Royalty Thread #7: Do They Get Frequent Flier Miles?

[MsZem]

I saw two pics from Norway's national day on OoS, and I honestly don't know which one is better. They're glorious.

(I'll note that I've only been to one Jewish wedding. Only her father walked her.)

That is absolutely not Jewish custom. Typically a bride will be accompanied by her parents and possibly by other family members. I've never been to any wedding where her father walked her down the aisle alone. That's a foreign tradition.

 

[quartz]

Lol...I never thought for a second about culture, society, religion or any other expectations other than my own and what I wanted in terms of walking down the aisle. It was my day and my way was to be completely alone. That was the only thing that was appropriate and needed.

 

[SHARPIE]

I better revisit some of the fashions at the wedding! I’m going to Royal Ascot for Ladies Day on June 21st!

I do some mystery shopping (hotels/restaurants etc) and have been for a few years so had this one offered to me on an invite only basis!

I’m there to assess hospitality in the Queen Anne enclosure.Just one step down from the Royal one!

Wheee! So excited. Something to tick off the bucket list.

 

[skatesindreams]

Wheee! So excited. Something to tick off the bucket list.

Enjoy!

 

[ballettmaus]

Crown Prince Frederik celebrated his 50th birthday. https://www.townandcountrymag.com/s...-frederik-denmark-50th-birthday-party-photos/

I love Mary's dress. Not a fan of most of the others.

A close-up of many of the tiaras. https://us.hellomagazine.com/royalt...tiaras-crown-prince-frederik-50th-birthday/1/

A new family portrait was released on the occasion of the birthday https://www.news.com.au/entertainme...y/news-story/83bc491f58b3cfc0807de253120c8fab

 

[Catherine M]

Whenever I see all the European royals at a wedding or a birthday celebration, it pops into my head how they are cousins and related to each other from either Christian X, Queen Victoria or if you really want to go back, King George II.

And Mary always looks so nice. She must have (1) great taste and (2) a good stylist that helps with her decisions.

 

[taf2002]

Queen Margrethe wore the most garish gold tiara - I like yellow gold but that wasn't even pretty. At least it matched her teeth.

 

[ballettmaus]

Queen Margrethe wore the most garish gold tiara - I like yellow gold but that wasn't even pretty. At least it matched her teeth.

I had the exact same thoughts.

 

[taf2002]

Why was the jewelry so bright? Real gold usually has a soft glow, not that color.

 

[mag]

I don't see how people see this as giving away property. It just seems like a good tradition to have any male family member, or mother if no male is available, or both parents, depending on the closeness of the family, walk the bride down the aisle.

The problem with this sort of revision of meaning is that the tradition does come from a time where women were viewed as property. Women are still viewed as property by many people, including many people in North America and Europe. This is not an issue that died out years ago. My dad walked me down the aisle, I didn’t think about it at the time. As I have gotten older I have begun to realize that traditions can be a good thing and they can be a comfort, but they can also perpetuate stuff that we need to move beyond. I saw a guy in a store yesterday with a t shirt that read “if you want to date my daughter you need to get through me first” and then there was a graphic of a gun. I was appalled! Hie daughter was with him and she was at least 16 years old. The idea that he is somehow in control of who she dates is both scary and sad. Sad because he clearly has no faith in how she has been raised, and scary because somehow threatening violence, even in jest, is okay with him. It is not okay, IMHO, for men to thing they have that kind of control over women - even women who are related.

 

[AxelAnnie]

Queen Margrethe wore the most garish gold tiara - I like yellow gold but that wasn't even pretty. At least it matched her teeth.

Oh my....I looked up a picture...........it is hideous. And I agree.....it does not have the soft patina of real gold. And here is more than you ever wanted to know.

 

[Japanfan]

Since this subject is not about the royals, but fathers walking brides down the aisle.......I don't see how people see this as giving away property.

Traditionally, women were property and marriage was an economic transaction - the larger the dowry that a woman's family had the better the husband she would get. This remains the case in parts of the world today.

In a more modern context, the notion of the bride being 'given away' implies that she cannot give herself to her husband - others must do it for her. Thus, it takes autonomy away from the bride. Even when it is largely symbolic, the implications remain very troubling and I believe the practice is reflected in the gender issues that pervade society at large.

If a woman has been living with her future husband already, she's not being given away, just escorted down the aisle.

I don't mind the bride being escorted down the aisle, but would like the groom to do the same (especially given the importance of gender equality today). Both my nephew and his wife were escorted down the aisle with their parents when they married (Jewish wedding).

 

[taf2002]

I don't mind the bride being escorted down the aisle, but would the groom to do the same. Both my nephew and his wife were escorted down the aisle with their parents when they married (Jewish wedding).

I think that's a beautiful tradition. It's less about "giving away" & more about 2 families coming together.

 

[millyskate]

I don't mind the bride being escorted down the aisle, but would like the groom to do the same (especially given the importance of gender equality today). Both my nephew and his wife were escorted down the aisle with their parents when they married (Jewish wedding).

In nearly all the French weddings I've attended (mostly protestant), the groom is walked down the aisle by his mother followed by the bride with her father - if available.
There is no "groom waiting for the bride" as the whole partly has just come from the town hall where they've signed the register. For that matter at the town hall, they normally walk down together...

 

[taf2002]

If any of you watch "Property Brothers" you know the one named Drew just got married. He was ushered down the aisle by both mothers & then the bride was escorted by both fathers. I loved it - I think it would make a great new tradition. It's less about giving away & more about blending families.

 

[Vagabond]

If any of you watch "Property Brothers" you know the one named Drew just got married. He was ushered down the aisle by both mothers & then the bride was escorted by both fathers. I loved it - I think it would make a great new tradition. It's less about giving away & more about blending families.

That certainly wouldn't have worked for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

 

[taf2002]

That certainly wouldn't have worked for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

true

 

[MsZem]

Sad royal news: Inés Zorreguieta, the younger sister of Queen Maxima, has passed away; she reportedly committed suicide. Inés was also Princess Ariane's godmother, and I am sure this is a difficult time for the entire family.

 

[AxelAnnie]

That is just horrible. My prayers are with the family.

 

[Skittl1321]

That certainly wouldn't have worked for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

Megan's mother could have walked with Harry and Harry's father with Megan.

 

[Vagabond]

Megan's mother could have walked with Harry and Harry's father with Megan.

Keine scheisse, Sherlock!

And why would they have wanted to do that?

 

[MsZem]

Yesterday was National Day in Sweden, which means traditional dress and also an official photo of Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar.

Bonus: Royal family picture featuring a grumpy Oscar.

 

[Skittl1321]

Keine scheisse, Sherlock!

And why would they have wanted to do that?

They clearly didn't, or else they would have.

But the idea that the other parents escort them to join the family COULD have worked for them. And that's what I was replying to.

 

[ballettmaus]

Bonus: Royal family picture featuring a grumpy Oscar.

The king looks about as grumpy

 

[aftershocks]

Prince Charles' other mistress in the 1970s -- an interesting documentary about a love triangle before Diana entered the picture:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZzoDzWrrqI

 

[mag]

Prince Charles was not married in the 70’s. He may have had a number of girl friends, but not mistresses.

 

[MsZem]

The king looks about as grumpy

Oscar also has doubts about Princess Adrienne's christening.

 

[ballettmaus]

Oscar also has doubts about Princess Adrienne's christening.

None of the kids look particularly thrilled. And what's with the flowers in Madeleine's hair? Not a fan of that or any of the adult floral dresses.

Where is Estelle? Did the poor girl have to go to school? Isn't Leonore older than her? How unfair if she didn't have to go to school

 

[MsZem]

None of the kids look particularly thrilled. And what's with the flowers in Madeleine's hair? Not a fan of that or any of the adult floral dresses.

Where is Estelle? Did the poor girl have to go to school? Isn't Leonore older than her? How unfair if she didn't have to go to school

Estelle (who is two years older than Leonore) was reportedly sick

This article about the christening has by far the most hilarious picture of the royal kids. At least Prince Gabriel seems into it... Of course, nothing can beat the pictures of Oscar and Alexander hanging out at Alexander's christening two years ago.

 

[AxelAnnie]

Hilarious!