To wonder if the Queen is a real 'granny' grandma

[RunAwayWifey]

The answer to the AiBU is almost certainly yes.

AiBU to spend silly amounts of time wondering if the Queen is a lovely granny? Every time I see a news article about the Royal family all I end up wondering is if she gets/got to do the 'family stuff' we all take for granted like playing on the floor with the babies and sleepovers and baking and what not. And if not, does she think the trade off is worth it?

I'm not a royalist at all. It just strikes me every time.

I might have too much time on my hands...

I signed up for Netflix purely to watch The Crown and looking forward to series 3 some time this year.

While not a royalist whatsoever I do find them fascinating and have read countless biographies (one on the Queen Mother was an eye opener) on many of the royals not only present but past too.

As for the queen, it is not really a secret she was no hands on mother and while she probably loved her four offspring she had little time to spend with them, what with all her duties and travelling etc.

As a grandmother then a ggmother I would like to think she had softened somewhat and actually spent quality time rather than sitting with her bloody empty handbag on her arm waiting for the little ones to be "brought in to her" but I don't really care that much if I am honest.

It is her oldest son I feel a mixture of pity and annoyance towards. His own childhood was a misery in many ways and he grew up to be cold and selfish, not really surprising. I am sick of reading that he does nothing for himself, in this day and age he still can not turn his bloody bath taps on or hang his own clothes in the wardrobe.

At least it is an improvement on Henry V111 who had a bloke to wipe his backside (the most coveted role in a royal house apparently!)

I assume Charles can manage THAT task on his own.

Every time I see a news article about the Royal family all I end up wondering is if she gets/got to do the 'family stuff' we all take for granted like playing on the floor with the babies and sleepovers and baking and what not

There is absolutely no way she’s ever done any of that. She’s the blooming Queen!

And yes, The Crown is a great series, so if you’re interested in her life story, it’s a great place to start.

Somewhere there is some sweet footage of her with William and Harry and Andrew's girls, all very small and she is leading them on a pony at Balmoral.

I reckon she lets them use her Fabergé eggs to play conckers.

I very much doubt it. When Charles was born she and Prince Philip had a country house (which later burned down) and they would leave Charles there with the nanny and just see him at weekends. That was choice not down to official duties.

Also, when Charles was tiny she went to live in Malta to be with Philip and again left Charles behind for several months.

Apparently when she came back from a tour abroad it would be horses first, then dogs and finally children. I think she loves her family but is not particularly hands on.

I believe the Queen was not a hands on mum as is well documented - be that by choice, circumstance or a little of both, but I'm sure she is a warm and loving person to those who are close to her and that's all that matters. Whereas we had an early poster in this thread who comes across as positively vile yet probably thinks themselves rather witty. Sad ....

I'm from Ireland & have no allegiance to monarchies etc. My exh was English, working class & ex RAF, totally seemed to think that his idea of being a parent/grandparent was the same as the royal family's. I asked him once whether he thought that Prince Charles was wheeled out in his pram by the Queen Mother while she was "in charge" of him to the bookies to place her bets since she was such a fan of the horses then on to the off license for the gin she was famous for consuming.
From what I can gather the norm is to have them brought to them by the nannies for about an hour a day so no, I don't suppose any normal person would consider the Queen a "real" granny.

Gary- is Wills pet name
Gan Gan- is what the others use

Here- she does interact with them briskly and sweetly.

She’s 93. And her grandchildren are mostly adults in their thirties.

My grandmother died when I was 15. She was very formal and I have no recollection of ever touching her or my grandfather. My father had a nanny who brought him to see his parents once a day, and he was sent to boarding school at 7. Although I don't imagine the queen is as cold as my grandmother, I certainly can't imagine her as a cosy granny!

The funniest photo I saw once was the Queen and Prince Phillip eating lunch off a tray on a bench At Balmoral! Had their tweeds on.
Apparently she does the washing up there as well.
I can imagine she likes Zara and her little girl as they are horse mad like Princess Anne was. I can't see her bring the roll in the floor type but I bet she has a soft spot for a few of them.