ysbel
Heir Apparent , TRF Author
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Well women who married men in high positions were expected to manage the status of the couple in society. There were visits at home to the other society ladies every afternoon and parties they had to give and invite the right people and although they had servants the lady of the house had to master the invitation list and the seating arrangement to ensure that Mr. Blowhard didn't sit close to Mr. Prude and blow her husband's business advancement all out of smithereens.
Society like that doesn't exist anymore but you can find pockets of it. A co-worker of mine is the wife of a high ranking military official and she is getting tired of the social demands on the wives of the senior officers. The more senior the level of the husband, the more social demands on the wife.
The problem for Kate and other commoners who marry royals, there is no job that they can take to prepare them for the job of being a Princess.
Society like that doesn't exist anymore but you can find pockets of it. A co-worker of mine is the wife of a high ranking military official and she is getting tired of the social demands on the wives of the senior officers. The more senior the level of the husband, the more social demands on the wife.
The problem for Kate and other commoners who marry royals, there is no job that they can take to prepare them for the job of being a Princess.