Hereditary Thane
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The banality of this thread verges on the fantastical.
The banality of this thread verges on the fantastical.
I dont think that cd255's post should be criticised in such a manner and tone. It is a perfectly valid and reasonable general statement.
I wish we knew a little bit more about Kate. We don't seem to know much about her.
A royal bride will know to tackle and shield ANY indiscretions at all costs. A blonde from the gentry doesnt know how to live the code.
Who was the last 'real royal' to have married into the BRF? In my book it was Mary of Teck.
In mine princess Marina of Greece and Denmark.
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Looking back to Princess Marina's generation, she was the only princess who married into the BRF. The other brides were aristocracy; and these "common" women who married the Duke of Gloucester and the Duke of York did quite well within the Royal Family and instilled those values into their children. The brides of the next generation, one an aristocrat, one gentry, didn't do nearly as well within the Royal fold over the long term; but the one middle-class woman who married in is doing just fine after some initial hiccups. So in terms of finding a "preferred wife", I'm not sure that social class is a good indicator of whether a particular lady will make a good princess or not.
Love is secondary to producing a legitimate heir for the dynasty. They can marry a princely Baden or Schaumburg Lippe and let love - whatever that means - develop.
Love is secondary to producing a legitimate heir for the dynasty. They can marry a princely Baden or Schaumburg Lippe and let love - whatever that means - develop.
Love is secondary to producing a legitimate heir for the dynasty. They can marry a princely Baden or Schaumburg Lippe and let love - whatever that means - develop.
A woman who comes from a low socio-economic status doesn't stand a chance of marriage to any royal period. I'm just curoius. Does anyone know of a woman of a low social class standing who married into royalty.
The Kents wedding was an absolute media and public succes. Don't think the same for the Yorks and the Gloucester. I don't mean they were unpopular but they weren't received with the same enthusiasm, AFAIK
Love is secondary to producing a legitimate heir for the dynasty. They can marry a princely Baden or Schaumburg Lippe and let love - whatever that means - develop.