Lumutqueen
Imperial Majesty
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William and Harry could afford it. The York girls can't.
What seemed mere high spirits in Diana's beloved sons is a chip off the old block in Fergie's daughters.
There's no comparison.
You are so right, Mirabel. It is all about image, and is not necessarily "fair." If they want to be considered working royals, they cannot afford to put a foot wrong. Fair or not, and largely because of their parents' missteps, the York princesses have serious image issues to overcome, and would have to be completely above reproach for a good long time before they will be respected and well regarded by most of the public and the BRF.
Actually those "serious image issues" belong to their parents and Beatrice and Eugenie haven't done anything the other royals haven't done.
William and Harry got away with falling out of clubs and punching the paps because they're sons of a dead beloved princess (sorry to sound crude but it's true). It is the press and people who make out B&E to be bad people or have crappy images when there is nothing wrong with their image.
Surely above anyone, their family knows that those girls have done nothing wrong and it's the failings of their parents which puts the pressure on Beatrice and Eugenie.
Beatrice gained the highest degree ever achieved by a royal this year, she parties like any royal, she attends more events than her cousins, she has a steady boyfriend who hasn't used her or sold his story to the papers.
Eugenie, studying a combined honours degree at one of this countries top universities, she parties when the occasion arises, and attends the events her sister does.
The only thing that these two have done "wrong" is the occasionally fashion mistake in my eyes. I am all for wanting Beatrice to work for her family, to live up to her title, actually i'm all for her doing something with her life. But I think it is unfair to criticise these girls when they have done nothing wrong.