Is a direct descendant of King William IV – a man who is the fifth cousin, twice removed, of the Queen; a man who is the grandson of a Baronet; a man educated at Eton College; a man married to a woman who is herself the daughter of a Baronet and directly descended from King Charles II – really best placed to lecture the country about “thrift” and “pathetic piece[s] of class war posturing”?

The Eton Trifles: 403 days and counting…