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Or is it just me thinking the narrative being pushe& by the media around Louis is wrong??

224 replies

PutinSmellsPassItOn · 05/06/2022 23:11

I know, I know. Born into a life of privelage blah, blah, blah.. But it isn't a life they ask for.

Personally I think the children in the royal family should be kept out of the spotlight until they're adults and can decide what they want to do. They should just be kids until then. Maybe with the odd photo released with granny or whatever.
I can see history repeating itself with the 'rebel prince' that his uncle went through........I cant help but wonder what the hell his parents are thinking allowing this. 😳 It didnt work out well for Harry who was used to deflect attention away from the shit his brother was getting up to for years 😬

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lollipoprainbow · 06/06/2022 07:20

I don't find him cute or endearing, Charlotte seems a bossy little madam, I love George, so serious and shy.

lollipoprainbow · 06/06/2022 07:20

Always feels they are laughing at George ! Zara was poking a flag into his ear at one point during the pageant, poor little guy.

Ducksinthebath · 06/06/2022 07:21

Sortilege · 06/06/2022 00:09

William was the naught one initially, when they were very small. Then the roles switched. There is always time for roles to switch.

Very true. I saw a book in the charity shop Jubilee display titled “The Rebel Prince”. It gave me a chuckle.

Turnthatoff · 06/06/2022 07:22

How on earth anyone thinks that any child who grows up like that can be a fully functioning adult is beyond me.

CounsellorTroi · 06/06/2022 07:22

The main one is the rumour that William also attended the infamous Nazi fancy dress party in similar costume.

My recollection is that William attended that party dressed as a lion. The theme was “colonial and native”.

lollipoprainbow · 06/06/2022 07:23

The only question that came to mind was how a child of Harry and Meghan would be viewed if revealed in the sme way. 💯 it would be negative.

Yes imagine if this had been Archie, the press would have vilified them. But as it's Louis it's 'cute and adorable'.

whatwasyournamesorry · 06/06/2022 07:25

They're not normal kids

The royal family aren't normal. It's incredibly abnormal

The Queen was Groomed from an early age for her Job. Likewise charles and william

Their job and lives are intertwined

george is a future king so it wouldn't be kind
To sheild him and wrap him up in (normal
Clothes

Heronwatcher · 06/06/2022 07:29

Nope, I totally agree. There is no way this is good for their long term mental health- if they wanted to go to the concert they should have been allowed to go incognito with a nanny etc. None of them chose to be born into royalty and they should not be forced into these roles until they are old enough to decide for themselves.

PaddingtonBearStareAgain · 06/06/2022 07:29

mamaneedsanap33 · 06/06/2022 04:17

I've seen it been said loads that thank goodness it wasn't Archie or rather than the 'cheeky little cutie' narrative it would have probably been 'rude little brat not being raised properly by his parents'.

Well people on here seem to be pushing two children against each other

The Sussexs chose not to attend anything other than the service . Their choice There were other children there yesterday not just the Cambridges, yet the Sussexs have to be brought into everything.

Artwodeetoo · 06/06/2022 07:30

Some are acting like they had to sit through hours and hours of something really torturous- and like no child has ever had to sit through something they were getting restless through when of course they have. Harry wasn't labelled as the rebel Prince until he was older and made conscious decisions to be racist and whatever else.

Kanaloa · 06/06/2022 07:30

lollipoprainbow · 06/06/2022 07:20

I don't find him cute or endearing, Charlotte seems a bossy little madam, I love George, so serious and shy.

This is the type of weirdness I mean. You don’t know any of these children. You’re just assigning personalities to them/drinking in the media’s words on them and then becoming overly invested in it. It’s weird.

Pollydonia · 06/06/2022 07:30

Good god, he was a just 4 year old acting his age. Made the parents seem much more relatable. Mine are now adults but I still remember being on pins at big family occasions.

MWNA · 06/06/2022 07:32

Kanaloa · 06/06/2022 00:15

There is a whole section on mumsnet where you can obsess over these people. Realistically I’ll save my sympathy for the kids in my socially and economically deprived area, or kids growing up in foster care as I did, or kids from poorer or war torn countries. You can bet your bottom dollar not one of the royal family are worried about YOUR kids or any kids like them, so I wouldn’t waste your sympathy on their ‘poor’ kids.

Exactly this.

xxxGirlCrushxxx · 06/06/2022 07:34

Bathtimehell · 05/06/2022 23:36

I have to admit that I didn't really enjoy seeing the royal kids out this weekend. My own DC are the same ages as George and Charlotte (my youngest actually shares the same birthday!). I saw my kids spending half term playing with their mates out in the street while those poor royal kids were sweltering out in the sunshine on parade in front of the world. It's a shame they don't get to just b3 normal kids.

But then, they will grow up to never have to worry about making ends meet. So I suppose their upbringing can't be that bad. 🤷‍♀️

Have your kids never been to a wedding or event similiar?

This was a one off....perhaps the rest of the time they ARE just playing and being 'normal kids'

MarianosOnHisWay · 06/06/2022 07:39

RewildingAmbridge · 05/06/2022 23:22

Everything I've seen has been positive about him being a normal cheeky 4 year old, words like adorable, funny, excited are not insults. Also lots of parents relating to that behaviour in their own under fives

People saying that this is all they’ve seen mustn’t have been on Twitter where people are posting that Louis must have autism and/or ADHD, is defiant and disrespectful, or must’ve missed the Mumsnet thread where someone posted that this behaviour showed he’d turn out like his sex offended Great uncle or that the Kate has no control over him because he’s being raised by nannies, who should’ve stepped in and taken him off.

With regards to Meghan, many “jokey” Twitter posts are saying Archie would never behave that was as MM is “strong black mother” who knows how to raise a child, and people posting memes like “My black mother if I behaved like Louis” with a picture of a black mother spanking their child (can only add three photos but I screenshotted lots more, including a tweet saying “I can never understand how white kids are soooo comfortable disrespecting their parents, is it like a cultural thing or what?”)

Or is it just me thinking the narrative being pushe& by the media around Louis is wrong??
Or is it just me thinking the narrative being pushe& by the media around Louis is wrong??
Or is it just me thinking the narrative being pushe& by the media around Louis is wrong??
MarianosOnHisWay · 06/06/2022 07:41

NoSquirrels · 05/06/2022 23:51

I feel more sorry for the YouTuber kids and the Instagram kids, tbh.

The RF at least have the experience of decades of media exposure and the money to mitigate some stuff.

Totally agree with this. Kids like the Saccone-Jolys have their every moment documented, broadcast and commented on, they’re a commodity for their parents. If they were in the royal box watching the concert they’d probably have behaved better than Louis… because they’ve have years of relentless media “training” on how to act for the camera, how to pose, how to please their parents by making videos.

MrsLargeEmbodied · 06/06/2022 07:42

George copies his dad totally
i think they are really good for the royal family
who doesnt love a cheeky child, pretty girl, or whatever

MrsLargeEmbodied · 06/06/2022 07:44

the queen didnt know she was to be queen, she wasnt groomed from an early age, at the age of 10 it was found that she would be queen eventually, so her early childhood was freer that it might have been

PaddingtonBearStareAgain · 06/06/2022 07:47

The Queen was Groomed from an early age for her Job. Likewise charles and william

She was a lot older than George. Succession changed. She was 11 when her Uncle abdicated.

Palebluelily · 06/06/2022 07:48

There’s having personality and there's being rude. I would never have allowed my 4 year old to cover mouth and would have moved their hand away quickly and told them off whether there were cameras or not. We’ve all been there with cheekiness, children can have personality without being rude.

Everyone parents differently though, I personally wouldn’t have allowed that

But cameras were there and Kate would have been very aware of it. We can't speculate on how she might have reacted in private. She was never going to give the child a good bollocking in front of the whole world.

balalake · 06/06/2022 07:50

There won't be another event like the Jubilee, at least at a guess for over 40 years. I think that the royal children should be out of the spotlight as much as can happen, perhaps continue with photos each birthday.

Tollystar · 06/06/2022 07:51

I think she handled the mouth covering really well. Yes, if it had been me with my 4 year old at a wedding (and I wasn't being filmed at the time) I would have sternly removed and held his hands and said "You do NOT cover mummy's mouth while I'm speaking to you" but it's very likely that would have resulted in tears/tantrum, no problem for me at a wedding - take him out kicking and screaming - but not something Kate could have risked; imagine those headlines. She had an incredibly difficult job of correcting his behaviour while still distracting him and keeping things fun, to prevent an escalation (all while knowing she was being filmed!).

MrsLargeEmbodied · 06/06/2022 07:53

well how did charlotte and george do in their first engagement yesterday ? in cardiff

ChagSameachDoreen · 06/06/2022 07:56

Little brat. Can't bear children who behave like that.

LibrariesGiveUsPower · 06/06/2022 07:58

It’s George I feel for - you can see the weight of responsibility on him already, he’s 7 years old and knows when his dad does he will be king. That’s pretty intense for such a young lad. At least Elizabeth grew up initially not expecting to be queen.

Louis has made them all seem more human and relatable.

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