As many of you know I do not shy away from critizing the DRF. Just look at the 1015 København K-thread! Anyway on this occasion, I think we should cut CP Mary a little slack. So what, if she did party with the Aussies, but only showed up for the flag ceremony at the Danish camp? I don't think it is such a big deal.
I'm with you on this one Regina.Well I think all this story came up because both Countries, Denmark and Australia, simply LOVE Mary. And when this kind of situations happen it's normal if some of the parts get "jealous"
I don't see it as a bad thing. It only means that the Danes want Mary 100% for themselves
I don't expect to see Mary pretending that she doesnt like Australia anymore just because she is a Danish Princess...
Anyway, Princess Mary seemed very happy supporting the Danish athletes! She looked very proper and natural all the time. Gold medal for her!
Allegations such as these show a complete lack of balance and logic. It was confirmed that Mary was celebrating a birthday with the Australians. Whilst I am sure the was some alcohol involved, the time, place and participants involved make it a huge leap "boozing" with all the sleazy binge drinking connotations that term has in Australasia!It's a huge deal! It goes to the heart of Mary's duties. She was paid a lot of wages to support the Danes - this was 'official duties, remember, NOT a private holiday. Boozing with the Australians was not part of the deal.
Unfortunately "Villemann's" noxious publication is already skewing the way people view the DRF. So much so that they check their common-sense at the door.She is on a dangerous trajectory I think - making PR errors, and not seeming to have the nous to understand that it affects Fred's position. If she can't recognise the implications of her actions, sorry, Villemann, but your hopes that Mary can do a QE the Queen Mother/George VI rescue are misplaced. . . . .
Even the Australian broadsheet, mainland press has some raised eyebrows.
Boozing with the Australians was not part of the deal
and not seeming to have the nous to understand that it affects Fred's position
But she is not demonstrating strategic thinking here
Whilst I am sure the was some alcohol involved
Short, sweet, succinct. Madame, I like your style.I think HRH would have experienced more of a "booze up" with the President of China, than she did with the Australian athletes...lol.
I'm with you on this one Regina.
Unfortunately "Villemann's" noxious publication is already skewing the way people view the DRF. So much so that they check their common-sense at the door.
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Can you imagine the outcry that would have arisen if they had discarded Kancellihuset for another option? That would have appeared to be overdoing it in the public eye (the Danish public eye as well - and a number of posters here would remind us all of their great debts to the opinion of the Danish public ). Kancellihuset would have to be kept in good repair anyway; it seems prudent for them to live there, close to the place where the queen spends a lot of her time. I really cannot see that the outlay of one of the Danish castles combined with a tradition for the Danish royals not to wall themselves in can be an argument that Frederik and Mary are exposing their children excessively.One huge difference to all other CP families is, that it doesn´t seem difficult to photograph around the home of the family. In the past there have been many series of Christian in front of Kancellihuset...greeting his grandpa, greeting mummy, watching a tow-car, leaving for his birthday celebrations ...and then there have been many pics in the park....riding his bike, sitting in buggies, going for icecream, playing with an other child...
One thing to start with would have e.g. been to choose a family house, which wouldn´t be so very public. The renovations of Kancellihuset weren´t cheap, so one could actually have renovated a Villa, which would be more private.
Quite popular place indeed - because it has gorgeous beaches. Denmark has lots of fine public beaches. Should it now be an argument against the CP couple and the 'over-exposure' of their children that they do not have or use a private beach??? They stay with friends at Blokhus, have done so before. Why on earth should they not be able to take a walk to a perfectly fine public beach!Then Blokhus was mentioned. Obviously quite a popular summer place and they had been at a public beach. Why not going to an small island instead or a protected summer place. E.g. the summer castle of the Swedish RF has a private beach at least (the pics with the ultralong lenses are really bad)
Again, they stay with friends who have a house there.And why do they have to go to fancy Verbier, instead of "Hintertupfing" for skiing?
Indeed they are not; or the Spanish or the Swedish or ... - nor are any of these royal houses like the Danish one. There are differences; the dwellings of the DRF may be more accessible then eg the Spanish, but it is IMO nonsensical to use that as an argument about over-exposure of Christian and Isabella. Facing the increasingly aggressive media, the DRF, or Mary and Frederik, in particular, may be forced to change a lot of things to shelter themselves more. It is sad - and I have no doubt that when they do, the royal threads will be full of sarcastic comments about them overspending on houses, acting aloof on private beaches etc. As in a lot of other things with M&F, they are damned if they do, and they are even more damned if they don't!Yes, I am well aware, that Denmark isn´t the NL.
Tjaha, and why is that so The eternal question You have an answer, me has an answer...but both probably differ...As in a lot of other things with M&F, they are damned if they do, and they are even more damned if they don't!
IMO the press ppl in Denmark are neither robots, nor monsters.....
I wouldn't accept the all-embracing unconditional love of the RF which you imply in your 'so ... so ... so ...love' comment. Most Danes do not busy themselves with the royal family - they are there, always have been - full stop.
I still do not agree with our estimation that Christian and Isabella are more exposed than the kids from the royal families you mention (by the way, were you not one of the members who complained about F&M's duty to the public when no pictures were released last year on Christian's birthday? If I remember incorrectly, I apologise in advance.)
Taking the picture 'harvest' from this week as a basis for saying that Christian and Isabella are exposed more to the media then their peers, simply does not make sense. In that case, we should have the same discussion in the week where the Spanish royals are on Mallorca, Ingrid Alexandra and her siblings are photographed in the snow around her birthday, or the three small Dutch princesses are on holiday and photographed.
If we are to make comparisons of the different royal houses, the basic conditions ought to be the same.
I am pretty sure that if you peel away the paparazzi shots, the public does not see Christian and Isabella more than other royal children.
Legoland, Graasten, Christian at a Xmas concert, the shooting to the interview of BT.Where there even any 'public' pictures of the kids from Isabella's baptism in July 2007 till the short photo-op in Verbier in February 2008?
Well, the situation surely isn´t bad for mejust too bad
And how often Paparazzi lenses were around in the 1000 years long history of the Danish Royal family? Alas...who doesn´t remember King Christian V and his "Kodak moments"...already his morning rituals were photographed through big telephotosThat's just the way it is and has always been.
You can turn it as you want...but in the light of other Royal families being able to avoid Paparazzi pics of their children mostly...the conclusion can only be
a ) The Danish Royal family doesn´t have great diplomatic skills and not the ability to develop smart new strategies.
The Crown Princely Couple would be weak...would lack of assertiveness.
They aren´t surrounding themselves with ppl, who could e.g. at least keep the photographers away from their home (a new thing probably...I can´t recall such pics of His Royal Higness Frederik André Henrik Christian, Crown Prince of Denmark, Count of Monpezat as small boy or of Her Majesty Queen Margrethe the second as little girl)
b ) They don´t mind the situation or would even embrace it.