firelight
Aristocracy
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Ah - should have known that Grace would have no lack of ardent defenders on this forum!
Thank you for all your replies. I was quite shocked to read what they wrote about her on the Wikipedia page - they made it sound like fact, which I had serious doubts about since their sources didn't seem that robust to me. I wouldn't have thought less of her to know that she had had lovers prior to marrying Ranier. That sort of thing was actually pretty common anyway, although people didn't like to admit it those days. It would have cast her in a new light (to me) and in some ways, make her seem more complex, more real and human and less like 'perfect graceful angel of beauty' as she is always made out to be. In any case I am quite doubtful that Ranier would have married a woman of poor reputation given his position.
BTW, I want to echo all the others who have thanked ZUBIAUR for these great pictures. Isn't it amazing how she was always so consistently well turned out?
Thank you for all your replies. I was quite shocked to read what they wrote about her on the Wikipedia page - they made it sound like fact, which I had serious doubts about since their sources didn't seem that robust to me. I wouldn't have thought less of her to know that she had had lovers prior to marrying Ranier. That sort of thing was actually pretty common anyway, although people didn't like to admit it those days. It would have cast her in a new light (to me) and in some ways, make her seem more complex, more real and human and less like 'perfect graceful angel of beauty' as she is always made out to be. In any case I am quite doubtful that Ranier would have married a woman of poor reputation given his position.
BTW, I want to echo all the others who have thanked ZUBIAUR for these great pictures. Isn't it amazing how she was always so consistently well turned out?