Princess Alexandra: Current News & Pictures, Part 4

[Kelly]

yes, my one yr old godchild is an uncle to a 2 yr. old!

[lady_windsor]

MY family friend is 6 and he is just an uncle and one of my aunts is even younger than me

[Ditebaby]

I became an aunt and a godmother at the same time when I was 8 so it's not that rare of an event.

[gaggleofcrazypeople]

Its just that the chance of a generation gap is even greater now.

[Kelly]

Originally Posted by gaggleofcrazypeople

Its just that the chance of a generation gap is even greater now.

What do you mean?

[gaggleofcrazypeople]

When two family members of different generations are very close in age.

[Kelly]

Oh ok. Thanks!

[lise]

I become an aunt when I was 5 and a friend who became an aunt at 14 so I'll second Ditebaby on this. It's not a rare event.

[gaggleofcrazypeople]

I guess it depends on the culture where you are brought up in.

[Ditebaby]

Originally Posted by gaggleofcrazypeople

I guess it depends on the culture where you are brought up in.

And how you were raised.

[enchantednights]

i am 25 days older than my uncle so i just tell people he's my cousin :p

[gaggleofcrazypeople]

I gues thats easier. But anyway we're kind of getting off topic.

[Kelly]

Is Princess Alexandra going on the state visit to the Netherlands?

[gaggleofcrazypeople]

She doesn't usually go to those things since she is so young.

[suturegeisha]

Originally Posted by Kelly

Is Princess Alexandra going on the state visit to the Netherlands?

Usually only the sovereigns, and in some cases the heirs to the throne, go on those visits.

[soCal girl]

Regarding Alexandra's future; is it likely that she will take a more active role once she's older and comes of age? Or will she opt to stay in the background since she has four brothers who can take on duties with their future respective spouses? IMO she will be of more interest to a lot more people when she's a little bit older (18-22).

[suturegeisha]

Originally Posted by soCal girl

Regarding Alexandra's future; is it likely that she will take a more active role once she's older and comes of age? Or will she opt to stay in the background since she has four brothers who can take on duties with their future respective spouses? IMO she will be of more interest to a lot more people when she's a little bit older (18-22).

IMO she'll stay in the background...as well I imagine she wants to. She's lucky- her life won't be as closely watched as some princesses' are.

[Kelly]

Yes, she seems the quiet sort of princess who likes to stay out of the limelight.

[grim_lady]

I actually think that she'll start to make more appearances as she gets older. I feel that when she comes of age she'll become a represenative of Luxembourg at events as well as take up charity work and maybe even follow Maria Teresa's footsteps any maybe even become a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador or something like that.

[gaggleofcrazypeople]

I believe that she will do a bit since she is the only princess.