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To think that this should not be every little girl's dream?

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IForgotMyPencil · 02/08/2013 18:34

Just been watching the 6 o'clock news on the BBC, where Fiona Bruce claimed it was "every little girl's dream" to be able to write her occupation as "Princess". Following on from the Duchess of Cambridge entering "Princess of the UK" as her occupation when registering her son's birth. Am I being unreasonable to think that there are other things little girl's should aspire to be? And for that matter, the BBC should not be enforcing the stereotype that all little girls want to be princesses! Hmm

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ThisReallyIsNotSPNopeNotAtAll · 02/08/2013 18:35

When I was young I wanted to be a boy. Why settle for princess when you can be king?! Grin

Tee2072 · 02/08/2013 18:36

Interesting. Huffington Post says Will filled out the form.

When my son was born, it was done on a computer...

LunaticFringe · 02/08/2013 18:37

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Amrapaali · 02/08/2013 18:38

Another brilliant reason to abolish the monarchy.

SalaciousBCrumb · 02/08/2013 18:41

Agree with you.

Tee ours too - but then, the registrar didn't do a home visit for you or me - home visit means no access to the computer system!

SamuelAndOscarsMummy · 02/08/2013 18:41

This sort of thing makes me glad I have boys!

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kinkyfuckery · 02/08/2013 18:45

Fuck that, I'm 29 and would love to be a princess - if for nothing else but to have someone train me how to wear heels Grin

kinkyfuckery · 02/08/2013 18:45

SamuelandOscarsMummy - your boys might still wanna be princesses yunno Wink

NicknameIncomplete · 02/08/2013 18:47

My 9 yr old wants to be just about everything when she grows up but being a princess doesnt get a mention.

foreverondiet · 02/08/2013 18:48

I didn't think she was formally made a princess?

Tee2072 · 02/08/2013 18:49

Ours was actually done in the hospital via laptop so, yes, remote access! And this was 4 years ago.

Panzee · 02/08/2013 18:50

My niece stated she wanted to be a princess. We told her that as she wasn't a royal, she had to either marry a prince or stage a military coup. So it's not all about marriage. :)

FriskyMare · 02/08/2013 18:50

Thought the same thing foreveronadiet, surely she is a duchess not a princess.

MelanieCheeks · 02/08/2013 18:52

Grrrrrrrrrr

Prozacbear · 02/08/2013 18:54

shrug DS told me he wants to be Africa when he grows up ... at least Princess is within the dimension of possibility.

But seriously, Fiona Bruce needs to retract.

Tee2072 · 02/08/2013 18:56

That is correct, she is not a princess. That's why I think it's fake.

Surely he would put his rank, not his title?

Wbdn28 · 02/08/2013 18:56

YANBU

VerySmallSqueak · 02/08/2013 18:56

DD2's view on this is that she wants to be a vet and nah she doesn't want to be a princess cos there's just too much stuff and they'd all fuss over her. She's 7,so it's definitely not my little girls dream.....

Thank goodness.

TroublesomeEx · 02/08/2013 18:58

I wanted to be a farmer's wife.

Never wanted to be a princess.

GameSetAndMatch · 02/08/2013 18:58

i would think given some of the role models around a little girl would aspire to be eithera glamour model or go on x factor.!!

Fakebook · 02/08/2013 19:03

I wanted to be a tomato....because of some advert back in the late 80's early 90's. it was really cool to want to be a tomato in our playground...weird!

IfIonlyhadsomesleep · 02/08/2013 19:03

I would mind my dds genuinely aspiring to be anything that was as unlikely and impossible to work towards as being a princess. This isn't the Philippa Gregory style Plantagenet era. But I wouldn't mind my seven year old saying it. I believe that when I was seven I was a bit gutted that Prince Charles got married but relieved that he had two brothers. While she still believes in Father Christmas and the tooth fairy I'm not too worried.

MissMarplesBloomers · 02/08/2013 19:04

Little girls DO often think they want this though, its part of exploring their role, discovering pinkness, girly stuff & rejecting it as the phase passes (with the help of more positive role models & totally not making a thing of it. )

Like (some) boys, bashing each other & breaking heads of things, playing with their willies (ok maybe that doesn't change?!)

I have 2 DD's, always swore we wouldn't go down the Barbie route, but age 3 &5 we were ankle deep in pink fluffy nonsense.
But they also liked Thomas the Tank & lots of other "boy" things .

By 5 & 7 it had passed & now they are 2 very individual young women at 16 & 18 who are tomboy grunge & hippy chic respectively & not a pink item in sight.

There are some kick-ass Princesses out there (Fiona in Shrek) & I think Kate will not be the submissive Princess of the past.