Duties for Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie?

[Fabulous Fake]

First post so please be gentle.

I am infuriated by all the comments about Beatrice being young so therefore its all right for her to do nothing other than party.

I'll happily concede that Eugenie is still at school and I wouldn't expect her to be doing anything other than that but this 'gap year' nonsense for Beatrice is simply that......nonsense.

Since when was a 'gap year' ever seen as acceptable as a year for partying and holidays? She only needs to look to the examples of her cousins, William and Harry,both closer to the throne and both much more worthy of the title of HRH than she will ever be.

I know of many young people who have had a 'gap year' which involved both working holidays and volunteer work for charities abroad.This enabled these young people to expand their horizons ,learn about other cultures, mature and return as rounded young adults ready to go on into further education. Now correct me if I'm wrong but isn't that exactly what William and Harry both did?

Perhaps I'm being very harsh (especially for a first post ) but I saw enough freeloading from the mother to last me for a very long time.
I'm with BeatrixFan all the way on this one.

[BeatrixFan]

Oooh. Thanks Fabulous. Great to see a Blackpooler on the forums!

I think you make a vital point, gap years do seem to have become a year where you get drunk, go on long holidays and generally bum around. I thought they were supposed to be for taking in new things. I may not like William you're quite right, he did do a gap year that didn't just include getting ratted on Babycham.

[Fabulous Fake]

As an aside,and its of no consequence,my three teenagers started paid employment at aged 13 but they have been taught that no-one owes them a living.

These parasites have never had to learn such a thing,due to the indulgence of their parents.

[Rice]

I truly think as the years go by, the Princesses will likely have little relevance to the RF. Yes, now, they are granddaughters of a monarch, but some day they will be the nieces of the monarch and then eventually, cousins of a monarch, and well, do the Queen's cousins really play a daily role in the monarchy? Yes I completely agree that the Duke and Duchess of Glouchester are important and do carry out officially duties, but I would think as the monarchy progresses forward (as times change)the cousins of a monarch will bear little impact. The reason I say that is because I thought part of the reason the Earl and Countess of Wessex didn't want titles for their children is because, in part, the need to "stream-line" the RF. And wasn't there chatter in the past of stripping Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie of their titles? I thought I read that somewhere.....
I hope that doesn't sound harsh, I truly don't mean it to, but those are my thoughts on B and E.

[PadThaiPrincess]

Prince Harry's gap year saw him in Queensland, Australia wrangling cattle and in Lesotho, Africa where he helped build a clinic and bridge. There was talk in January of 2007 Princess Beatrice wanting to spend her gap year working with her mum for the charity Springboard for Children. Did that ever happen this year? I can only find bits about her traveling with friends and going to parties.

[Fabulous Fake]

Beatrice is FAR too busy to think about a job.
Mummy taught her well,I'd say.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...n_page_id=1879

[Alison20]

The Royal Family have public money and private money. Their public money is very carefully documented, and we taxpayers pay about 63p each a year towards them. (I think this is just under a Euro and just over a US Dollar.) I for one don't get bitter and twisted about this. I think it is very good value for what we get in pomp and circumstance and all the general an charitable duties that The Queen, Prince Philip, Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward, The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, The Duke of Kent, Princess Alexandra of Kent, and Prince and Princess Michael of Kent all do. (Okay, those after Prince Edward don't do something every week - but they also only get a little money for the things they do.)

If we were to have a President, we would probaby have to pay nearly as much, and we wouldn't get all the glamour and family attached. (Just think who we might have had as president - usually former politicians - John Major, Margaret Thatcher, Paddy Ashdown, Michael Foot? Or possbily a trade unionist or two, such as Arthur Scargill? Or a film star - Peter Ustinov, Michael Caine, Albert Finney, Maggie Smith?) All countries have Heads of State and it seems to me that the Constitutional Monarchies of Europe provide an good solution, separating the politicians (Heads of Government) from the Heads of State.

On the younger members of the Royal Family, William and Harry are Army Officers, who have a few charities under their wings. Beatrice and Eugenie are still teenagers, and would not be expected to take on duties so young. Peter and Zara Phillips are not Royal - they have a lot of money (but no-one seems to complain about this) and lead their own lives.

Yes, some of them seem to be at a lot of parties - but their peer group go to a lot of parties. Come to think of it, when I was their age, I went to a lot of parties. My children went to a lot of parties. The difference is that we did not have a lot of paparazzi waiting outside to take photos of us. I think we all might have occasion to blush if we had. I think the ages of the Princes/Princesses are between about 25 and 17. If you can't spend some of your evenings and weekends socialising when in that age group, you would be a very sad person. I feel sure that Beatrice and Eugenie will take on royal duties, but probably not until they are some years older.

And, if Sarah, Duchess of York, wants to give money to her daughters, why shouldn't she? Since her divorce, she has received no public money. She has worked very hard and earns good money. Like most mothers, she probably doesn't keep it all to herself, but provides many things for her girls.

[diamondBrg]

Originally Posted by Fabulous Fake

Beatrice is FAR too busy to think about a job.
Mummy taught her well,I'd say.

Beatrice and her beau enjoy romantic embrace while moosing around on the slopes | the Daily Mail

I respectfully totally disagree. Sarah, Duchess of York has EARNED a great deal of money since her divorce from Prince Andrew, on her own. From what I have seen she has worked really hard for what she has gotten and she did NOT get an extremely generous divorce settlement. Both of her daughters could do a great deal worse than to follow in her footsteps.

[jcbcode99]

Originally Posted by Fabulous Fake

First post so please be gentle.

Fabulous Fake--I enjoyed your post very much and welcome to the Forums! I'm sure you'll quickly find out addictive it is!

[Fabulous Fake]

Originally Posted by jcbcode99

Fabulous Fake--I enjoyed your post very much and welcome to the Forums! I'm sure you'll quickly find out addictive it is!

Thank you.

I read a lot about British Royalty so I'm glad to be here.

[Skydragon]

Originally Posted by Alison20

The Royal Family have public money and private money. Their public money is very carefully documented, and we taxpayers pay about 63p each a year towards them. (I think this is just under a Euro and just over a US Dollar.) I for one don't get bitter and twisted about this.... EDITED....On the younger members of the Royal Family, William and Harry are Army Officers, who have a few charities under their wings. Beatrice and Eugenie are still teenagers, and would not be expected to take on duties so young. Peter and Zara Phillips are not Royal - they have a lot of money (but no-one seems to complain about this) and lead their own lives. ... EDITED....And, if Sarah, Duchess of York, wants to give money to her daughters, why shouldn't she? Since her divorce, she has received no public money. She has worked very hard and earns good money. Like most mothers, she probably doesn't keep it all to herself, but provides many things for her girls.

Zara and Peter are both royals, both are grandchildren of HM in exactly the same way as William, Harry, Beatrice and Eugenie are. Perhaps if UK taxpayers did not have to pay for the 'unneeded' bodyguards for Beatrice and Eugenie, the money could go towards the upkeep of the palaces, which bring in a lot more money than B & E.

I don't have any problem with Sarah or Andrew spending money on the girls, but if he wants them to have 'protection' because they are HIS daughters and he wants to ensure they keep the HRH, perhaps it is time their parents paid!

[andrew]

I very much agree with you dear Alison!
I've written almost the same on the Prince William thread. I would gladly give up my President to your Royal Family! And those few pennies are really not that much, I would pay tenfolds more in a year to have a monarchy rather than a republic!

[Fabulous Fake]

Originally Posted by PadThaiPrincess

Prince Harry's gap year saw him in Queensland, Australia wrangling cattle and in Lesotho, Africa where he helped build a clinic and bridge. There was talk in January of 2007 Princess Beatrice wanting to spend her gap year working with her mum for the charity Springboard for Children. Did that ever happen this year? I can only find bits about her traveling with friends and going to parties.

Here's the latest news about HRH's 'workload.'

http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/...ess-to-Britain

[Skydragon]

Originally Posted by Fabulous Fake

Here's the latest news about HRH's 'workload.'

Sunday Express: The World's Greatest Newspaper :: Columnists :: Love ties princess to Britain

Hello Fabulous Fake, a big welcome to the forums.

She will be incredibly busy then! IF she does manage to obtain a junior position at a 'fashion magazine', perhaps they will be able to give her a free makeover. I don't hold out much hope though!

[Jo of Palatine]

Originally Posted by Skydragon

She will be incredibly busy then! IF she does manage to obtain a junior position at a 'fashion magazine', perhaps they will be able to give her a free makeover. I don't hold out much hope though!

I worked as an editor at a fashion magazine once and believe me, if times have not changed enormously, she will learn a thing or two about people... especially about women who want and who need to have a career in fashion world.

She should better ask her greek cousin-in-law Marie Chantal for a job, that would keep her feathers intact....

[CasiraghiTrio]

Originally Posted by PadThaiPrincess

Prince Harry's gap year saw him in Queensland, Australia wrangling cattle and in Lesotho, Africa where he helped build a clinic and bridge. There was talk in January of 2007 Princess Beatrice wanting to spend her gap year working with her mum for the charity Springboard for Children. Did that ever happen this year? I can only find bits about her traveling with friends and going to parties.

Oh well, you know, Beatrice is busy building up "Brand Beatrice"!!!!
She is going to be a fashion designer, and the first royal to go to outer space, woohoo! (Double)

Right now Beatrice is just being an immature, foolish 18-19-whatever-year old.
Unfortunately for her, the tabloids are documenting all of her embarrassing, silly girly exploits. But fortunately, it might mean that it helps her to wake up a bit faster than other girls of her age group, and start becoming a real woman sooner. I just want to see her realize that all this posing is terrible. I want her to realize that she needs to find her true nature and be herself. Forget all this "Brand Bea" crap; forget trying to be "the fashion designer", the Space Traveller, the Mini-Mummy, or whatever. Even in the way she dresses, it seems like she is dressing to impress people (and not impressing!) rather than wearing what she truly likes. I bet the real Beatrice could be a very cool person.

[lady_windsor]

i thinkk that they should both definitely do something when they are older, but while they are at school, there isnt much for them to do.
Say ing that though, i feel that beatrice should be using her gap y ear to focus on something important rather than being a celebrity because i feel that if they dont start to show responsibility (bea especialy), it will come back to haunt them because people hate the fact that their money is being spent helping someone who doenst deserve it