@Duke of Marmalade - I heard about the feeling up in Carl-Philip's shirt. You missed Sofia's hand on her husband's thigh during an official event:
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/08/26/17/2BAE22EF00000578-3211747-image-m-59_1440607355519.jpg
Sorry, it's tacky in my opinion. You're on the royal clock and you know the cameras will be on you. Save that for private moments. I think Silvia's hovdam who is Sofia's mentor needs to schedule a coaching session.
Well, first off, if I read that photo correctly, I would assume that had Carl Philip not been using his right hand to hold an umbrella over her/them, they would have been holding hands. Instead, he has his left hand over hers. They're newlyweds and I'm guessing they are going to be every bit as bad as Victoria and Daniel and, like them, the PDA's will continue for years! Quelle horreur!
Interesting article and I have to give credit where credit is due, they did not publish the photos of Sofia trying to navigate that somewhat high step. This makes me wonder as to why.
It was posited by suztav that it was a possibly a photoshop because there is nobody there to assist her which I have to admit I found a little odd. I've seen photos of royal ladies with a guy each side lifting them up from under their arms to a higher level. Whatever happened, if the photos are real then the CP needs a clip around the ear for not assisting his wife and the organisers need a kick in the rear for overlooking the obvious.
I think she did good on her first official tour. My favorite picture is the one of her in green raincoat and boots. Not so much glamour there, but they both seemed to be enjoying themselves.
I love that photo and she was a good sport with the weather being so inclement that her hair lost it's volume and developed a bad case of frizzies. She didn't seem to care and she didn't lose her smile.
But having read the deep feelings of some of the posters about Sofia looking sly, smug or fake, I am going to examine every royal princess at work to see if she too looks sly, smug or fake. After all, we can't have them enjoying swanning around in the mud now can we.
Me? I thought it was lovely that Carl Philip seems to be more relaxed when Sofia is with him and that his smile comes a lot more easily than before. I think that Sofia gives him strength to be himself. I don't think he has ever really put himself 'out there' except within the narrow confines of his racing or being lost in the crowd at the Nobels. One-on-one with strangers has never been his forte.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015...s_Sofia_and_Prince_Car-a-17_1440677785123.jpg
No, She really is wearing heels, but I think her bag went ahead so when she faced with a disparity between the pontoon and the boat, she was stuck. She'd rescued her pretty black flats for later on the boat.
