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manipulation I just feel the whole interview was constructed to push the Queen and the POW into a corner and force them to give the Sussex's everything they want: 1. Money 2. Paid protection detail 3. Princely titles for their children, GV convention or not. Obviously, privacy is not and...

Spot on Just like any other historical fiction using a loose framework of real events and real people. The problem is that this is how most people get their history. They don't see it as a work of fiction.

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Big mouth doctors I'm pretty sure this one won't be on the team at the next British royal birth. Ana

My thoughts exactly!

OH Thank You!! I got to see it and I didn't think I would!!! I had to watch the whole thing right away as I am afraid the ITV might pull it like BBC did the Family tribute. (I got to see that one too! Thanks to that poster!!) :tongue::flowers::flowers: Thanks again!!! Ana

Rfo , I remember seeing a documentary sometime ago. One of the scenes was a palace official opening a cupboard that contained hundreds of awards that could be handed out. The RFO was among them and he infact picked one up and showed it to the camera. If I remember correctly, he said that the...

I finally got to see it on youtube and enjoyed the program very much. I hope the archivists are doing something about preserving these films as they won't last long as actual film. From an historical perspective, I hope they can be made to last hundreds of years.

Here! Here!

I think this documentary, done by the queen herself, constitutes an important historical document on many levels. It is like a living journal (diary) entry. Just marvelous! I wish QEII would do something like this.

question please, Muhler Thanks so much for your descriptions of the two episodes. I can't wait for your explanation of the next. About the first episode. There looked to me to be a spot where the Queen was above in a sort of alcove where she opened some shutters and looked through a...

So glad there has been a bit of comment about "that" sculpture. Did PH make that himself?? I have enjoyed both episodes so far, but I find that sculpture disturbing and disrespectful of their intimate relationship....but I am a prude. I am sure there is a thread on the subject, but I have no...

I would argue that those are private, family snaps. I believe one could get much closer to nearly all public figures in those days. Especially at such an informal event. A clue to ownership would be if you came across the negatives. Then you would know they were owned by the estate.

Spot on! I think you are exactly right in the comparison. I think every GV biographer has complained that the king seemed to do nothing for 20 years but work on his stamp collection (now reckoned to be one of the most valuable in the world). William AND Kate will be fine. Ana

Everyone has missed my central theme. They court publicity and should not.

The Middletons vs the Woodvilles You know, I have been reading British royal history since I was a little girl. I always thought that the public and noble/aristocratic reaction to the Woodville's was a little over the top. After seeing the photos of the Middleton's traipsing after the royal...

Just perfect!!!:lol: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/512143788848315873/ http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/12/20/2407D36300000578-2882088-image-m-16_1419108669796.jpg I knew Prince George reminded me of someone. I just couldn't put my finger on it.

Thanks! My project is really just for fun, nothing scholarly at all. I would like the list of Monarchs very much!!! It is a lesson in institutional misogyny to see how much further back good information on the men goes than the women. I would also like to see your information on Kate's...

Let's do the math!!!!! How many others would be your ancestor in the 28th generation besides Charlemagne and Hildegarde. 1. 1 Prince George 2. 2 Prince William 3. 4 Prince Charles 4. 8 Prince Philip 5. 16 Prince Andrew 6. 32 King George I of Greece 7. 64 King Christian IX of...

Devoted or obsessed If that is true it is not healthy for her or safe for the children. :sad: It makes me think very much of the disturbed nanny that worked for Queen Mary when her two oldest were infants. But the Cambridges & granny Carol are very hands on, so hopefully they would notice...

Like George??? I'm sorry, but I don't think that child looks at all like George. I do think she has the same eyebrows as QEII. I say this because I have always wished she would pluck those things. Queen Mary also had them. She does look incredibly like Leonore though. It would be very...

Just to nit pick. I don't believe any of these ladies would have a GV or GVI RFO because both died decades before they came into the family.:flowers:

hair Yes, her hair dresser could stand to study Queen Silvia, especially in her youth!!

What! No orders!!! I think you hit the nail on the head. I think they have not earned it yet. If you think of previous generations: Q Mary & K George, also, K George VI & his Elizabeth were taking on full loads practically from the honey moon. These two have made it known that they do not...

Thanks for the run down! I wasn't sure if a daughter of Edward VII had held the title. The time gap between Princess Mary and Princess Anne rather makes my point. It is possible that there could be 30 or more years before the title comes vacant. It could be decided to leave the title...