Since I am new on this forum, I will introduce myself first of all. My name is Pruts and I am reading the messages on the forum for a few months now. I especially like the contributions of Iloveroyals, because these are very well written and intelligent observations on a not too serious subject. Caroline has always been a favourite of mine because of her beauty, elegance and dress sense. But that is about it. I do not think that she is particularly bright, or good or kind or whatever. She is particulary priveleged, that is for sure. I really did want to post a reply because of all the remarks about her wonderful appearance for a 50-year old. Do you all forget that she has all the possibilities in the world to look this good? I am sure that she has spent ten thousands of euros (or dollars) on her face. Are you not aware of the possibilities of filling up every wrinkle if you have this kind of money, not to mention whitening your teeth, facings, etc. Moreover, with the lack of worry and stress about daily life, such as money, getting up early for your kids or your job, household troubles, it would be a shame if you did NOT look good (considering of course her natural beauty to begin with!).
P.S. I do think that short hair on her age is more becoming than this no-hairdo!
Thanks for the compliment ! Now I have to live up to it...
In another thread, I wondered whether Caroline had had some work done on her face, which appears smoother, more serene than a year ago. I imagine it would have been done around the time of the Grand Prix, and I remember someone mentioning that it was not very polite of her not to remove her sunglasses when she gave the prize to the winner. It may have occurred around then.
I wish she would find a more becoming hairstyle. I think that ever since she was a teenager, she has tried very hard not to look like her mother and mother's friends, by adopting the more natural hairstyle of her contemporaries and sticking with it. She seems to abhor the overdone styles that scream "just been to the hairdresser". I liked her with long hair, liked her best with the bob, which really made her hair shine and move, but in recent years, she seems to have adopted a style that is really no style at all and doesn't do credit to her still very beautiful face. To me, it's almost "yes, she looks great, except for her hair..." In the close-up picture of her with her glasses on, her part appears uneven and the hair falls flat and uneven around the neckline. She looks more like an ordinary teacher there then like a Royal Highness and it seems she could have made an effort to honor the guest of honor and the occasion.
As far as her character goes, there is not much we know, everything comes to us previewed by the media. I've always been a fan so I don't even bother trying to rationalize it at this point (although I can affirm that I like the fact that she is both very cultured and very athletic). There are only two things I can say I don't like : her sense of entitlement that runs counter to modern democratic values (as in smoking in a non-smoking restaurant as if she were above the law) and never making a public relations effort to appear to have any kind of relationship with her nieces and nephews. As someone pointed out, we don't know that she doesn't see them, but she certainly doesn't go out of her way to be photographed holding any of them in her arms the way she held the little African children on her recent trip for AMADE. I'd like her to show a spirit of forgiveness, whatever her differences with her sister are, and above all, not let it affect her relationship with children.
But I do admire her absolute allegiance to keep Monaco on the map in the most sophisticated ways, her infinite energy and tireless work as unofficial Minister of Culture of the principality and as ambassador to promote the many assets of her country.