Lady Louise

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Some nice Royal news .
It has been announced by BP that she is going to St Andrews University . She will be in good company as I have a young relative starting there too ! When I told her about LL she said “who?” so hopefully HM’s granddaughter will enjoy her years there in peace.
It had also emerged that LL is working p/t in a local garden centre ..
She seems to be a lovely young lady.

Yes.

she’s obviously well loved and well looked after and you can see the work that’s gone in on her. She’s looks like a lovely young woman.

Yep. I have to say that comment about a dresser had me dumbstruck.

The adult members of the RF are fair game for comments. Not teenagers though.

Even the press recognise that.

It comes as a shock as to how low the bar is set for the press that I was genuinely surprised that none of print/tv showed LL's dress flare up at H&M's wedding other than the live feed. But I definitely agree if our, awful in parts, press can stick to not critiquing a teenager's dress sense it shouldn't be beyond the capacity of MN users

Yes!

Could be she's not that interested in fashion so as long as it's suitable that's enough.

Has Sophie been one for following fashion particularly?

i follow sophie on instagram and she has been wearing some lovely dresses

It is not about what Sophie wears in her own time, but what she wears at public Royal events. She is at work. Of course it matters what she wears.
We are told that George at 8 years old has to wear a suit even though it looks ridiculous, but a young adult should just wear what she wants?
Saying a dresser would be a good idea to help her choose more flattering clothing is a reasonable thing to say. Few 18-year-olds are experienced enough at choosing what would look really good on them during a formal event.
You do know all the celebrities have dressers? It is totally normal. The Royals are also celebrities and plenty of them also have staff who give advice on suitable dressing.

Good for her, she comes across as a lovely young woman.

I don't think it's okay to criticise or speculate negatively on her, she's a teenager who hasn't sought out the public eye and obviously has a work ethic. Whatever criticisms or negativity exists towards the RF, it shouldn't be aimed at a teenager who has done nothing wrong.

She can wear whatever she likes.

Lady Louise appears in public at Royal events. Saying she could do with a bit of help to choose some more flattering dresses is the very mildest kind of "criticism".
But apparently, because she is 18 years old we are only allowed to say - wow isn't she marvellous. Such a nice young lady.
The sycophancy on this thread is off the scale. You would think you were talking about the Virgin Mary herself and I had suggested perhaps the Virgin Mary could do with the help of a dresser to choose some more flattering dresses.

It’s really not hard to be kind to a very shy looking teenager is it? She has not asked for her public profile. She’s a human being. She’s 18.

Given my way, none of them would have titles, but that’s neither here nor there to the issue of whether it’s okay or not to harp on and on and on about her perfectly okay dress sense as if it’s in some way tragic.

She looks nice. Always appropriate and attractive in every photo I’ve seen. So stop it now eh?

She or her family have asked for her public profile. Last year there were new articles about her nearly every week. They were obviously generated through PR as they were all non-stories. At one point there were so many articles about her I was wondering if she was going to be officially elevated in some way.
Her brother though there is nothing on. So no one talks about him.

I think you’ve been harsh.

I think you are a sycophant.

Despite the fact I’m a republican? How does that work?

And maybe pass a message onto her family that if they constantly push Louise into the public eye, she will get some criticisms, including ones far harsher than my incredibly mild ones.
If she and her family are not up for that, then follow Ann's example with her children and keep them out of the public eye. It really is not difficult to do when you are so far from being the heir.

Oh yes I’m bound to see them. 😏

I just flash my “Republic” membership card at the palace gates and they wave me in.

BTW Zara had plenty of coverage as a teen (love life piercings and so on) and both of Anne’s children have happily taken endorsement deals and consultancies they were only offered because of who they are. So they aren’t great examples to compare with. Didn’t both Zara and Peter sell big stories to Hello or similar? It’s all sponging.

AFAICS all the Wessexes have done re Louise is put out a press release to meet media interest on her post school plans. (They too have done plenty of outrageous things on their own account in other occasions. Fake sheikh being a particular stand out.)

True that Zara and Peter have made money out of being Royals.

But there were so many articles about Louise over a sustained period of time, and most were pretty much fluff non-stories, that there must have been serious PR time spent into getting that coverage. A press release does not even begin to cover it.

I do not have an issue with that. But if you push yourself into the public eye, people will make comments.

I don’t believe that Louise is pushing herself fi to the public eye.

More likely it’s the tabloid press salivating over a new young adult royal to get their teeth into.

The tabloid press are not salivating though. There have been loads of articles. All fluff non stories.
If the tabloids were going to salivate they would be criticising and admiring her looks, talking about her boyfriends or lack of them, talking about whether she is a threat or not a threat to Catherine. That is tabloid salivating.

Instead, they are all stories on the variation of isn't Louise marvellous? Examples given for that is her working in a garden centre over the summer, stepping up as a Royal, looking grown up and elegant, supporting her parents, etc. There is very little of substance there except the garden centre story.

I know a pr campaign when I see one.

Sure. It's because Edward and Sophie have been stepped forward since Harry's departure. The PR around Louise is part of that.

Even if that’s true, it’s not Louise doing sit. She strikes me as very unassuming. If it is true, then it is reminiscent of Andrew’s attempts to promote B&E.

I did not say it was Louise doing the PR. I have no idea who is behind it. Edward and Sophie? Someone else?
But it is clear there has been a PR campaign.

If she’s being promoted without her involvement I feel even more sorry for her. Despite all the social & financial advantages of being born into a family of unelected leaders it cannot be nice to be out there on display at 18, with strangers picking your appearance apart.

Surely she would have agreed to it?