Chris won't join the rest of the family for CP and Sofias wedding banns tomorrow. He has "other commitments". To put it short and not so sweet: I'm getting really tired of his behavior.
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If the reason is that he wants to attend at his mother's birthday, I understand that. But aren't there coming evening/morning flights from London to Stockholm?
There are lots and lots of flights between London and Stockholm, so he could do both. And his mothers birthday (if that's the reason) is something he must have known about when the date for the marriage banns was discussed in the family.
Yes, but there weren't many Sundays for the royal family to choose. 24th May wouldn't have been a good choice because queen Silvia attends at the traditional Childhood Day. And 31st May is the Mother's Day in Sweden (Victoria's banns were on Mother's Day, though). And 7th June is too close to the wedding.
But, in the broader scheme of things, does it really matter if Chris is there for this formal announcement? It seems fairly trivial to me.
But, in the broader scheme of things, does it really matter if Chris is there for this formal announcement? It seems fairly trivial to me.
It is just a tiny little ceremony to inform to the parish of an impending marriage between two persons. No more, no less.
As the whole world already knows that Prince Carl Philip intends to marry Ms Sofia Hellqvist, all this is pretty trivial. If I was outside Sweden, I would not return either especially for this. It is not like he stays away from the wedding, or so....
Give Mr O'Neill a break...
We don't know that he just 'shows up when it suits him'. I am quite sure this was discussed within the family. If they aren't concerned with him not being there then neither should anyone else.
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Could it be that maybe his mother is feeling uwell? Maybe there are other reasons behind this choice..
The topic of this thread is "Media negativity and public opinion". I'm talking about how his behavior is reflected in media, and what that does to the public opinion about him. And trust me when I say that he really isn't doing himself any favors in this department.
The court updated the banns to the calendar on 5th May, and Chris wasn't listed to attend then. So he knew already then that he will not attend. He may have a good reason not to attend, we don't know that. But since the reason isn't told, his behaviour is reflected negatively at the media. People also register that his wife is heavily pregnant and goes to these events without her husband.
Was he being critisized by the media for not attending? He was not scheduled at all to attend and his mother's birthday was today and he might want to spend a longer time with his mum and sisters before the baby is born, so I see no problem with him not attending the Banns. So is the public so narrow-minded that he has to hurry back to Stockholm. Does anyone in Sweden ever feel bad for him when his brother-in-law, CP, announced his engagement on his 40th birthday,June 27? CP chose that date out of 365 days to get engaged, so did he ever think and care for brother-in-law and baby sis.
I don't think Chris is being petty or immature, but I think he must have told his wife and her family about his absence.
It is all just a media frenzy. I am sure the average Swede in Gävle, Örnsköldsvik or Tröllhattan couldn't care less or does not even know that there are wedding banns published tomorrow and that the British husband of a sister to the future groom is missing...
This. They are very good at picking dates that coincide with Chris personal life, don't they?Well, why do they? What right do they have? Chris is a private citizen who does not owe Sweden anything at all.
The 4th best read article in my newspaper at the moment is an article about American cencorship of breasts painted by Picasso. I very much doubt however that the content of the article is something that Dutch people care about passionately. News is entertainment. A gossipy article about Chris not attending CP's wedding banns... why on earth would anybody care except those whom it concerns?
TBH if Chris' attendance was so important to the family or to the Swedish public, they might have considered to plan it on a different date than on his mothers birthday which has been on the same date for 73 years. TBH I would find my own mother more important than a newly acquired brother-in-laws pre-wedding registration.
If Chris' attendance was so important to the family or to the Swedish public, they might have considered to plan it on a different date than on his mothers birthday which has been on the same date for 73 years. TBH I would find my own mother more important than a newly acquired brother-in-laws pre-wedding registration.