Call me shallow, call me nosy, call me whatever you like, but I wish Maria Theresia would wear her hair dark again. She looked so beautiful and striking as a brunette, I don't think her blonde 'do does anything for her. She looks washed out.
I find myself wondering what effect CP Alexander's son Prince Peter will have on any possible restoration. I know that he lives in the US, works and must make his living, but he seems to keep an exceptionally low profile which suggests he prefers life out of the lime light. I may be wrong, but...
I think it was a bit naive of him to reveal that he had a girlfriend but then to not name her. I don't mean to suggest that he should reveal everything about her and their relationship, the man is entitled to some privacy, but surely he must have known that people would go digging to find out...
I'll admit to a soft spot for Amedeo of Belgium, Josef-Emanuel of Liechtenstein and Guillaume and Felix of Luxembourg - they're all related so I must just fancy that particular gene pool! Philippos of Greece is also very handsome and Philip and Alexander of Serbia are quite attractive.
For good, or for bad, our past actions always impact on how people think of us. I think this is especially true in Sofia's case. Whether or not she becomes Carl Philip's wife, regardless of what good deeds she might perform, or how impeccably she might behave from here on in, she cannot change...
I'm rather partial to Prince Amedeo of Belgium and Josef Emanuel of Liechtenstein myself. And Philippos of Greece and Denmark too (sigh... be still my beating heart). Maria-Theresia von Thurn und Taxis was GORGEOUS before she colored her hair blonde, dark hair enhanced her beauty, blonde seems...
Obviously it depends on the woman and the royal family she is marrying into. I think on average they give up rather a lot: their careers (which they have often worked and studied hard for), their privacy, sometimes their religion, homeland and nationality. They loose their anonymity, everything...
Strange that there are no photos of Prince Peter from the Princes Ball (none that I've seen anyway). His brothers seem to do a lot more publicity than him, I wonder if he's shy or maybe he just dislikes the intrusion into his privacy.