Little_star
Heir Apparent
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Hmm, the first time I saw Mary was soon after the engagement and I didn't think much of her. My opinion hasn't changed. There's something incredibly artificial about her, she just doesn't come across as genuine alot of the time. Moreover, I've always got the impression that she's more interesting in all the trappings of Royalty and not the poisition itself.
I actually saw Letizia on television when I was on holiday in Spain before the engagement announcement. I thought she was very pretty then and my opinion hasn't changed. Moreover she seems incredibly warm and dedicated to her position as a future Queen. I like the fact that she takes a serious and business-like approach to her role. She doesn't seem to milk it for the perks and to a certain degree that's reflected in the entireSpanish Royal Family.
I knew of Rania before she was Queen, but I really noticed her the day of King Hussein's funeral. I happened to be ill at home so I watched the entire thing on CNN. I was quite interested because I'd read about the whole Noor versus Rania position because of the change in succession. Personally I though she handled the day really well as there was alot of interest in her because she was going to be the future Queen.
I've known about Victoria for a very long time (courtesy of my mother's Hellos') and I really like her. She seems like a very normal individual, a credit to her parents and a woman who will be an excellent future Queen. Her siblings came to my attantion alot later and I think the first I heard of Madeline was on the "Wife for William" programme.
Out of all the British Royals, to a certain degree Camilla is the only one who's made an impact, in that figures like Diana, whilst quite unique, were always there in the limelight so to speak. During Diana's life I was alwyas quite hositle towards Camilla but I think now, my attitude has changed becuase at the end of the day, she's been accpeted byWilliam and Harry, so what business is it of anyone else's?
I only heard of Mette-Marit on her wedding day and that was becuase the press chose to talk about her scandalous past and the fact she already had a child. My initial reaction was, so what? Single mothers are hardly uncommon in this day and age and what right od I have to judge. She and her husband seem incredibly happy and most importantly she seems to have handled alot of the negative press very well. Kudos to her.
I only heard of Maxima and Mathilde when I joined a royal forum. I've always been in mixed minds about Maxima, partly becuase of her father's reputation (but then that's not exactly her fault). Yet on the toher hand she does someties seem to only care about the superficial aspects of Royalty, a complaint often spoken of by my Dutch firends.
I'm not really interested in Mathilde, I find her quite artificial and fake and I can't quite put my finger on the reason. I know she's well-liked on this forum but something about her just grates. Sorry to her fans.
I've alwyas liked Alexandra of Denmark, she seems incredibly down to earth and I was incredibly shocked when her and Joachim split. However, she's handled it all in such a dignified manner and really seems to maintain a close relationship with her in-laws and Denmark itself.
As for the Moroccan Royals I can remember seeing the pictures of Lalla Salma's wedding. She seemed a pleasant individual and I did have high hopes for her as she seems an intelligent woman. But I'm pretty disappointed in her, she hasn't achieved anything substantial and just seems to make appearances when it's prudent to do so. I really do admire her sister-in-laws more in that aspect, especially Lalla Meryem.
I actually saw Letizia on television when I was on holiday in Spain before the engagement announcement. I thought she was very pretty then and my opinion hasn't changed. Moreover she seems incredibly warm and dedicated to her position as a future Queen. I like the fact that she takes a serious and business-like approach to her role. She doesn't seem to milk it for the perks and to a certain degree that's reflected in the entireSpanish Royal Family.
I knew of Rania before she was Queen, but I really noticed her the day of King Hussein's funeral. I happened to be ill at home so I watched the entire thing on CNN. I was quite interested because I'd read about the whole Noor versus Rania position because of the change in succession. Personally I though she handled the day really well as there was alot of interest in her because she was going to be the future Queen.
I've known about Victoria for a very long time (courtesy of my mother's Hellos') and I really like her. She seems like a very normal individual, a credit to her parents and a woman who will be an excellent future Queen. Her siblings came to my attantion alot later and I think the first I heard of Madeline was on the "Wife for William" programme.
Out of all the British Royals, to a certain degree Camilla is the only one who's made an impact, in that figures like Diana, whilst quite unique, were always there in the limelight so to speak. During Diana's life I was alwyas quite hositle towards Camilla but I think now, my attitude has changed becuase at the end of the day, she's been accpeted byWilliam and Harry, so what business is it of anyone else's?
I only heard of Mette-Marit on her wedding day and that was becuase the press chose to talk about her scandalous past and the fact she already had a child. My initial reaction was, so what? Single mothers are hardly uncommon in this day and age and what right od I have to judge. She and her husband seem incredibly happy and most importantly she seems to have handled alot of the negative press very well. Kudos to her.
I only heard of Maxima and Mathilde when I joined a royal forum. I've always been in mixed minds about Maxima, partly becuase of her father's reputation (but then that's not exactly her fault). Yet on the toher hand she does someties seem to only care about the superficial aspects of Royalty, a complaint often spoken of by my Dutch firends.
I'm not really interested in Mathilde, I find her quite artificial and fake and I can't quite put my finger on the reason. I know she's well-liked on this forum but something about her just grates. Sorry to her fans.
I've alwyas liked Alexandra of Denmark, she seems incredibly down to earth and I was incredibly shocked when her and Joachim split. However, she's handled it all in such a dignified manner and really seems to maintain a close relationship with her in-laws and Denmark itself.
As for the Moroccan Royals I can remember seeing the pictures of Lalla Salma's wedding. She seemed a pleasant individual and I did have high hopes for her as she seems an intelligent woman. But I'm pretty disappointed in her, she hasn't achieved anything substantial and just seems to make appearances when it's prudent to do so. I really do admire her sister-in-laws more in that aspect, especially Lalla Meryem.
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