When Prince Pascal Sauvage nearly became Britain's King

Frenchman Prince Pascal Sauvage, a fictional character from the 2003 film Johnny English, was only a whisker away from becoming the monarch of England. After stealing the British royal family's jewels, he forced Queen Elizabeth II to abdicate before being stopped when it was realised he had the wrong accent. The author waxes lyrical about British royalty, but also suggests India still has a deep admiration for it, while Occidentalism, the Anglophonic version of Orientalism, is still thriving.

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