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Madeleine will not attend the Nobles - quote from her facebook page:
It saddens me that I won't be able to attend the Nobel Festivities this year. Due to the fact that I'm expecting a baby girl in February, it would be hard for me to participate in the lengthy program over the two days. My heart, however, will be in Stockholm.
Quite dramatic. The royal family are just as the honour guests at the Nobel ceremony, and Madeleine isn't the most important person there. So she can't participate at the lengthy program on two days while she is pregnant. But millions of women work for eight hours a day when they are 7 months pregnant. And Madeleine says nothing about that flying to Sweden would be tough, obviously because she and Chris are planning to fly to Sweden a week later.
Quite dramatic. The royal family are just as the honour guests at the Nobel ceremony, and Madeleine isn't the most important person there. So she can't participate at the lengthy program on two days while she is pregnant. But millions of women work for eight hours a day when they are 7 months pregnant. And Madeleine says nothing about that flying to Sweden would be tough, obviously because she and Chris are planning to fly to Sweden a week later.
I am a bit dissappointed now, too.
Why does she not fly to Stockholm and stays until after Christmas? She wanted to fly anyway..... being too stressful, gosh, why then just attending the first day, Dec 10th? And leaving out the other activities?
Victoria did the same 2 years ago....
Seems not to be a valid reason to me missing the most important Event of the year, sorry. And yes, this is a duty of a princess. Looking like spoiled to me, too.
BYe Bine
One does wonder...are we disappointed that Madeleine isn't attending because she isn't fulfilling one of her responsibilities as a Princess of Sweden or are disappointed because we won't be seeing her in a dress and tiara?!
And yes, there is a noticeable difference between Madeleine and Victoria. As previously noted, Victoria is based on Sweden and she is the heir to the throne whereas Madeleine is based in NYC and is what...number 4?
do we know for certain that she's going to sweden for her mum's birthday? if that's the case, then i guess it's not nice to say that she's not going to an official event happening only a week before.
if she's not going to the birthday, then i don't think it's such a big deal: while it's almost her duty, she's by far not the most important member of the family to be there and it's not like we are missing the king and queen, so i don't see it as a big deal.
I love Maddie, but this just doesn't make sense. I could perfectly understand that a woman who is 7 months pregnant doesn't want to make an intercontinental flight. However, it doesn't make sense when she won't travel this week for the Nobel ceremonies, but will travel in a few weeks for her mother's birthday. She could just stay in Sweden for the month of December, no?! She needs to be a good advisor.
She could just stay in Sweden for the month of December, no?
And sometimes I think people just like nitpicking with Madeleine.
Every woman's pregnancy is different and we don't how the specifics of her pregnancy. What wrong with wanting to fly to Sweden once instead of twice within a short time period and in the company of her husband? How awful is that? Maybe she has an appointment of some sort in NY between the Nobels and her mother's birthday and can't fly back and forth. And she actually prefer to fly with her husband Did anyone think about that?
As previously stated Madeleine isn't the most important person there, so really it shouldn't matter if she doesn't attend. All you really need is the King, Queen, Victoria and the person being honoured.
congratulations on your baby! And your points are very well taken. Isn't it true that their names were not included in the concert for her mother? I would assume if she is coming over for her mother's birthday, it would be for private time.I agree with you, Zonk. We just don't know. When I was pregnant this year (I gave birth in june) I wouldn'z have been able to attend an event like the noble event. Simply because I had serious problems with my tailbone. I couldn't sit in one position for a longer period of time. It was really painful. Not even on a comfy couch. Maybe Madeleine has a similiar problem and that's why she won't attend the nobels. If thats the case I can totally understand her. But maybe she has another problem that won't allow her to attend. Because if she attends everyone would expect her to be all smiles and 100% there. If she feels like she can't give 100% it's absolutely okay that she won't attend.
And if she feels like she can attend whatever is planned fpr her mothers birthday, it's also okay. She is the pregnant one. She can decide best what she is capable of. And maybe she isn't even attending the official events of her mothers birthday but just comes over to congratulate and celebrate her mothers birthday in privat. Maybe the announcement that she won't attend the official events of her mothers birthday weill just be made after the nobles.
And maybe it's not even Madeleine who calls the shots here. Maybe Chris simply said "Darling, I don't want you to attend the nobles. I know you want to but you're overestimating yourself here. You know you have problems with this and that. Whatever the people say, our baby is 1st priority. Don't overdo it. It's not worth it." I'm absolutely sure that my husband would have stopped me from an event like that if I were in Madeleines place and would have had the problemes I had in my own pregnancy. And that would have been absolutely okay, because I'm not only myself anymore but also the mother of his unborn child. He would have had the right to stop me from doing something that wouldn't be good for me and the baby.
We simply don't know anything about how Madeleine feels, how the pregnancy really is going and what she is capable of right know. She is pregnant, she and Chris decide what is okay and what isn't. And no-one has the right to criticize her or him for it.
One does wonder...are we disappointed that Madeleine isn't attending because she isn't fulfilling one of her responsibilities as a Princess of Sweden or are disappointed because we won't be seeing her in a dress and tiara?!
And yes, there is a noticeable difference between Madeleine and Victoria. As previously noted, Victoria is based on Sweden and she is the heir to the throne whereas Madeleine is based in NYC and is what...number 4?
Could be Chris can't be away that long, she want's to be near her own doctors and she is not up to all the fancy dress and tiara fuss just now-feeling unwell and huge. But I think her announcement was a bit much.
One does wonder...are we disappointed that Madeleine isn't attending because she isn't fulfilling one of her responsibilities as a Princess of Sweden or are disappointed because we won't be seeing her in a dress and tiara?!
And yes, there is a noticeable difference between Madeleine and Victoria. As previously noted, Victoria is based on Sweden and she is the heir to the throne whereas Madeleine is based in NYC and is what...number 4?
I don't understand the criticism of Madeleine over this Nobel thing. She's very pregnant and she lives in the US. It seems she's decided it's more important to be in Sweden for her mother's birthday than for the Nobel event. Or maybe she and her husband have another important event at home that week. She's not the heir or the spare. She's only No. 4. She might have been born a princess but she chose to marry a man who has a career in another country and that has consequences. Her life is now in that other country and she can't be at every Royal event in Sweden.
You cannot compare sisters pregnancies. My older sister had 9 children. Was never sick, worked until the baby was due. I had 4 and was sick ever single day of all 4 pregnancies. I was hospitalized every time. You just can't compare sisters.
That is true...but it seems, she is not sick, she has been seen several times during the last days visiting/Walking in Central Park....
Bye Bine
Perhaps she only wants to do it once...and decided to come from her mother's birthday.