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The Prince of Lechtenstein married Angela Brown (of African descent) How has that been taken? I dont follow this couple but does she have many problems?
I have this question in my mind tooAustralian said:The Prince of Lechtenstein married Angela Brown (of African descent) How has that been taken? I dont follow this couple but does she have many problems?
Australian said:The Prince of Lechtenstein married Angela Brown (of African descent) How has that been taken? I dont follow this couple but does she have many problems?
Marengo said:The couple is living in NYC and maybe show up in Liechtenstein once a year. I doubt if there would be any problems as the princely family of Liechtenstein lead a low-profile life, in accordance to the size of their principality (40.000 inhabitants). I believe Hans-Adam wasn't overpleased with the mariage, as he wasn't very glad with the marriage of his daughter to Phillip von Lattorf, because he still favours marriages with royalty or (higher) nobility.
Perhaps many years from now, when some generations have passed in the Royal Houses, it will become an issue that there is almost no "royal blood" left and perhaps the republicans will use that argument then - but not in these times.
is it possible for a royal to marry some one who 's parents werent married?? will there be adversity??
Hi, Catherine!
Originally Posted by lokini
As for a black person marrying into a European Royal family; As a black person, here is my opinion:
A black man definitely could not do it, even if he is Kofi Annan's son, a diplomat, a member of Mensa and holds a graduate degree from Harvard (Magna Cum laude). Perhaps that goes without saying. Can you imagine the reaction in Sweden if Crown Princess Victoria presented the above black man as her fiancee? (are you scared yet? ;-) )I think that both Carl Gustaf and Silvia would probably have to be heavily sedated.
Where do you get this silly idea?? Of course it would be perfectly posible. You seem to have the idea that Europe is a racist continent. We're not more or less than others, and a black prince or princess would be perfectly possible.
I'm not going to assume your ethnicity, but perhaps you could take into consideration that I get this 'silly' idea from my own experience as a black person, who has lived and travelled through Europe. Sure, it's possible for a black man to marry into a Reigning Royal family, just like it's possible to find a cure for cancer. I just don't think it's likely. I wouldn't say that all Europeans are rapaging racists, but I personally think that racism is still a major problem in Europe. Sometimes it is relatively dormant, sometimes it is not. Perhaps you snoozed through the riots in France, and somehow missed the comments regarding the 'Black Prince" in Monaco, and skipped over the statements made by a member of the Dansk Volkparti regarding Frederik marrying a black woman when Joachim got engaged to Alexandra. I certainly didn't miss them, but then, I'm a light sleeper.
I used Crown Princess Victoria in my little hypothetical scenario specifically because she will one day be Queen, which of course means that one day her children will reign. Which means if she married a black man, a black person would sit on the throne of Sweden.(not that there hasn't been people of black blood in Europe's monarchies in the past-but it was kept hush hush) I don't think there would be rivers of blood running through the streets of Stockholm over this, but I think there would be some murmuring, maybe even some talk about the 'validity of the monarchy' ; at the least, it would trigger a debate. There would be less controversy if the Royal in question who is marrying a black person is much lower in the line of succession. After all, Lady Davina Lewis is married to a man who is half Maori, and it didn't cause any problem in England. But then, she is so far down in the line of succession that what she does really doesn't matter.
However, that woman would have to have the same qualifications as the black man above, and god help her if she makes a mistake. She will have even less margin for error than our friend Mary.
I think you're right there might be problems with some parts of the public in these countries but I dont see a problem with the larger public, so if the monarchy already had a large amount of support from the public, it would'nt be the end of it. I think most people would see through the race issue and if it was true love, and she (I agree it would probably be a bit more difficult for a man than a woman) would be very much accepted and even loved by most people. You mention dansk folkeparti, but even though they have a rather large (and must I say embarrassing) support in the danish public, they are nowhere near speaking for half of the population. Therefore it would not be the end of the danish monarchy since the support for the danish is very high, and if a danish prince was to fall in love with a black woman and would insist on going through with the marriage, it could happen. The strength of his love and his personal strength to face debate would be the deciding factor here, not the racist views of some danes.
Still, inbreeding is bad.