Wow there's a really dangerous narrative being spewed in that article. Shameless clickbait shoehorning in of the current Royal family distraction tactic into a 20:20 hindsight Brexit doom porn piece that's basically calling everyone names and placing the responsibility for Britain's woes at the feet of the 'foolish' Brits. It's like blaming the abused for allowing themselves to be abused.

I'm a staunch remainer, but blaming the 36% of the population who could have voted in the ref for allowing themselves to be manipulated in the era of micro-targeting where messaging in online ads is tested and optimised infinitely by AI to trigger deep fears and outrage at an individual level is as wrong as could be. New media types, rolled out across whole populations allowing unregulated distribution of alternative facts to those on the wrong side of the digital divide, people who have no filter for fake news, is the reason for 'foolishness'. Platforms that incentivise dopamine addiction + ads crafted to drive emotions generates the lizard brain reactions that are the foundations of hate and nationalism.