Princess Charlotte 'hugging' lady.

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Is anyone else finding the newspaper headlines annoying this morning. Princess Charlotte did not hug the lady in the wheelchair, the lady hugged her. Which is inappropriate. You don't hug a small child in the street!

Defo not cute!

It wasn't imposed you nincompoops. The lady held her arms out for a hug and the child hugged her (of her own free will, with full "body autonomy'). Perhaps ill-advisedly hence running policewoman, but that doesn't negate my point.

The RF all quite touchy feely with people, like Diana was, did you see the recent W and C charity documentary?

That is the thing though "Ladies" shouldn't be imposing themselves on little princesses for hugs she is 4 years old the lady should. have got a grip on herself.

YANBU. It gave me the creeps. The woman was a stranger, no matter how many times she'd met Kate before. It was totally inappropriate for her to signal for a hug.

Ah well, if she was a Lady, that’s OK then.
I thought it was a woman that hugged the child!

Inappropriate was my first thought too but also not necessary to take the children over to such a crowd either.
Distraction/being friendly/doing your duty is one thing but they make choices and decisions about what is right and what they don't want their children exposed to all the time - and yes look at Meghan and Harry's decision this year. William and Kate do what they think is right and will probably learn from this as we all do as parents looking out for our children.

Does anyone else think it was not an oversight that Archie's photos was not amongst those on display during the Queen's speech

Standard practice to show the line of succession, continuity and reinforce that message. It is staged to reinforce that idea and since the puff about "slimming down" the number of active royals was mooted its been direct line. So George VI, Elizabeth/Philip, Charles, William, George, preferably in breeding pairs, is exactly what to expect.

FFS the hysteria off some of you is amusing AF

I thought it was dead creepy

@LittleSweet this isn't about Epstein? This was about a random woman hugging a little girl she does not know?

George hugged her first,;I'm pretty sure if their parents had a problem. They wouldn't have then let Charlotte hug her. Alot of hysteria over nothing.

Sorry. I haven't actually seen the footage but judging by the hysteria on this thread, can I just check that the woman gave her a brief hug, and didn't in fact grab Charlotte tightly by the neck, while hissing "I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog too!"

Hugging a child not appropriate? What a bloody sad world we live in!
Forcing a child to be hugged...wrong..... child happy to be hugged....lovely.
Someone said it was 'creepy'.....I think it's creepy that people think this way.

YANBU but I thought the whole charade of RF traipsing to church every xmas day with crowds of fans looked silly and out of date. Poor kids having to be gawped at. No wonder prince Harry didn't fancy it this year, just more shite media and analysis of how close he's standing to William or some such nonsense like that. They need to modernise RF and stop all the nonsense.

What I thought was more inappropriate and strange was that poor wee girl curtesying. (Is that how you spell it?) to the queen ffs its her great grandmother.

Its completely weird and I think very sad that she is made to feel inferior to her family to such an extent that she has to curtesy

Curtsying to her grandma is nothing compared to the fact she’s likely to have to curtsy to her brother at some point. As a younger sister believe me that would really wind me up! 😃

Prince Heorge hugged her first, Charlotte after. They’ve met her before so must feel comfortable to do so.

Nope. The woman hugged George first and then hugged Charlotte. Looks to me like she instigated both hugs.

And I’m not sure they have met her before. The woman turns up every year but it’s the first year the kids have been trotted out.

I think very sad that she is made to feel inferior to her family to such an extent that she has to curtesy

It’s not about inferiority, it’s respect for the Crown. If the RF doesn’t have a problem, it’s nobody’s business than theirs.

I think it was out of order for the lady to reach forward and hug her. She is a stranger. You don't do that to kids that you don't actually know.

@vivalebeaver I never thought of all the others she will have to curtesy to eventually..

Its really pathetic and messed up

And nothing could make me curtesy to my big brother

@frasersmummy prince Charles had to curtsey to his mother when he was around 3 years old. He hadn't seen her for months due to her touring Australia.
A little boy couldn't run to and hug his mother, instead had to curtsey and greet her formally sticks well and truly in my craw.
If princess Charlotte parents were happy with her hugging the lady then what has it to do with anyone else?

prince Charles had to curtsey to his mother when he was around 3 years old.

Do males curtesy?

To the queen, yes.

No. They bow.

How, curtsey, take your pick, a bow is a curtesy.
Still terrible, to have to greet your own mother with a curtesy and speak to her formally as a small child.
Hopefully the younger ones have moved away from that rubbish.