Jasl said:
Yes, of course there is more to being Crown Princess than looking good, but its even better if you can combine the two together! : )
And we can't deny it, Mary definitely combined the two together during this tour.
That Mary looked looked good on this trip is a matter of opinon. Some people probably
could deny that Mary looked good, like in the pink dress with all that non-matching jewellery and purple purse.
Jasl said:
Believe it or not, every single event she has attended has been charity-related or related to her position as a member of the DRF (I'm talking about the state dinner with the NSW Governor who's the representative of QEII in NSW). She has raised/ will raise around $2 million AUS dollars during this tour. So just dwell on that for a moment.... she will have raised more than the yearly allowance they receive from the Danish government, and its only March!
Isn't that the point of a state visit though? The point of a state visit for
any royal is to attend events and functions which promote relationships between your own nation and the hosting nation, or to represent charitable organizations. During Letizia's visits with Felipe to South America the couple have attended tons of events which better the relationship between Spain and Brazil/Mexico/Guatemala and the like. Mary's own sister in law Princess Alexandra has attended numerous countries as part of her Red Cross efforts like Bangladesh and India. During Phillippe and Mathilde's recent trip to China they also attended charitable events and functions that aided in economic and social relationships between Belgium and China.
What Mary has done on this trip is
not the exception. It may be the
exception for Mary to have attended so many events in so many days, but it isn't the exception for all royals.
I highly doubt that even with the draw of an Australian born girl turned Danish princess $2 million could not have been raised for the various charities Mary has attended. It may take them a few more months but Mary alone did not raise that money. Not unless she donated the $2 million herself.
Jasl said:
So apart from the yacht race, to my knowledge, she has not attended a soiree for the mere fun of it - all of the events she has gone to has been connected to raising money for charities.
How about when Mary went shopping? Or how about the times when her best friend Amber Petty was hanging around, like that first full day in the pink floral top and skirt when she had a luncheon - or is it normal for royals to invite their best friends to accompany them on their royal duties now?
Your illustration of Mary having worked non stop during this trip is misleading. Yes she has worked a lot during her visit to Australia. Far more work than I've ever seen her do continuously while in Denmark. But her best friend and her sister Jane have also attended some of these events too. How often do we see Letizia or Mathilde's sisters or Maxima's brother attending royal events with them?
Never.
Jasl said:
But of course her "chicness" shines through (the newspapers here in Australia call her "Her Royal Chicness" ... lol) and she makes it look like one big party.
Again a subjective feeling that Mary's "chicness" shines through. And of course the Australian papers would dub her "Her Royal Chicness" - she's the first Australian born individual to marry into a royal family. Of course they would be proud of her. It would be much more interesting when the press from around the world also declare Mary this. A much better title to be dubbed would be "Her Royal Hard Worker."
And she makes it look like one big party because it is one big party for her. One big party where she gets to dress up in brand new gowns, dripping in jewels, and gets to have her best friend and family attend these events with her.
