sandsla
Nobility
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Michelle, I agree with you 100%. I am new to these boards and a little baffled by the increasingly strident and negative comments about Charlene.
Regardless of any faux-pas she has committed or any unwise statements in the press-I have not personally read any and I have been following this story almost from the start....
Perhaps this is why you are a little baffled? I respect your opinion, and as Elspeth mentions, you should also respect ours, that we are entitled to have. I think we feel we have provided and backed-up our opinions with many, many examples which Charlene has provided us with. She did not make a good impression to many from the beginning in Turin (she is not a child), of course we also had the benefit of her having gone to the press already where she provided everyone with a play-by-play account of their first date, that Prince Albert was nice enough to ask her on? So along with the way she chose to conduct herself in her first public appearance with Prince Albert in Turin, as well as the inappropriate quips to the press on her first public outing at the Olympics where Prince Albert is a member of the IOC. I would say from watching her & reading her own words in interviews she has chosen to give in the last 18 months, we have not been too far off the mark from our first impressions of her? I guess all of us have different standards of intigrity & grace, even for the most average of people we know, so we at least expect this from someone who has consistantly promoted herself in interviews, quotes & by appearing in public beside a very public Monarch. I do not make much comment in the way of her physical appearance, because this is the least that I am concerned with in people (along as they are respectful). I will say that Charlene has now promoted herself as a model, so she has now invited commentary there as well (IMO)? Some of the least attractive photos & interviews seem difficult to find now for obvious reasons (IMO), but many on this board have seen them when they were current & available. There is still enough published information provided by Charlene if anyone cares to do the research. I think that may be the problem many have with her, she appears to act first & think later. But Albert seems to have done this too? Which is why some seem more concerned than they otherwise might be?
I'm sorry but many who have been familiar with these boards & have been reading all along get tired of rehashing the same stuff over & over. Going back and reading some of these posts might enlighten you as to why we hold the opinions that we do, at least it should be entertaining for you, if you have not done this yet? Regardless, Welcome to the TRF.
"A Picture Paints A Thousand Words"
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