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Thank you for the excellent link, LadyFinn! What Kerstin Weigl is writing is painfully, disgracefully true, and every royal, current or would-be, "visiting" Africa for "humanitarian" reasons is guilty as charged. A person only needs such advice if he/she is headed for a goal of some sort...

It's very much the case here in Australia; too many young women are seriously undernourished and suffer from eating disorders because of advertising and celebrity images in particular. I do not subscribe to the view that posting pink is right and posting anything else is wrong.

Spot on! :flowers: I agree with this. Malnutrition comes in different forms, and they are equally of concern. Yes, obesity is a big problem, but so is anorexia. - The link below quotes 30 million people in the US alone suffering from eating disorders, and eating disorders come with lack of...

Fred's brownish suits looks excellent. He looks tired.

- This is with reference to post no 704! :) I beg to differ, unless they've changed it in the last 10 months. I say this because I have posted a lot on Wikipedia, and nobody has questioned my sources. The problem with schools is that national systems differ widely in different countries...

Victoria always appears very pleasant, and she seems a very down-to-earth royal comfortably mixing with whoever. I wish all royals were like that. :)

Jacknch, I think it will/would take a lot for monarchies like the Danish to come to an end. Should it ever occur, I doubt it would have much to do with what e.g. Mary and Frederik do (unless they do something totally horrible), but rather, it may be a result of social changes that affect all...

Not once have I suggested that all she's done is iffy photos and fun with CP. I have only ever posted that I do not know much about her. It's dead easy to whack something on the net! All you have to do is create an account and start e.g. editing Wiki till cows come home. I do not go by...

I find it alarming that you didn't understand it, but it not necessary to understand it.

I did not speak for everyone at all. I was talking about public awareness. Thats' a general concept. - People who don't follow any media? Now if people don't follow any media they don't know anything about Mary and what she does! Just how do you think people "who don't follow any media" would...

And I fail to see the part where it said she even started secondary school. There's not a whisper about it either way. - If she moved to Alvdalen at 6, she would have gone to school there. If she was modelling in Thailand at 16 she could not attend school in Sweden, and was not able to complete...

I don't think at al that people didn't know about female circumcision until Mary brought it up! It's pretty common knowledge amongst people who follow any media at all, since it's been going on for who-knows-how-long. Mary did definitely not bring anything new to public awareness!

I just LOVE the way these "certain circles" create stuff! - Below wiki to SH as it stands today, and SH did not finish secondary school at all, and completion of secondary with good grades is a requirement for entry to Stockholm Uni. - At 16 she was posing for cameras for whatever purpose...

Thank you for your pleasant response! :) - Yes, these presentations create publicity and that creates employment for journos and guys and gals with cameras. That's a good thing, really. But people who work hard put in long shifts at unpleasant times of the day. I don't think for one second...

Numbering in the post is mine, and is there for ease in responding. It's also illegal in Oz, but that hasn't stopped it yet. I like to think fewer people are doing it these says, but have no statistics to fall back on. It's fine to agree or disagree with anyone. I wonder what the...

The only problematic issue a royal has brought to my attention were landmines in the late 90's with Diana. I believe she started all these royal visits to problem areas in the world, and there are way too many of those. - I do follow Marry's goings-on, but it is with sincerity that I will attest...

This is true. I see absolutely no point in applauding a royal representing community and speaking for those who need and deserve attention for their problems. What else would these royals do? There is no need to present trophies to those in luxury for doing the least they can do for other...

Hi Muhler, the numbering in your post is mine, and it's there for clarity and ease in responding.

The quote below is from the link underneath: "A member of the House of Bernadotte, Prince Carl Philip undertakes royal duties on behalf of his father, King Carl XVI Gustaf. He has acted as royal representative in the absence of his father and his older sister, Crown Princess Victoria" Prince...

I think SH should quickly do something within Sweden, so there would be, well, at least three projects in full swing before the wedding. Perhaps something will children's theatre, because children are a not demanding audience in terms of protocol, and always welcome being involved in role plays...

Carlota, don't despair! There are people in this world who actually devote their lives to helping others, be it medical staff or someone wanting to help orangutans. Here's a link for the latter: Orangutan Rescue: British woman jacks in business to devote her life to looking after orangutans in...

I think nothing much will happen in terms of upheavals. I believe SH and CP will carry on like they've done so far, and everything will go on as it has in the last four years. If CP was to become the next crown-head, things might be different. I don't see much of a change because I cannot see a...

And I fully agree with Muhler, again! :) I do have misgivings about SH, but that's with regards to her past and somewhat to he present. But she may change.

:flowers: And I totally agree on every point! Why does it seem so hard for some to accept different opinions, as they are always the basis of any discussion? There is no discussion when everybody agrees!

I was just going to post about that; her make-up is so heavy that her skin must peel off when she removes it. Less would be more.