to let my ten-year-old DD dress as an anarchist for the royal wedding?

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At DD's school they've been asked to dress like royalty for a day to celebrate the royal wedding. Felt slightly sick at the thought of all those little princesses and, knowing my DD is distinctly anti-girly and not especially pro-royal, I suggested she go as a republican. Oliver Cromwell is tricky to do (suit of armour, anyone?), so we settled on an anarchist - all in black, anarchy symbol splashed on T-shirt, bomb etc. Now I'm wondering if it's a bit inappropriate and in bad taste. Maybe I should lighten up a bit about royalty? Otoh, she REALLY doesn't want to be a queen or a princess, it's just not her style.

Fantastic - go for it! Can't believe they've all been asked to dress as royalty, that is utterly sick-making.

How old is your DD?

I can't imagine the symbolic bomb ever being in good taste.

depends on the teacher i think.

what about going in horseriding gear (anne/zara)
Dog outfit (corgi)
Denise from the Royle Family (if 10 year olds watch that)

She could dress as Princess Stephanie of Monaco and go in trousers and DMs. Or Zara Phillips and go in riding stuff.

Sorry - no! Think it is awful. How about a Cavalier?

hehe 10 YO in title, duh.

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Dh wants to do this for the local street party! I have told him he can't as it will upset a lot of people!

I completely get where your dd is coming from. Could she think out of the box a bit and go as a member of the Dutch Royal family? As I understand it, they all dress completely normally and have normal jobs. That being the case she could dress in whatever she wants. It makes a nice point about royalty not being any different to anyone else without possibly making her stand-out too much.

Boudicca? Plaits and a fur gilet and a crash helmet sword?

Boudica? Elizabeth the first, Bloody Mary?

yes inappropriate and in bad taste. just let her go in her own clothes.
you suggested she does this - don't project your own opinions on her for this one

Why do you have to be "anti"? If you don't want to support it, just send her in her usual clothes. That is statement is enough.

A bit bad taste I think. You know anarchists killed people in the old days with bombs? I know it was the 1920s but it's still fairly recent history (for all I know, it may be more recent than that). Can't she dress as a roundhead or a horse or something?

I agree with you that the whole dressing up as Royalty is a bit sickly. But she could be Elizabeth I or Canute or someone quite cool.

A bomb would be wrong, and I think an anarchist is a bit iffy (you could send her in uniform if she doesn't want to participate).

Or, as others have suggested, take a wider look at the Royals. That see-thru dress might not be her style either. Other non girly might be any form of military uniform, or air-crew all-in-one (plus toy helicopter), or a boiler suit and lorry manual like our own dear queen?

I'd ditch the bomb - most anarchists I've met have also been pacifists.

Yabu and you know you are.( still pissed off about anarchists disrupting the protest on Saturday)

Yabu - you and your dd will look like idiots.

She could dress up as Wallis Simpson or Fergie. Or Cleopatra. Or Freddie Mercury.

Ajourneyofgiraffes, I don't want her to miss the chance to dress up, which she loves. But she really is not a royalist. Bluerodeo, believe me, she has her own opinions on this (as on everything!), and hated the idea just as much as me.
Timetomove, love the idea of a corgi or the Royle family (DH wanted her to be Freddie Mercury but she's got blonde hair). Boudicca also great, and I might investigate the Dutch royals. Know nothing about them - feels a bit like trying to name ten famous Belgians.

Freddy Mercury? As in Queen rather that the queen.

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YANBU, just being a tit.

Princess Leia?