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LadyMacAlpine said:
LadyMacAlpine said:Give Charlene a break none of you know anything about her really. You know what? She was on a date with him and sat on his lap. Big deal so its not something you would likely find me doing unless I was drunk. Anyone ever consider she might not have even thought about who he was but thought she was just with another boyfriend and was being affectionate and playful with him? I hear with Albert its hard to forget he is a Prince and head of State since he is a regular sort of guy and treats all the same no matter what your social class.
Albert is now on his own no one can tell him what he can't do. In many ways he is like a teenager in his first relationship. He wasn't allowed to take dates when he first began attending those events in Monaco. He felt that was part of what caused the talk he was gay. Look at it this way he is fully out of the closet NOT gay and with females. I had photo's of him kissing woman, etc., but didn't post them nor were they ever posted in the Forum. At least she is not yet topless in the photo's as other woman who have been photographed with him.
Why would we compare her to Diana. Diana was only 19 when they married, I think only 18 when they were dating. Charles was around 29 or 30, a ten year age difference, which I think probably had something to do with the failure of their marriage, he seemed to complain that she acted like a school girl - she was. Did anyone think they looked like they had anything in common when they walked down the aisle? She later grew into her role around the age of 30. Albert is a 48 yr old man dating a 27/28? yr old girl that seems to lack more than poise for her age. She shouldn't have to be taught how to behave & have some grace. I think maybe she could take a lesson from Albert's 18 yr old niece. Anway, the 20 yr age difference does not make him seem a very modern Prince to me. I mean it is 2006.
I think you mentioned you didn't see the pictures? Maybe you would understand others opinions if you took a look at them. Candid photos are fine, it's that everytime she seemed to be aware of the camera, she hung on him like a cheap suit. I didn't see him act the same towards her. That's what people don't like about her, that & her comments to the press. I don't know anyone who would act like that dating any public person & I live in a town where Paris Hilton exist (who doesn't seem to date anyone who lives in town
). There is a reason the Phrase "you'll never do lunch in this town again" was coined here. You talk you walk, L.A. is a one industry town & everyone knows everyone. Also, when John Kennedy Jr was dating Caroline - Can you imagine Caroline or any of his girlfriends acting like Charlene? And protocol is not what we are talking about here when we are referring on knowing how to act.Grace Kelly was an Oscar winning actress & at 26 she knew how to carry herself but she did have the advantage of being in the public eye & dealing with the press & more importantly how not to! Even though it might be preferable I agree with you about the formal education, Bill Gates, Michael Dell, Barry Diller, just to name a few of many who do not have a formal education degree. But her comments about education made her seem uneducated in any way. We would just like to see her act like an adult.
The thing about Albert being like a teenager in his first serious relationship, that's kind of what worries me. I hope he doesn't jump in too quick because of that &/or feel pressured to marry now that his position has changed. The others seemed more like friends/lovers situation - he's a grown man he had to manage some type of relationship, so really I have sympathized with him. But he can't complain about how the women he dates trap him, when he chooses to involve himself in relationships with these kind of women. I think I just wished he would be more discriminating about their intigrity instead of their looks & I think that is what bothers us about Charlene? If it's serious I hope she really loves him because he has waited a long time for it.
I would be interested on anyones opinion on what looked a little like a photo shoot (not the long lens) but the picture that includes Charlene (really posing) in a Monaco colored red & white more formal looking dress (not what you usually bring to the Maldives) & kwith what looked like a prof. photogapher. I think her waving Monaco colors seem a bit premature untill she has a ring on her finger otherwise it's just cheesy. Probably not her idea - I think the photos might be planned & with purpose. Maybe they plan on using them for something at a later date? It just looks like they're pimping her out to the public which doesn't help her in an already tough position no matter what the relationship is.
Anyway, nice chatting with you all! & sorry for such a long post.
