After looking at the picture, I wondered if the royals always arrive and depart an event in the order of the succession? It sort of seems like an insult that they can't just arrive as a family instead of as a number or position in the succession. (To this Yank anyway)
Im going to switch to another member;I wonder what kind of relationship Kate has with Elizabeth II.I wonder if she calls her Majesty,M'am or Grandma!
By the way,did Diana ever call her mother in law "Mum" or anything related to that?
Zonk said:I noticed something while looking at the old Christmas cards. I really hate to bring it up because really I don't think is the case. But did any notice that once Charles married Camilla, his children were no longer a part of his Christmas card? One could argue that once he married his precious Camilla his kids were no longer a priority.
NOW I am going to go on the record to say, that I don't believe that is the case. I believe William and Harry are just as important to Charles (and vice versa) on the day he married he married Camilla as the day they were born.
Just something to think about.
I can only surmise that the public would have had fits seeing Camilla in "Diana's place" on the Xmas cards. Jmo
Artemisia said:Prince Charles and Camilla's first Christmas card was the picture from their wedding, with all four children in the family - William, Harry, Tom and Laura - present.
I think Charles seems quite close to Margarets children, although there is an age gap there, I read about a letter the Queen wrote to her midwife that Charles was excited about the birth of Andew because he loved little children, so maybe he sort of doted on them when they were little. There are his only cousins, so its nice he wants a good relationship with them.
Not quite correct - they are only 2 of his 23 first cousins of whom only 11 or so are still living with some dead before he was born. People often forget that Philip had 4 sisters all of whom had children and those children are as much Charles' first cousins as are the children of his mother's sister.
Even when everyone was going on about Margaret and the Queen Mum's deaths in 2002 they usually forget that Philip also lost his last remaining sister about that same time - about 6 weeks before Margaret died.
The first cousins he would be closest to in age would be his Aunt Sophie's three youngest children - the ones she had by her second husband -born in 1947, 1949 and 1954
No the Armstrong-Jones cousins aren't the only ones in the UK. Charles's first cousin Princess Margarita of Baden lives in the UK permanently. She's also close to her Windsor relatives being the only member of Philip's side of the family who regularly attends the private Christmas lunch for family members. She is however more of the Queen's generation than Charles's as she was born in the 1930s. During his school years Charles was close to his cousin Welf, Philip's sister Sophie's son. Welf was born in 1947, Charles in '48 but Welf went to Gordonstoun with Charles so that he would have someone he knew at school. Later Welf went and lived in India and Charles visited him during an official visit, Welf died young. During the late '60 Charles would go skiing with his European based cousins, but there was quite an age gap.You are so right! i don't know why I forgot, I had been reading somethng only earlier in the day about Philips family and I was thinking what pretty names all the women in his family had! It is easy to forget Philip is not as only child. But I guess the Armstrong-Jones cousins are the only ones in England?
I had never heard before about his sisters death being right before the horrible ordeal the Queen had to go through with her mother and sister-
You are so right! i don't know why I forgot, I had been reading somethng only earlier in the day about Philips family and I was thinking what pretty names all the women in his family had! It is easy to forget Philip is not as only child. But I guess the Armstrong-Jones cousins are the only ones in England?
I had never heard before about his sisters death being right before the horrible ordeal the Queen had to go through with her mother and sister-
They did have a relationship with Frederick and Gabriella as children simply because they all grew up in KP.
Peter Philips made the following comment which I think gives an insight into relationships in the BRF, particularly whether they socialise.
He said he was looking forward to having his niece or nephew round to play with his own children, Savannah, three, and one-year-old Isla, in future as "we had cousins growing up so it's always nice to have family, to have cousins to play with. It's fantastic".
(Source Telegraph 08072013).
I gleaned from this that this was playing mainly with the Wales as the ages are closest, but that doesn't mean that the Yorks and wider family would be excluded.
They are also of an age with the Linley children so they do have family - just not first cousins and they will also have fun with Peter and the new generation of children - being the link between the generations.
So just from speculation, it's more likely true that HM The Queen's favorite grandchild is HRH Princess Beatrice? Ive read this many of times before--obviously there has been much speculation about her favorite, but Ive read Princess Beatrice more than any other.