for in different places!”
Amanda Matta · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-11
Matta suggested Sophie ended up being everything Edward once thought he would have to look for in different places.