I'm sorry, but these photos mean nothing and are quite posed imho. I find it quite possible that many or at least some of the commoners married to royals would not have married them if not for their status and comfy lifestyle. On the other hand we can never know can we. The truth about Grace and Rainer and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor was only opened way after at least one of them passed on. You see the "fairytale" of Grace Kelly, once upon a time... was so strong, and the "true love" of the D&D of Windsor was so heartrending so my mother says, noone dared challenge it, at the time. I guess after years and other things popping up, like how Wallis treated Edward in front of friends, and humiliated him, or how Grace admitted that she had great passions in her life, but not with Rainer, one couldn't deny anymore. As of today, we will never know. One thing we must accept is that different people love in different ways, some are more cold and others more affectionate and it doesn't make one better than the other.
Since Frederik has proved beyond doubt (his military service) that he is in no way a wimp, I can only suppose you speak of his tears at his wedding and the birth of his children. IMHO only a really strong man, comfortable in his own skin and aware his every move is photographed, could share such unabashed joy with his future subjects. Everyone else is pretty much irrelevant!
Great post, auntie. One of the best on this thread imho....
Why thank you, LS
Sorry, but having good job in a bank and coming from a family who are upper middle class, is in no way in comparison to being the crown princess of one of the independently wealthier families. As Missagga's post b4 you stated, all the commoners married to royals seem to be happy, have kids, and most are doing a fantastic job, but would they have gone throug it all if Willem.A was a lawyer? (no need to be a plumber) Fred a architect? Felipe a photographer? Joachim a farmer? (which her really is!) etc. etc. I think the only commoner who's love was never doubted, even if she was not loved by all, is Mette Marit of Norway. Again I maintain my opinion, you never know...BTW, Marie and Jo glow when they look at each other, it doesn't mean it is more or will last longer, yet is says something.
Good question.
I have the same impression about her...and honestly, I can understand her perfectly...
Yes, but they were both royals, one a king and the other a daughter of a king, so the royal factor playing a part doesn't hold here.
We shouldn't expect all these classy, independent ambitious young women to want a plumber, ( No offence) the question applies even if they were on the same social and economical level as the gals. Would Mary have pursued the relationship? Or would Maxima have answered WA's phonecalls after the dinner party etc. I stand by my original answer WE WILL NEVER KNOW!
"True love" is such a broad term that we could say they all have found true love, just in different forms. Love in marriages can be anything from finding your best friend to finding someone you feel you cannot live without. I think a lot of Royal marriages are exceptionally happy, whether they show it in public or not. I for one think it's nice that they don't all hold hands are are affectionate toward one another in public, mainly because I think love and marriage are such personal things that should often be kept for the two involved. The ony marriage I do think has found true love and has definitely lasted is Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. They have truely for a best friend in each other and we all know they do not openly show affection toward one another, but you know it's there. Something has to have been there for 63 years. They come from an era where divorce was frowned upon (even though 3 of their children divorced), so they knew that when they married it had to be "forever", which I think they found.
I also think Victoria and Daniel have found true love as you could see from their wedding how involved with one another they were; how invested they were in each other. It was lovely to see, and although they are very open in public, they clearly adore one another.
Another couple I think is Edward and Sophie. Although many people believe he married her to hush all the rumours he was homosexual (even one of the Health Care Assistants I worked with yesterday mentioned it in terms of the Royal family, so it's a common thought), I think the do truely love each other. In the earlier years of their marriage you could see a lot of love between them, just from glances at one another and particular smiles. It's not so evident nowadays, but they have two very young children, however you can still see in many instances they still love one another deeply, and I believe they found "the right one" in each other. Edward has said on many occasions that he found a best friend in Sophie and vice versa. I do not believe that Edward is gay, nor do I think he married Sophie to cover up for that, mainly because Sophie appears to be a strong woman, someone who stands up for herself and I do NOT think she would say with this man for almost 20 years when deep down she knew he was gay nor would she have had children with him.
I think the key to successful marriages (and "true love" stories) is friendship, among other things but predominantly friendship. I hate to quote a television show but The X Files put it wonderfully when it was on TV all those years ago. "The best relationships, the ones that last, are the ones that are rooted in friendship."
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"True love" is such a broad term that we could say they all have found true love, just in different forms. Love in marriages can be anything from finding your best friend to finding someone you feel you cannot live without. I think a lot of Royal marriages are exceptionally happy, whether they show it in public or not. I for one think it's nice that they don't all hold hands are are affectionate toward one another in public, mainly because I think love and marriage are such personal things that should often be kept for the two involved. The ony marriage I do think has found true love and has definitely lasted is Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. They have truely for a best friend in each other and we all know they do not openly show affection toward one another, but you know it's there. Something has to have been there for 63 years. They come from an era where divorce was frowned upon (even though 3 of their children divorced), so they knew that when they married it had to be "forever", which I think they found.
I also think Victoria and Daniel have found true love as you could see from their wedding how involved with one another they were; how invested they were in each other. It was lovely to see, and although they are very open in public, they clearly adore one another.
Another couple I think is Edward and Sophie. Although many people believe he married her to hush all the rumours he was homosexual (even one of the Health Care Assistants I worked with yesterday mentioned it in terms of the Royal family, so it's a common thought), I think the do truely love each other. In the earlier years of their marriage you could see a lot of love between them, just from glances at one another and particular smiles. It's not so evident nowadays, but they have two very young children, however you can still see in many instances they still love one another deeply, and I believe they found "the right one" in each other. Edward has said on many occasions that he found a best friend in Sophie and vice versa. I do not believe that Edward is gay, nor do I think he married Sophie to cover up for that, mainly because Sophie appears to be a strong woman, someone who stands up for herself and I do NOT think she would say with this man for almost 20 years when deep down she knew he was gay nor would she have had children with him.
I think the key to successful marriages (and "true love" stories) is friendship, among other things but predominantly friendship. I hate to quote a television show but The X Files put it wonderfully when it was on TV all those years ago. "The best relationships, the ones that last, are the ones that are rooted in friendship."
Cue the end of my soppy post.
