No doubt.FWIW the anonymous royal correspondent in Private Eye magazine has been saying for the last couple of months that the Queen was much more fragile and unwell than the Palace was publicly admitting.
No doubt.FWIW the anonymous royal correspondent in Private Eye magazine has been saying for the last couple of months that the Queen was much more fragile and unwell than the Palace was publicly admitting.
Neither do non-trolls.I don’t take it as offensive.
I suspect that Harry's comments about "not liking what they were doing to her and wanting to protect her" was based on this. He was seeing her exhausted and being pushed (whether by her resolve to do her duty or others), led him to make that comment. Which many criticized him for.FWIW the anonymous royal correspondent in Private Eye magazine has been saying for the last couple of months that the Queen was much more fragile and unwell than the Palace was publicly admitting.
Of course she does.....she's Royal and British.....England's Rose and all that BS....Apparently Zara Phillips gets a pass.
You can’t win.The determination to find something to complain about is ridiculous - all those commentators posting story after story claiming Meghan is trying to draw attention to herself and then acting angry that she's trending. She and Harry have been nothing but respectful this week.
Meantime Catherine is getting slammed for not holding William's hand - the only constant in the public eye is that if you are a woman, you're doing it wrong.
I have noticed that H&M hold hands a lot. I don't understand why it's a big deal. They've been married for only a few years so let us hope they still find each other attractive and want to show affection. But really, the hand holding in their case is for support, comfort and to show they are unified. In some respects, they probably feel they're in "enemy territory" so the hand holding is a coping mechanism. I'm not a H&M fan (not a hater either) but I don't see why anyone would make an issue of a married couple holding hands unless to complain for the sake of complaining.The decision about the uniform is no longer the huge burning issue. Now ppl are in an uproar about the hand holding. Apparently Zara Phillips gets a pass.
apparently it’s not allowed for Royal family like Will and Kate. Yes it’s weird but … well the Royal family isn’t supposed to be human I guess.I have noticed that H&M hold hands a lot. I don't understand why it's a big deal. They've been married for only a few years so let us hope they still find each other attractive and want to show affection. But really, the hand holding in their case is for support, comfort and to show they are unified. In some respects, they probably feel they're in "enemy territory" so the hand holding is a coping mechanism. I'm not a H&M fan (not a hater either) but I don't see why anyone would make an issue of a married couple holding hands unless to complain for the sake of complaining.
I watched the movie about Queen Victoria and her servant, an Indian man. Back then, no one was to look the Queen in the eye or speak to her directly. It was the royal culture to be aloof.I think the royal avoidance of PDA is a choice, not a rule. Most people don't hold hands when they are on the job, especially when that job involves a lot of moving around and shaking hands. And when so much of your life is on public display, it's natural to be protective of as much of your personal life as you can.
If the death of a family member and the grieving process is your job you might need a new line of work.
And billions of dollars in assets.It's not the whole job, but clearly part of it. In return they get the comfort of sharing their grief and knowing their loved one will always be remembered.
I think that's part of the problem: protocol sees the mourning period as part of their job instead of them as people who have lost a mother, grandmother or great-grandmother.I think the royal avoidance of PDA is a choice, not a rule. Most people don't hold hands when they are on the job, especially when that job involves a lot of moving around and shaking hands. And when so much of your life is on public display, it's natural to be protective of as much of your personal life as you can.
I remember the public yelling and screaming at the Queen for being so quiet at Diana’s death when they were trying to deal with two young boys who lost their mother. Screaming that she wasnt in London etc reports are she was trying to privately be with her devestated grandchildren.The part of the process of a royal monarch death that has changed from the time of the last death of a King is the advent of video, social media, travel capabilities and the length of her reign. Nearly every minute of this week long public mourning service/time is being televised/recorded and otherwise observed. Royals were allowed some periods of private mourning because 24/7 coverage did not happen. In the past, the Royals had private time because no one expected 24/7 access.
In that aspect JFK was one of the very public, very televised coverage of lying in state, funeral procession, trip to Arlington that happened. I can't forget the stoic and stiff demeanor of the Kennedys, even Caroline and John-John. It was protocol to not have a public display of years or other actions.
But televised events stopped at midnight in the 60's. Newspapers were the social media of the day - once a day.
Princess Diana's funeral coverage was intense. The Queen was strict on protocol - it was damaging to Harry, he was that much younger, not given as much "training" as to what a future King should do and in my opinion needed more support than he got. But even then the immediacy and continuous reporting did not reach this intensity of scrutiny for Queen Elizabeth.
I'm reminded when a baby I'd taken care of for months died, and I told his mother I felt his loss as deeply as she did. She very directly and angrily told me until I had a child who died, I would never feel it as deeply as a parent. She was right, it was much different.
Very few people understand what is happening right now. Harry and William do they lost a mother, who was a royal and much loved by the public. They've been through it. But each of.us are judging, how the royal family is conducting themselves through our eyes. Some of us are proud of the way the family is showing "stiff upper lip" and following protocols as it gives them comfort. Some of us are pleased to see the Royals sharing grief by physical contact.
No one knows what it is like to lose Mummy, Grandmother and a monarchy all at once. Quite frankly the media and public need to STFU and let them grieve.
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Maybe you are but I am pretty sure the majority of people in the world aren't paying the least bit of attention to such things. Even if you just count people on FSU, many aren't watching, are reading very little about it, and don't care who held hands with who, who looked upset vs. stoic, etc.But each of.us are judging, how the royal family is conducting themselves through our eyes.
I made the mistake of reading comments on a brief article about the Queen lying in state. Man, people really hate Meghan. I think it's the most vitriol I've ever seen directed at a person--and that's saying something.Guess my Twitter feed has a bit more criticism.
It's like all the hate that was directed at Camilla is now on Meghan only amplified 10 x.I made the mistake of reading comments on a brief article about the Queen lying in state. Man, people really hate Meghan. I think it's the most vitriol I've ever seen directed at a person--and that's saying something.
I made the mistake of reading comments on a brief article about the Queen lying in state. Man, people really hate Meghan. I think it's the most vitriol I've ever seen directed at a person--and that's saying something.