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Re: Prince Friso Suffered “Massive” Brain Damage

FrogMN60 — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:04:17 -0000

I am so deeply saddened by the accident that has befallen your son and impacted your dear family. I sincerely wish I could give you some measure of relief, but realize that at this time this is nearly impossible. But perhaps, knowing that I will pray daily for the very best outcome for you, you entire family, and most of all for Prince Friso. I live in Minnesota the USA and heard of this horrific, unfortunate accident. Be brave and know that so many care - even I, who stumbled upon this tragedy. My love and thoughts, Bob

Re: Discuss – Greece: to reign or not to reign?

realroyal — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:35:06 -0000

Are you kidding me? The hereditary institution of monarchy is anachronistic in today's world.
Besides, the Greek royals have a history of looking more after themselves than the people they were supposedly serving and lived off the riches of the land. They associated themselves with organizations that enabled them to perpetuate the myth of caring people. If they were so caring,they would not sue the Greek government for any property the government confiscated, because, the have title to the land because of who they were and once they no longer are in that position, they dont deserve the peoples' land.'
Even now, that Greece does not recognize the king or his titles, after a national referendum where the people decided to get rid of him, he continues not only to hold the title but actually gave royal titles to his offspring who were born after he was overthrown from power. He does not believe in democracy because he insists on using only his first name and not his last name Gliksberg in his passport. This disregard for the constitution of the Greek people shows that Greece, even at this fiscally difficult time, is much better off without him.

I remember reading an article recently about the time his father died. He confided to the prime minister that the Virgin Mary's candle went out when his father took his last breath. Does he want us to believe the royals are there by divine right? Dream on dude....

Re: Secret Announcement

TalithaRabboni — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:43:46 -0000

Ooh - sounds like fun! Can't wait to see what it is.

Re: Did Queen Victoria wear the George III tiara?

mandysroyalty — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:45:46 -0000

By George, you're right (ok, that was corny)! The tiara was crafted from diamonds that were previously seen in a necklace given to Mary by Queen Victoria as a wedding present.

Re: Did Queen Victoria wear the George III tiara?

Fed_Up18 — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:45:13 -0000

Closer inspection *does* reveal teeny little spiky bits between the "blades", but, on pages 165/6, Munn states specifically that "Although the present example [of the fringe tiara] may incorporate some of the stones
from King George's collection, it cannot be the same jewel as that
associated with the early days of Queen Victoria's reign. In fact it[the
newer fringe] was made by E. Wolff & Co. to Queen Mary's order in 1919..." Victoria's was made by Rundell's (p. 70).

(Sorry I didnt have the chance to put the quote up when I made the original post)'

Re: The Countdown To Royal Babies: Is Kate Next?

Marcia Tracy — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:35:45 -0000

Is Kate next? NO. First, her name is NOT Kate. It's Catherine, she dislikes being called Kate. Second-in the next two years, she and William have busy lives traveling on the queen's behalf, the Olympics, celebrating the Queen's anniversary, and William's RAF Career. There won't be TIME for a baby with all that going on. Plus, she is still adjusting to royal life. Is Charlene next? No. Too soon for them too. It's appalling your even speculating the idea that Catherine could remotely be pregnant soon. Give it about 5 years, then bring up the topic again.

Re: Did Queen Victoria wear the George III tiara?

mandysroyalty — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 06:32:48 -0000

I found a reference to this tiara linking it with the Winterhalter portrait. Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T... which referenced Leslie Fields' book about the Queen's jewels (Fields, pp. 41–43.).

I'm curious to know where you found your information? I love to discuss the royal jewels! They are fascinating.

Re: Did Queen Victoria wear the George III tiara?

Fed_Up18 — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:59:42 -0000

The tiara pictured above was made for Queen Mary in 1919 - please note the straight lines of diamonds between the *curved* "blade" like protrusions that bear no resemblance to the *angled* protrusions of the one in the portrait.

Re: RoyaltyNow! Broadcasts

mandysroyalty — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:27:03 -0000

The videos will update and refresh as more are added. Stay tuned! :)

Re: A Look Back at the Swedish Royals

vocalist — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 20:21:28 -0000

I thought it was lovely, it reminded me when I was 10 yrs old pulling molassis taffy, we never did what they were doing but it is a family activity that is cool

Re: Bogus Earl – Please Read!

mandysroyalty — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 07:41:56 -0000

Why did the newspaper report it as a road accident, if you don't mind my asking?

Re: Bogus Earl – Please Read!

goldie11 — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 23:45:19 -0000

Christopher Buckingham didn't die in a road accident. he died in his cot. i am the present husband of his mother

Re: Whoa, Harry.

Elizabeth Mahon — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:43:05 -0000

Ah Prince Harry working his way through America, one waitress at a time.

Re: Braganza Christening

Maria Menezes — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 21:14:29 -0000

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Re: Top ten royals you SHOULD know

Ben Koonar — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 18:13:00 -0000

1. HM Queen Elizabeth II
2. HIM Empress Farah Pahlavi of Iran 3. HM King Juan Carol I of Spain4. HM Queen Margareth II of Denmark5. HM Queen Beatrix I of the Netherlands6. HM Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan7. HRH The Prince of Wales8. HRH Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden9. HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway10. HM King Abudllah II of Jordan

Re: Congratulations Zara and Mike! Wedding photos

catherine — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:09:27 -0000

like the rest of the now workingclass who once were monarchy imployed.....1772 laws gives william no right to reign or even maintain in monarchy rights,like charles(his father)

Re: Congratulations Zara and Mike! Wedding photos

catherine — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:05:17 -0000

only birth born can be hrh ..if hrh marry workingclass then it plain william and kate or trh...no rights crown to the dears.....

Re: Congratulations Zara and Mike! Wedding photos

catherine — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:03:47 -0000

hay news media kate is consort not hrh birth born,slap her with the correct term please.trh william and kate middleton.....

Re: Good advice for ALL of us

mandysroyalty — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 16:46:48 -0000

The Royal Family has learned that they have to (very) carefully introduce outsiders into the fold. Look at the Earl and Countess of Wessex, for instance. Prince Edward and Sophie dated for almost a decade before their marriage in 1999. The Queen was criticized at the time for allowing them to "live in sin", but the Wessex marriage has proved to be solid.

Now we've witnessed the same quiet grace and poise from Catherine. She and William dated for almost the same amount of time as Edward and Sophie, so she got a chance to really know the world that she might inhabit one day. There was no whirlwind romance as with Charles and Diana/Sarah and Andrew.

Also, Diana was too young and very emotionally insecure and Fergie rose to privilege too fast, becoming greedy and careless. Catherine, on the other hand, had a happy childhood, married at 29 instead of 19, and comes from a family who has quite a bit of money and freedom themselves. As the Duchess of Cambridge, I think Catherine's going to make the Crown very happy indeed. :)

Re: Good advice for ALL of us

Brad Townsend — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 15:07:28 -0000

I agree with you on that 100%. I think if Prince Andrew and the rest of the Royal Family had been a bit more supportive of Sarah and even Diana, they might have prevented a lot of scandal. I hope Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, proves to be more resilient. She seems to be getting much more training and support for her role. A good firm self-esteem and a brilliant intelligence will go a long way to keep her from making the same silly mistakes Sarah seems to wallow in.

Re: Good advice for ALL of us

mandysroyalty — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 09:42:00 -0000

This is just something flippant in response to many of the things Sarah does which, you have to admit, are completely silly. To be honest, I blame Prince Andrew more for what has been happening. Sarah is someone who really needs help, and he has the money and connections to truly help her. However, that doesn't seem to have happened. Instead Andrew has more or less enabled her behavior and allowed Sarah to dig herself further into a hole. Not that I let Fergie entirely off the hook, but I think Andrew could have done more.

Re: Good advice for ALL of us

Brad Townsend — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:24:25 -0000

I know you hate Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, but I think you need to back off of your campaign against her. She is a human being who made some serious mistakes. I think she is honestly trying to correct her shortcomings and move on with her life. None of us are perfect and as such we need to be less judgmental of others, even when they do horrendous things. You haven't lived her life, you don't know where she is coming from. Her daughters still love her. Telling her to go away is a bit harsh and borders on bullying IMHO. You have an excellent blog. This kind of writing is not worthy of it.

Re: Top ten royals you SHOULD know

mandysroyalty — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 13:05:33 -0000

Yes, just current royals. I don't know some of Europe's royals as in-depth as other people do, so I'm interested in who they rate highly and why.

My choices:

1. Queen Elizabeth II
2. Prince Philip
3. Princess Anne
4. Prince William
5. Princess Maxima of the Netherlands
6. Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden
7. Princess Marie of Denmark
8. Marie-Chantal of Greece
9. Queen Noor
10. Princess Caroline

Re: Top ten royals you SHOULD know

Prince Harry update — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:39:43 -0000

this is just current royals yes? .. in no particular order
Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Prince Harry, Prince Charles, Queen Sofia of Spain, King of Bhutan, CP Victoria of Sweden, CP Mary of Denmark, Princess Marie of Denmark, Princess Mathilde of Belgium..

Re: Who’s taking the business of Monarchy seriously?

mandysroyalty — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:52:38 -0000

Diana was part of the aristocratic Spencers, but she did a lot of damage to the monarchy in her own way.