So Tessy is now a fake Knights Templer.
If only she had someone in her life to give her a reality check.
I do believe that there are people around her who will tell her what they think or give her advice. However, I think that negative opinions are blocked out and even critical comments are not accepted. There is no self-reflection whatsoever. We have seen this several times, how she deletes every critical comment on her social media channels or blocks the person.
Her whole behavior is pathological and could be a narcissistic disorder. People like this manipulate their environment, don't seek advice and can become very unpleasant if you don't support or admire them.
I'm glad that you also see this latest “accolade” as fake. This is a similar association to these Filipino “Knights of Rizal” in Manila, from whom she also got an award and even made sure that her parents got an “honor”, which truly have nothing to do with this strange business. Just like last year's “honors” or medals from the so-called Parliamentary Society in London, given to her and her "HRH princely" sons.
This order is a revival of the revival of the order of the Templars, not even 100 years old. It is not a fraud perse, but the name is misleading. It has nothing to do with the church.
I noticed that she was walking around in Manilla too, with a chest full of medals and a ribbon of some order as well. Nobody does that. And what she tends to fail to mention when receiving these orders is why she actually receives it?
To me it seems that her name is being used for lending some credibility to not very prestigious awards/ 'orders' for snobs and nouveau riche. Perhaps for financial gain? Her sons perhaps do not know any better now, but soon they will understand exactly what she is doing.
Too bad for her that veuve Clicquot already beat her in that department, over 200 years ago!
In her opinion, she deserves all the medals and honors because she's been committed to charitable causes for years, for example, women's rights. But if you look closely, that's not true. It's all about building business relationships and celebrating herself at galas. I share your views about the somewhat shady awards and orders. Her friend posted on IG that she bought the sword for the knighthood ceremony herself in a store in London.
I find it sad though that her sons, being 19 and 17 years old seem to go along with this, as she involves them as much as possible. They are old enough to be critical and could say "No", but they don't.
It sounds better to be a "mother of two HRH princes" than a "former princess". She is using their titles as much as possible to mark her importance. They were there at the Templar event, although the new school term has started April 23. She wrote "the video of my knighthood ceremony was made by my princely son Gabriel".
Tessy explained on her IG that the "ceremony took place in the sacred crypt of St. Etherial Church during the solemn day of his Holiness Pope Francis funeral, carried profound significance"
What pretentiousness! I couldn't find a church named "St. Etherial" in London.
Maybe another fairy tale she invented.