I understand what you mean now. I guess Mary faces that conflict between maintaining "control" and allowing her natural personality to shine. It's a balancing act, although I would imagine that as she has grown into the position of Crown Princess she has loosened up somewhat. Are you saying that you think she hasn't loosened up enough in public and retains too much reserve?
To me CP Mary looks like a deer caught in the royal headlights! Terrifed and trying to control it, by being controlling - if you know what I mean. I wish someone would advice her to just be herself. She is good enough. We like her. We would just like to get the real Mary back, the one Frederik fell in love with, the one he needs and the one - in MY opinion - the monarchy craves! I am convinced that the real Mary, with her experience, easily can work out that our royal house needs to be in tune with the times and that the way to do that is to work hard with causes that matter to us today and tomorrow!
And do you know for a fact that she does not do anything more than just show up? If as you say it's all about the clothing, and that's the media doing the portraying, how are we to know that she doesn't do anything more? I rather suspect that she does. She certainly did with the Mary Foundation, and the Alana and Madeleine foundation.
What's more, more background effort goes into these events than you might imagine. It takes effort and time to learn about the different problems facing each patronage. It takes time to prepare a speech, and research what needs to be said, and it takes time to interact with the various people and listen to their needs.
So unless you know for a FACT that she does nothing more than just show up, then I think that you are making assumptions that can not be supported by a scratch of the surface.
Do you know for a FACT that she does more than just show up and lookg god?Why is it , that when you ask the palace to provide a real working schedule for CP Frederik and Mary, that they - at least so far - have refused to do it? Because there is not that much to show, perhaps? I am not saying, she is not working - she is certainly working much more than her husband - but on so many occasions Mary's professional skills have failed her or she has refused to employ them. Remember she used to work in PR? She should know how to communicate, but she doesn't.The Mary Foundation is well intended, but again it is words more than action. I am very familiar with CP Mary's work in her foundation as I am researching it for my next book.
We discuss mary's clothing because she gives us nothing else to talk about!
Then by all means, prove that she doesn't.
I can not see content or substance in the work she does. How do I prove it? Wel, how do you prove that there is content in what CP Mary does!
Of course Obama hasn't changed anything! He isn't president of the United States .... yet!
Viv
He has been a senator for four years!
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