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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!

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Bowlersarm · 03/08/2013 10:23

Edwards children are titled. Do mean princess Anne's children, Peter and Zara? They don't have titles.

IneedAyoniNickname · 03/08/2013 10:24

Oh yea! sorry my mistake, I should listen when she rabbits on educates me. It was Zara and Peter she was talking about

WineNot · 03/08/2013 10:33

Sophie and Edward chose to have their children titled in the style of the children of an Earl, not a Prince. So, although they are/were legally entitled to be Princess Lousse/Prince James, they are instead Lady Louise and Viscount Severn.

The Princess Royal refused all tiles for her children so they are, officially, Mr Peter Phillips and Mrs Michael Tindall.

George, as the great grandson of a monarch, was not automatically entitled to be a Prince, until the Queen issued Letters Patent before he was born, I believe.

mrsjay · 03/08/2013 10:33

Prince Edwards son is James,viscount of severn

tabulahrasa · 03/08/2013 10:34

The thing is while of course there are other things that little girls should aspire to be and a lot more useful and achievable things and of course not every little wants to be a princess...

Does no one else think that it must be a bit of a perk to be able to put that as your occupation? It'd amuse me no end.

mrsjay · 03/08/2013 10:35

re instead Lady Louise and Viscount Severn.

I should have waited for that and not googled

WineNot · 03/08/2013 10:35

Ooh, and OP... I don't think anyone seriously believes that it should be every little girl's dream to be a Princess.

I think it's the media going totally over the top. Again.

mrsjay · 03/08/2013 10:36

Does no one else think that it must be a bit of a perk to be able to put that as your occupation? It'd amuse me no end.

DD was telling me last night about it and DH said but he is a RAF pilot I said but look how cool the brth certificate will be

feelokaboutit · 03/08/2013 10:38

The worst thing about all of this is that William and Kate obviously believe the fantasy, upheld only by the media, money, and outdated bowing and scraping types with vested interests. Take away all of that and you have a less than averagely intelligent, bog standard young couple who have had a baby. "Prince and Princess of the UK" - sounds too much like the movie "Enchanted". They're certainly not anything to do with my UK or that of thousands of other hard working people who have to sweat to make ends meet .

Sorry, rant over.

WineNot · 03/08/2013 10:39

Yeah, I wouldn't mind being able to fill it in as my occupation...

Only if I could wear a crown while doing it though [big grin]

Boosterseat · 03/08/2013 10:40

I wanted to be a princess and a mortician.

I drew a picture when I was 8ish of me in a black gown and tiara with a little saw "for taking the top of people's heads off so I can weigh the brain.

Fucking strange kid me.

WineNot · 03/08/2013 10:40

I'm not going to bite.....
I'm not going to bite.....
I'm not going to bite.....

WineNot · 03/08/2013 10:41

boosterseat

Boosterseat · 03/08/2013 10:43

my uncle was a coroner, I was bloody fascinated.

tabulahrasa · 03/08/2013 10:47

"Yeah, I wouldn't mind being able to fill it in as my occupation..."

I wouldn't want to actually be a princess...but being able to legitimately put it as my occupation on a form?

Though to be fair, I work for my self employed DP and I did try and persuade him to change my job title to Emperor of the galaxy of X company, but he was having none of it.

Morloth · 03/08/2013 10:53

I don't want to A queen, I want to be The Queen.

ElphabaTheGreen · 03/08/2013 11:00

One of my high school teachers once decided to complete a form with 'Lord' in place of 'Mr', just for shits and giggles. All correspondence thereafter from that particular company was addressed to 'Lord Brian'. We, naturally, used that title henceforth.

Question: 'His Royal Highness Prince' are actually printed under 'Name'. Does that technically make those his first four names?? There's no space on a birth registry for a baby's title, and William has His Royal Highness blah blah blah under 'Name' as well.

I give up on who gets what titles. Totes confused.

JustforMe · 03/08/2013 11:04

I think the monachy should be returned to having sole power I wonder what that would be like for a quick change lol.
I would also like to write that on the form it would be cool

edam · 03/08/2013 11:16

Childhood dreams are interesting - I actually got mine. Kind of. I wanted to be a writer and I am, but I wanted to be a novelist and have ended up being a journalist. So I do write, but features, not books, and facts, not fiction.

I now work on a magazine where we have book reviews and it has completely put me off ever trying to write fiction. There are TOO many bad or mediocre books in the world, judging by the pile of tosh hopeful publishers send to my office.

EugenesAxe · 03/08/2013 18:20

WineNot - laughing here due to a random set of coincidences... namely your typo of 'tiles' instead of titles, and that it was Princess Anne that refused them.

Reason being, my mate's DM has a loo-book of posh language (we refer to it as Highspotty (houseparty) although that might be it's actual name), that features the words:

Prizzers Air - Princess Anne and
Tiles - towels

HSMMaCM · 03/08/2013 18:26

DD age 14 wants to be a princess/prime minister/surgeon/dancer

Is that ok?

foreverondiet · 03/08/2013 22:52

Elephaba - that's not quite right - all grandchildren of the monarch down the male line are princes and princesses - so that's why Princess Anne's children aren't as they are female line grandchildren. Edward and Sophie's children are technically prince and princess but there was an agreement for them not to use the titles.
But yes I suppose she is Princess William of Wales as she can use her husbands title.

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FiftyShadesofGreyMatter · 04/08/2013 06:20

So why did the Queen issue a wotsit so that baby George could be a prince? What would he be if he was not a prince and was that not good enough for Will and Kate?
What diff does it make to the fact that he is 3rd in line to the throne? even more

ComposHat · 04/08/2013 09:46

Yes Anne and Mark Philips never had a title to refuse for their children. Their children were not grandchildren of the male line.

DanceParty · 04/08/2013 10:18

They're certainly not anything to do with my UK or that of thousands of other hard working people who have to sweat to make ends meet

Bet you'd be glad feelokaboutit if you were in danger and Wills rescued you in his trusty helicopter

Oh, and as far as I know, Wills actually worked for his money when flying - it's called a wage you know. Same as other pilots. Oh, and he paid tax and national insurance. Oh, and paid rent on his house in Wales.

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