Hi Dulce Elena and Julia!
Okay, I know that my monicker reads, "The Elitist Snob," but I will unfortunately not live up to that today.
I differ with the author of the article on a few points.
I do agree that Eva was an unsuitable choice for CP and Queen of Spain, but not because of her living conditions or her parents' marital problems and choices.
IMO, she was unsuitable because of the modeling-the lingerie modeling in particular. No one should know what a Princess or future Queen looks like in her underwear or lingerie IMO. It's just strange and undignified to me in royal terms. I also really didn't like it when she told the press where Felipe was at one point. That was none of their business and a breach of security. She displayed that she had no ability to keep her mouth shut or really reason when it was most important. The thing that finally made me ignore her existence completely: When Ms. Sannum had the idiocy and audacity to be photographed topless while with Felipe and even after they had been a couple for a while (once again-either not caring enough to behave in a manner befitting that of the girlfriend of the C.Prince of Spain or just not reasoning
). That was just ridiculous. She of all people should know that photographers are everywhere and that one should always be aware of them. That was the end of it for me.
But, I don't fault her for sharing a flat with someone in order to live at a standard which she can afford. I would have a new found respect for Mary Donaldson if she lived in an apartment that she could afford on her own salary or if she at least took a roommate to help with household expenses. It would be completely sensible. It's Fred's choice, but I don't think that Denmark's tax payers should help pay her living expenses, especially when considering that residents of Denmark pay fairlyhigh taxes. Having a roommate is one of the more sensible things that Eva has/had done, IMO. I can't fault her for her parents' divorce either. I know that Spain is very conservative and sets very high moral and ethical standards for the members of its Royal Family, but her parents' inability to live with each other was not her fault. She can also not be faulted for who her mother or father have chosen as their new spouses. She can't tell them who to marry.
On the matter of education, Eva could always have gone back to school. I think that she was majoring in advertising since the break-up or something to that effect....?
But, as I said the lingerie modeling and the topless photo did her in for me.