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That is certainly a lovely photo.
Daffodil called 'Georgie Boy' named after Prince George of Cambridge
https://twitter.com/RoyaleVision/status/581830995487375360
I saw that. How adorableAnother twitter post doing the rounds Marty91charmed - the Duke of Cambridge and little Prince George are being reported as being sighted feeding lambs, last weekend, in Norfolk.
How spring is that!
(We're entering autumn down-under of course, but how appropriate to the season.)
Camilla Tominey on Prince George in the public eye, lottery winners and bullied teachers | Camilla Tominey | Columnists | Comment | Daily Express
Do you remember the last time Prince George was officially seen in Britain? I say “officially” since outings to private polo matches and quick shopping sprees to Trotters don’t count as proper public appearances (and neither does his tour of New Zealand and Australia because it wasn’t in Blighty).
The answer, it may surprise you to learn, is that the British public last saw George 18 months ago, at his christening in October 2013. I say “British public” but the only people who actually managed to catch a brief glimpse of George in his christening robes were members of Her Majesty’s press.
Only 22 guests attended the “private” ceremony at the Chapel Royal, St James’s Palace, and half of them were royal. So really the only time actual “punters” have seen George in the flesh was outside the Lindo Wing on July 23, 2013, the day after he was born.
It depends I think. He is a kid with no say in the matter and it is his parents job to protect their child. So I'd rather they'd think of him than of the press. Remember, a flyby is no quiet thing. And a 2 year olds tantrum (which is a very possible thing) will be the front page. So I think it is up to the parents to firstly know their child. Like the Wessexes, Louise is with alot but not James. Probably because of their different personalities. They will be ready for different things in different times because they are individuals and a good parent can recognize that. Also, they have to take into consideration Georges feeling on that day. Has he sleeped well? A cold? Is he really restless. All this has an impact on if he will be there or not. So I don't think it's fair to say that he can be trotted around just because he's 2. It must be really gently done.I think he will make his bebut on the balcony for the trooping this year. He'll be nearly two.
It depends I think. He is a kid with no say in the matter and it is his parents job to protect their child. So I'd rather they'd think of him than of the press. Remember, a flyby is no quiet thing. And a 2 year olds tantrum (which is a very possible thing) will be the front page. So I think it is up to the parents to firstly know their child. Like the Wessexes, Louise is with alot but not James. Probably because of their different personalities. They will be ready for different things in different times because they are individuals and a good parent can recognize that. Also, they have to take into consideration Georges feeling on that day. Has he sleeped well? A cold? Is he really restless. All this has an impact on if he will be there or not. So I don't think it's fair to say that he can be trotted around just because he's 2. It must be really gently done.
While I think that George has to be eased into royal life, when you want to start with it? I think its a better way to have him grow up in a way that public life is there and that it comes natural with him. Public life won't go away, so a balcony appearance at 2 is fine. Do they want it to do with 5 or 6 when such an audience comes with a shock?
I am no fan of parading a toddler around but I can still feel the hostility towards the press that comes from William, there is no harm eg publishing a picture with the family for Easter. George is the future King after all, the public wants to see him grow up and bond with him. They don't want to see, at some point, an 18 year old kid who is a stranger to them. Its part of the parcel, I would say.
She wrote that piece as if there are no safety or development issues. I for one think that trotting one's baby out in front of crowds to please the masses (read: raise the approval rating for the monarchy) is overreaching and can mess with a small child's world view. He will have challenges enough in his life. Let's give him a few years before he has to figure out why all those strangers are looking at him and yelling his and mommy and daddy's name. JMO.
Chances of having a tantrum at age 2? Hihihih, sorry for the laugh....To be honest the chances of him having a tantrum would be slim. He will be surrounded by family and there would be so much going on for him to watch and enjoy.
As the only purpose of George being out on the balcony would be that he is "seen" publicly and a good photo op and the kid has absolutely no clue what is going on nor the meaning of the traditions of the day and add to that a very loud roar of the flyover, I think it'll be a few more years before we see any of the Cambridge children out on the balcony.
Its been said that up until around the age of five, a child's primary circle is his home and his family. Its usually not until they're of a preschool age that they actually branch out to include others socially.
Childhood is short enough as it is and I hope W&K do their best to just let him and his siblings be a child as long as possible.
Sluethers, can ya'll give us a rundown of what ages the queens children and grandchildren have made a first balcony appearance? That might give us a clue what to expect.