For such a minor member of the royal family you guys seem to REALLY love her. I do not need to provide proof of my opinion and what my eyes see, but if I had access to those early pictures I would. SWessex even did the Diana mannerisms. Diana herself was horrified and mad at this. Lately and for some years she no longer does this and now is her own quite blah self.
You're right that you don't have to provide evidence for your opinions, but when you state things as fact which quite clearly aren't, i'm going to ask for evidence for these "facts". How do you know she had Diana mannerisms, and it wasn't just Sophie being herself, how do you know that Diana was horrified?
SWessex on the other hand posed the very first day she met Prince Edward hanging all over him. If I'm not mistaken she had her pr firm working on PE's foray into Real Tennis, a sport he was trying to revive. I don't call that subtle, down to earth, sweet, etc.
Could you explain this point a little more? You're calling Sophie manipulative but I do not understand why?
As for SWessex imagining she was being groomed to replace Diana (as was posted in the first of this thread) I think it is ridiculous.
Do you know that this is what Sophie thought?
She was not marrying Prince Charles, so why would she be being groomed to fill her shoes. Most people had little clue who Edward was back then especially in North America so it wasn't a high profile relationship. Yet at the start of this thread it is reported that she told the fake sheik that all the men in the royal family were wanting her as a Diana replacement.
You're right, she wasn't marrying Prince Charles, why does it matter if he was known in North America or not, Prince Edward is a Prince in the United Kingdom. He's not close enough to the throne to need to be known elsewhere in the world.
"Reported" doesn't mean 100% solid truth, does it?
Tyger SWessex would have to have been blind to not know EARLY ON in her relationship and marriage with PE that she was trying to dress like and copying the mannerisms of Diana. I do not have to assume anything I just have to open my eyes and see it. I do not care for Diana, but I cannot stand someone copying someone else's look. Sarah Ferguson, and all the other royal ladies back then did not feel the need to do that.
Sophie and Diana had the same type of body shape, looks etc. So why is it that Sophie was copying Diana and not just simply choosing the things she wanted to where? Why assume the worst in someone?
Where is the proof she is the Queen's favorite daughter in law? Just as you all ask me for "proof" where is yours? Unless the Queen goes on tv and says SWessex is my favorite daughter in law (or a fake sheik catches her saying it, hee hee!) it is just the impression you get (which by the way is vaild for everyone including me) or what "palace insiders" etc. sources say.
It is common knowledge that Sophie is the Queens favourite, there have been several article on the subject, and just as you talk about mannerisms, the way HM acts around Sophie it is quite clear that the pair are close.
All I'm reading is a bunch of people who insist she is nice, pretty, hard working, scandal free, and of course the Queen's favorite all without any "proof".
1; Sophie is nice, pretty depends on how you interpret pretty, she is very hardworking, she isn't scandal free (who claimed she was?) and like I said common knowledge shows that she's the Queens favourite.
I just want people to respond intelligently and actually discuss things not just demand proof.
Are you saying the people who have responded to you are not intelligent?
I really get suspicious when people give blanket praise to anyone. People's adoration of SWessex should not be marred by me pointing out things and actually commenting on the reason this thread was started. I have not called her names or anything so why a mountain of posts "proving" how wonderful she is by merely writing it here???
I don't think she has any "legacy" other than she has royal children.
Where has someone given her blanket praise, other members of this forum are just countering your opinion, is there something wrong with that?
Does she need a legacy?
She is very plain compared to Diana. As the Queen is reported to have said basically SWessex attracts no attention, would go unnoticed in a room.
And that is a very very good thing, the last thing we need is another show off who doesn't know her place.
In any interview SWessex gives it is not likely she would admit trying to emulate anyone. I wonder if she was asked in this interview or if she brought it up herself? Lots of people fish for compliments by saying everybody says I look like (so and so famous person) yet then do the false modesty thing by saying: but I don't think so. Sure....
What interviews are you talking about here?
Also of course she would praise Diana even though I don't know how she could actually like some one who seemed to obviously hate her. If she said anything bad about Diana she would be bashed. Diana did a lot to terrorize the royal family yet made an impact that people are very protective of.
Diana "obviously" hated Sophie? I have never heard that. Has anyone else heard this?
Yes SWessex seems to be her own person now, and it seems pretty unimpressive to me. I used to like Prince Edward but all the potential he had seemed to fizzle out when he got together with Sophie for good.
What do you want? Another Diana?
You bash Sophie for trying to apparently emulate Diana, then you bash her again for not being impressive enough?