In the Guide’s weekly Solved! column, we look into a crucial pop-culture question you’ve been burning to know the answer to – and settle itHaving successfully thrown off the yoke of the British monarchy in the 18th century, America decided it kind of missed having an impervious elite to fawn over and so invented its own.
Hollywood royalty is traditionally wealthy, glamorous, highly visible and overwhelmingly white. Unlike genuine royals, Hollywood’s have to actually be good at something.
Related: The Guide: Staying In – sign up for our home entertainment tips To believe in the idea of Hollywood royalty, therefore, is to believe one of two contradictory things: either talent is truly hereditary and these dynasties are successful because they.
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