Recent content by Kataryn

Of course they would have been affected. But he could have inherited, If he was borm illegitimely as child of Gustav and Carina, he could be adopted by them, thus make him their "real" child according to German law, he would be his father's firstborn and inherit all. Remember: we are talking...

It's easy to say now we have the final judgment what could be done back then, but I believe the losing of his inheritance was so abhorrend, simply impossible for Gustav, probably enforced mentally, at least inbred in him by his parents, that he wouldn't marry Carina, no matter how big the love...

I had cancer two years ago and after a sucessful surgery I needed preventive chemo and radiation therapy. I hope it is the same with the princess and she can fight and succeed in fighting the cancer as did (so far). I'm glad that they took the time to tell the children what is happening with...

I thought there was "reasons". But now it sems to have been depressions. His wife could not help with them and the disease that depressions are. He took the way out. But how can she cope with it? My heart goes out to her. May she cope with "it" and her life as a Royal and one day find peace.

Yes. But it seems the are ok with it. Even Richard Kay is sensitive in his writing. Btw. I was astonished he is still alive! It's close to 30 years now that Diana died (and his "success" with her)

If it was personal reasons, I hope we will not find out. If it had something to do with his business actions, it should be reported in the financial pages, if at all. He must have been under enormous pressure, being the husband of a minor royal and son-in-law of not-so-much loved Princess...

Daily Mail said he ate lunch with his parents and then left, later to be found dead. It seems clear that he committed suicide. The announcement by Buckingham Palace means to me that they wanted to protect Lady Ella and his parents from rumours. If that will stop the tabloids?

How right you are, dear Muhler. It isn't as if the Crown Prince made the law, he just signed in what the democrated voted in parliamentarians wanted.

And she had to wait a long time out in the open and it was cold. I wonder if she thought back and either thought how good it was for her or how bad it was for her son and wife (they wouldn't have brought Christian then). Couldn't have she waited inside?

I think it has to do with the money they possessed. The government during the time the Habsburgergesetze became law, in 1919, wanted the money of the Habsburg-Lothringen family to go into a fond for the livelyhood of widows and orphans of WWI. It was announced that any leftover estate would be...

I believe it's different wir Royal/noble titles. In the Royal case, there is an ild tradition behind it. Think Louis XiV. who wanted his illegitime oldest son to get the throne in case the legal dynasty died out. But with noble titles we have often see adopted persons not accepted by the...

At least (as I try to imagine the situation and simply cannot imagine that) you didn't react violently so you all had to cope with a shiner in your sister's face! Lol. But you're right.

Does William have someone who compares the Dutch and the English versions of the book? I could understand that a secretary read the English version and came up with a report om it, but the Dutch, too?

I go by "Cui Bono?" here - who profits from it. And it's neither the Dutch üublisher nor the translator. So Scobie had an excellent motive, the opportunity and the hope that a potential blame would be put on a different side. He got away with a lot for "Finding Freedom" and LA is far away from...

I may have sounded too nice towards the Sussexes and I agree that my position changed over time but then I have a lot of understanding for them, for how hard love flamed up for the prince and his actress, how they had their happy ending - and suddenly there were problems on all sides! I...