Thanks for additional information!It depends on the view of higher education (which also varies between countries; the UK is rather 'output focused' in that the Higher Education focus is far more on preparation for working life than most continental countries - that still have 'binary systems' which distinguish between university education and higher professional education - while the latter is considered university as well in other countries (typically as '(state) college' or 'post- 1992', 'newer university' or 'teaching university', etc). Some degrees (higher professional degrees) prepare you specifically for a profession, however, most degrees at research universities aim to give you an academic education that will serve you quite broadly in various fields.
Did Andrew push for Beatrice and Eugenie to be on the slate for CHOGM events to show they should be having more royal engagements? The York princesses hardly get a write up unless their names are tied to a scandal. Kate and Meghan dominate the royal news cycle. I wonder if the engagements are assigned in part who draws the most attention?
I don't believe it was a 'mutual' decision at all.
She, reportedly (in many news outlets and from my personal sources) went to both Charles and William to ask them to allow her to do more in the Jubilee year as she wanted to help but was told clearly by both of them she was 'surplus to requirements'.
Eugenie never wanted that life but Beatrice did. Her uncle and cousin though have never wanted her in that role but they didn't tell her until virtually she had finished university. That was why at school and uni she studied courses of interest to her but not in fields where she wanted to work. She studied History and History of Ideas but wanted to work in business so should have studied more Maths/Business based subjects. Had she been told, what she was told in 2011, when choosing her later high school and then university subjects she would have chosen differently.
I feel like it's unfair to put that on William and Charles. It was her decision to spend her college years taking the classes that she did. And she did find out in 2011, but I think she could've gone back to school to further her studies since then if she wished. She certainly has the resources. I'm just a few months younger than Beatrice, and decided in 2016 to go back and get my MBA while still working. Her choices didn't end before 2011.I don't believe it was a 'mutual' decision at all.
She, reportedly (in many news outlets and from my personal sources) went to both Charles and William to ask them to allow her to do more in the Jubilee year as she wanted to help but was told clearly by both of them she was 'surplus to requirements'.
Eugenie never wanted that life but Beatrice did. Her uncle and cousin though have never wanted her in that role but they didn't tell her until virtually she had finished university. That was why at school and uni she studied courses of interest to her but not in fields where she wanted to work. She studied History and History of Ideas but wanted to work in business so should have studied more Maths/Business based subjects. Had she been told, what she was told in 2011, when choosing her later high school and then university subjects she would have chosen differently.
I feel like it's unfair to put that on William and Charles. It was her decision to spend her college years taking the classes that she did. And she did find out in 2011, but I think she could've gone back to school to further her studies since then if she wished. She certainly has the resources. I'm just a few months younger than Beatrice, and decided in 2016 to go back and get my MBA while still working. Her choices didn't end before 2011.
And let's not forget that many people change career paths in their adult life. So having thought you'd be doing something else before you were 22 is hardly a new concept. Many people flourish even with that.
Why on earth would Andrew do so if the gossips are correct and the Queen and POW have absolutely squashed previous begging and grovelling from Andrew?Did Andrew push for Beatrice and Eugenie to be on the slate for CHOGM events to show they should be having more royal engagements? The York princesses hardly get a write up unless their names are tied to a scandal. Kate and Meghan dominate the royal news cycle. I wonder if the engagements are assigned in part who draws the most attention?
Honestly the reason Beatrice and Eugenie likely played as large a role as they did during CHOGM was because Kate was out of commission due to her pregnancy. If Kate hadn't been on maternity leave several, though probably not all, of the events the Yorks attended could have seen them replaced by Kate.
Their increased presence at CHOGM doesn't signify their ascent to becoming working royals, it signals that there was an increase in engagements and a major hole to fill with Kate being out of commission.
Honestly the reason Beatrice and Eugenie likely played as large a role as they did during CHOGM was because Kate was out of commission due to her pregnancy. If Kate hadn't been on maternity leave several, though probably not all, of the events the Yorks attended could have seen them replaced by Kate.
Their increased presence at CHOGM doesn't signify their ascent to becoming working royals, it signals that there was an increase in engagements and a major hole to fill with Kate being out of commission.
Beatrice is attending the Duke of Edinburgh awards reception later this month with William and Edward.
Eh, honestly don't know if Beatrice would get more attention if she attends more royal engagement. Princess Anne doesn't get much attention and she's right up there with Charles in terms of amount of engagements she attend each year.
If the Duke of York doesn't have an event that day will she get CC credit, it's happenned before when they girls aren't with their father they don't get credit , but since she is on the invitation I wonder if it will be different?
She was credited when she attended the fashion event with Kate and Sophie earlier this year.
To be honest, I don't think that Beatrice is cut out to be a Career Women, not all women are. She seems to come alive when she is doing her charity work and I feel it is a shame that passion is wasted.
I tend to agree.
I think what would make Beatrice happiest is a life somewhat like Sophie's, where she could combine family life (I do think she would like to be married and settled) with her patronages.
It's too bad she will not be an official member of The Firm; I suspect she counted on that and everything else now seems second-best.
Actually, I think Beatrice is set to have the best of both worlds at her fingertips. She can do as much charity works as she wants to and yet still call the shots on when, where, why and how without being on a rigid schedule from the "Firm".
Once married, perhaps raising a family and doing her charity work will be fulfilling for her. She's in the position now to make her life to be any way she wants it to be.
There is nothing to stop her doing charity work, if that is what she wants to do.. but she is nto required by the RF to be on the official roster.
That was my point. She can call the shots and do or not do whatever floats her boat without having requirements. She could marry and move to the far reaches of the earth and teach belly dancing and raise her family in a yurt if she really wanted to.
To me, it also shows that the charity work that she does do is because she wants to do it rather than it being expected of her as her role of a princess. I do think she realizes this and being a member of the "Firm" isn't something she'd be overly vocal about being excluded from.