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Post by Ibelieveinfairytales on Jul 14, 2014 20:06:49 GMT
This is a very divisive question on twitter and royal message boards. Wondering what everyone thinks here.
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Post by Ibelieveinfairytales on Mar 18, 2014 2:20:49 GMT
I understand your train of thought Pauchen about Madeleine not residing in Sweden; but I agree with Dame Margaret that its a great move for equal rights for women; its the 21st century and with most monarchies trending absolute primogeniture why not make her daughter a princess? I think the downsizing planned by The Prince of Wales will not work ; the Swedish Royal Family is not a world wide brand ruling over 16 nations; the Windsor's will be to stretched out to meet the demands and needs of their subjects in todays world. Agree with you completely. At first I thought Madeleine's daughter wouldn't be given a title. Too used to thinking in the British succession rules where titles don't normally pass through the female line. But I think it is great that her daughter does have a title. Not sure if Sweden has a version of HH like Norway or Denmark. If Prince Charles does trim the royal family, it too makes me wonder how they will manage the various charities and organizations that have come to rely on royal patronage. I suspect there will be a lot of disappointed organizations in the years to come.
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Post by Ibelieveinfairytales on Mar 18, 2014 2:10:47 GMT
I think Mia Grace is a lovely name. Very pretty, just like her cousins Savannah and Isla.
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Post by Ibelieveinfairytales on Feb 7, 2013 14:39:01 GMT
The dear woman is now Mrs. William Windsor or more properly HRH Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. Stop calling her by her maiden name. Journals all do it not because they are ignorant (which is debatable) but to save space on newspapers and mags. To be fair, this question was posed a few years before the engagement, hence using her maiden name here. I personally don't think it's so wrong to call her by her maiden name. Think of Jane Seymour, Anne Boleyn, Wallis Simpson -- we still call them by their maiden names (or previous married name, in the case of Wallis). Going further back, we remember "Catherine of Braganza," "Matilda of Flanders" etc., not just "Queen Catherine," or "Matilda of England," or whatever. Using their original names helps differentiate one Queen Catherine or Queen Anne from another, acknowledges each woman's individual identity, and is convenient as titles change over time (Kate probably won't be Duchess of Cambridge all her life). So, while it's proper to use her current title, I don't think it's wrong to say "Kate Middleton." That's how she'll be remembered in history books. Agree, although because of this sometimes I have a hard time thinking of Anne Boleyn as a Queen! Thought I read somewhere that the media continued to use 'Kate Middleton' because of search engine optimization. Proper or not, people are more likely to search for her using Kate Middleton instead of Catherine Cambridge or HRH Duchess of Cambridge. Is there any truth to that?
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Post by Ibelieveinfairytales on Feb 6, 2013 17:54:45 GMT
Catherine is neither a political person nor a movie star so to critique her is in very bad taste. The amount of criticism from professional journals and journalists who aren't fit enough to kiss her hem is appalling. Leave the dear mother-to-be alone for Heaven's sake. You should all get down on your knees and thank the higher powers that William chose a seemingly lovely lady to be his Queen. Catherine is a public figure and as a result people will have opinions on what she does, doesn't do, wears, etc. If she did not want people to criticize her, she should have chosen to remain a private citizen. No one should think of themselves as fit/unfit to 'kiss her hem' or get 'down on their knees' to thank anyone for William marrying her. What degrading statements.
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Post by Ibelieveinfairytales on Dec 17, 2012 22:09:43 GMT
My fingers are crossed that their baby is a girl. I also wanted CP Victoria's baby to be a girl. Like Estelle's birth, it would be historic now that the laws are being changed.
Mary has a nice ring to it and I can't think of a recent member of the royal family with that first name. I can see them naming the baby Elizabeth, which would be a nice tribute to the Queen.
Alexandra is also nice. Even though there is already an Alexandra in the family.
For a boy, I like David. Michael is also a good name.
As long as the baby is healthy, I think that's all that counts.
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Post by Ibelieveinfairytales on Nov 29, 2012 0:46:36 GMT
I do wish the Danish royal family would pick other names besides Christian and Frederick for their Kings !. Agree with that. They're nice names but it must be hard for the parents if they would rather choose a different name than Christian or Frederick.
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Post by Ibelieveinfairytales on Nov 29, 2012 0:43:46 GMT
I'm really over the moon,as a long-held wish to meet at least 1 member of the Royal Family has finally come true. That's fantastic Aidan, congratulations! Is there anyone else in the royal family you would like to meet next?
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Post by Ibelieveinfairytales on Jul 6, 2012 3:12:20 GMT
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Post by Ibelieveinfairytales on Jul 6, 2012 3:00:23 GMT
I don't know why, but when I think of royal Glamour, Maxima comes to mind. I don't track her clothes but in photographs there's something vivacious about her. She seems like she's the total package.
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Post by Ibelieveinfairytales on Jun 25, 2012 19:58:31 GMT
There are reports that Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge has spent £35,000 on clothes since the beginning of this year. Is she spending too much?
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Post by Ibelieveinfairytales on Jun 25, 2012 19:53:15 GMT
Yes, other royal families have thrown a few curve balls with the names they've chosen for their children, haven't they? I can see William and Catherine going the traditional route with names for their children. Meaning nothing like 'Apple' or 'Harper'. While Savannah and Isla are pretty names, I can't imagine them for a future queen regnant. If they have a girl, I'm predicting there will be some hoopla surrounding whether or not the name 'Diana' or 'Elizabeth' will be amongst them. I would personally love to see another royal baby named Princess Grace!
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Post by Ibelieveinfairytales on May 16, 2012 19:52:48 GMT
Didn't expect to come across it. Was reading about Peter Phillips on Wikipedia and found the link through that.
LOL Just checked and someone added Savannah's full name to Peter and Autumn's articles!
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Post by Ibelieveinfairytales on May 13, 2012 15:15:00 GMT
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Post by Ibelieveinfairytales on May 9, 2012 19:52:25 GMT
Maybe she doesn't have one? If so, it's strange since her younger sister Isla does.
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