And she has her blind supporters and fans where she can do no wrong...so be it and life still goes one and time will tell..................such is the way of some people in this world.
I am a little confused by this. I am not a blind supporter or a fan as I know very little about Sophia, a lot of contradictory information has and is showered on us from tabloids, etc. but they are hardly known for reporting dispassionate truth above all.
What I do know is that, all things being equal, she will be married to Prince Carl-Philip next (northern) summer. So I sort of took a check on royal (male) spares, so to speak.
The Dutch: Seem to have their own careers.
The Belgiums: Ditto
The Danes: Former gentleman farmer, now? Not sure.
The Spanish: N/A
The British: Military and . . .
Then I thought about their wives, where applicable. Some have/had careers, some work almost full time with Foundations and Charities and some are almost invisible.
Weirdly enough, the BRF is the only family that has not suceeded in establishing careers because of the accusations of favouritism, exploting the BRF for trade and filthy lucre and other such nonsense, all the way to the third son of QEII. The quaint societal mores of "Being in Trade" from the 18th and 19th Centuries, still seem to be alive and kicking, sometimes viciously, here in the 21st Century.
Princess Anne, being both female and a successful equestrian, enabled her, over time, to seague effortlessly into what she has now. All earned initially by her equestrian skills. But it should be remembered, it was not nor is it now, overtly commercial.
The point is, the BRF is an anomoly and elsewhere the 'spares plus their families' only come out to play on high days and holidays and perhaps the odd State Visit.
What their wives do is pretty well set. First the children and, when they are at school, careers or charities. But nobody is cracking the whip, it just seems that's the way of things.
Then there is Sweden: Carl-Philip's education, military service, design asperations and interest in motor racing are all sneered at and dismissed as Not Good Enough. Strangely enough, not content with lambasting his fiance for her 'shocking past' and sneering at her participation in 'Project Playground', she is getting caned for not having her entire royal future mapped out and printed on the Royal Website.
Whatever happened to giving someone a fair break? If she does something truely reprehensible, have at it, but this woman hasn't even made it to the altar and her very existance seems to inflame some people, enraging them past the point of common decency let alone common sense. The notion that she might prove an asset is right up there with alien abductions.
I am willing to wait to see what, if any, future role in the royal family eventuates. There is really no other way and my crystal ball is somewhat cracked.
For me, her early past doesn't thrill me any but at 16 my only question is "where were her parents at such an important stage of development in a teenager's life"?
For her future? Well unlike many future princesses, she at least has a headstart in charity work, which bodes well for the future. And as she is more and more officially on our radar, so to speak, her future in the SRF will become a little clearer.
