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Footage of Charlotte

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Aspecialkindofhell · 02/05/2026 17:14

Does anyone else feel really uncomfortable about the photos the RF have put out of Charlotte today? Likewise the photo of them all lying in the sand. I feel those photos should be personal . She’s only 11, on holiday and those moments should be private.

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Baital · 03/05/2026 20:54

noonames · 03/05/2026 19:05

That’s all very interesting, but I’m not sure how these examples of women not being able to inherit are relevant here. Anne was second in line and would have been Queen in the right circumstances. You’re saying she was second in line but not the spare? There wasn’t a spare even though there was a second in line who would have become monarch?

So in the Wales family, Charlotte is next in line after George but Louis is the spare, because in some other families women can’t inherit, even though in this one they do? This is quite an odd bit of logic.

Anne was second in line and the spare until she was 10. Perhaps a bit young to get very invested in that somehow being important.

Pippilongstocking2 · 03/05/2026 20:55

Wasn’t Elizabeth II the monarch that said she needed to be seen to be believed

I think she was

noonames · 03/05/2026 20:57

Baital · 03/05/2026 20:54

Anne was second in line and the spare until she was 10. Perhaps a bit young to get very invested in that somehow being important.

Eh? Do we know how invested she was and how important she thought it was?

mathanxiety · 03/05/2026 21:38

IdaGlossop · 03/05/2026 19:37

Creepy perverts and weirdos tend not to operate in full view of press photographers and armed security people. Blowing my own trumpet, I am a parent and safeguarding trained for working with children and vulnerabile adults. Once, I allowed my 4-year old DD to be given a lift 250 yards on a rural road in a van by a 30-something man who was a total stranger because his tyres were holding the icy downwards hill and my tyres wasn't.

Safeguarding isn't always about eliminating risk. Sometimes It's about balancing risk - in this royal case, snubbed member of the public (high probability) v. sexual pervert attracted to children (very low probability), or in the case of me and my DD, collision in motor vehicle and injured child (very high probability) v. sexual predator attracted to children (v. low probability).

I agree with your process of risk assessment in the case of your child.

But Jimmy Savile not only operated in the full glare of the spotlight, he courted it.

essentialwaitrosesmokedham · 03/05/2026 21:41

Do you think these money hungry tax suckling attention whores have any moral objections to literally anything. They accept taxpayer money from impoverished nurses and supermarket workers to buy Ralph and Russo ballgowns and grade II listed mansions with a smile on their face. Do you think they feel anything is over the line ethically.

mathanxiety · 03/05/2026 21:43

Indianrollerbird · 03/05/2026 18:45

Yes, stranger-hugging, an era ushered into British royal interaction by one Meghan Markle.

Nope - it was Diana who decided hugging was ok.

wordler · 03/05/2026 21:50

The problem is Harry and The Crown have people thinking that there is one Spare - and that this position because of the unfairness of just missing out on the top spot leads to unavoidable poor behaviours or suffering of some sort.

All the children of a monarch are ‘spares’ after the heir - all missed out on the top spot by accident of birth. How they deal with that hierarchy is down to their personalities and character.

Anne has talked on camera about what is was like being treated differently than Charles by some nannies because she was not the heir. She tells that story with a shrug and a wry smile unlike Harry who has taken his sausage deficit and made it a global grievance requiring much whining and therapy.

Decacaffeinatednow · 03/05/2026 22:00

AMW did far worse.

Pippilongstocking2 · 03/05/2026 22:03

wordler · 03/05/2026 21:50

The problem is Harry and The Crown have people thinking that there is one Spare - and that this position because of the unfairness of just missing out on the top spot leads to unavoidable poor behaviours or suffering of some sort.

All the children of a monarch are ‘spares’ after the heir - all missed out on the top spot by accident of birth. How they deal with that hierarchy is down to their personalities and character.

Anne has talked on camera about what is was like being treated differently than Charles by some nannies because she was not the heir. She tells that story with a shrug and a wry smile unlike Harry who has taken his sausage deficit and made it a global grievance requiring much whining and therapy.

Omg he lost his mother at 12 years old and didn’t even get a cuddle from his dad when he told him

that and the “spare” legacy have left him with hard things to deal with - I’m in no doubt William treats him as someone to be managed

Pippilongstocking2 · 03/05/2026 22:04

I think Harry really was the spare becuase there was so much attention on Diana and Charles - he was a spare until 2013 - 2 boys in a vacuum

Charlenedickens · 03/05/2026 22:11

wordler · 03/05/2026 21:50

The problem is Harry and The Crown have people thinking that there is one Spare - and that this position because of the unfairness of just missing out on the top spot leads to unavoidable poor behaviours or suffering of some sort.

All the children of a monarch are ‘spares’ after the heir - all missed out on the top spot by accident of birth. How they deal with that hierarchy is down to their personalities and character.

Anne has talked on camera about what is was like being treated differently than Charles by some nannies because she was not the heir. She tells that story with a shrug and a wry smile unlike Harry who has taken his sausage deficit and made it a global grievance requiring much whining and therapy.

To be fair here, I think it’s probably harder when there are only two of you, versus 4.

Harry isn’t a shining example, that man has very significant other issues which have been hugely excaberated by his marriage and his basic lack of intelligence. Being unquestionably thick has played a large part in his poor life choices.

Andrew would be the one I’d say the most similar to Harry ,but only in that entitled envious vibe. Although he doesn’t play the victim like Harry does, andrew comes across as a narcissist and an arrogant one at that. And he clearly does a lot of deeply distasteful and likely illegal activities. Harry does distasteful shit, but with him it all feels a bit desperate. But that entitlement and envy runs through it.

Margaret would be the other example of a spare gone wrong, and she had a tumultuous life, I’ve no idea if she was envious, but she was entitled and a bit of a loose cannon. She also did a lot of distasteful shit.

it remains to be seen how Charlotte and Louis turn out, but I suspect it will be much better and their parents have made a lot of effort in this regard.

wordler · 03/05/2026 22:18

Charlenedickens · 03/05/2026 22:11

To be fair here, I think it’s probably harder when there are only two of you, versus 4.

Harry isn’t a shining example, that man has very significant other issues which have been hugely excaberated by his marriage and his basic lack of intelligence. Being unquestionably thick has played a large part in his poor life choices.

Andrew would be the one I’d say the most similar to Harry ,but only in that entitled envious vibe. Although he doesn’t play the victim like Harry does, andrew comes across as a narcissist and an arrogant one at that. And he clearly does a lot of deeply distasteful and likely illegal activities. Harry does distasteful shit, but with him it all feels a bit desperate. But that entitlement and envy runs through it.

Margaret would be the other example of a spare gone wrong, and she had a tumultuous life, I’ve no idea if she was envious, but she was entitled and a bit of a loose cannon. She also did a lot of distasteful shit.

it remains to be seen how Charlotte and Louis turn out, but I suspect it will be much better and their parents have made a lot of effort in this regard.

I think one of the big differences for Charlotte and Louis is they are being brought up with a lot of access to non royal family non aristocratic family - and much more middle class traditions within that family.

Between Pippa and James there are four cousins and to Granny Carol I’m sure they are all treated equally - no special treatment for George among the seven grandkids.

Pippilongstocking2 · 03/05/2026 22:58

wordler · 03/05/2026 22:18

I think one of the big differences for Charlotte and Louis is they are being brought up with a lot of access to non royal family non aristocratic family - and much more middle class traditions within that family.

Between Pippa and James there are four cousins and to Granny Carol I’m sure they are all treated equally - no special treatment for George among the seven grandkids.

Yes - I think William really cherishes that normal life at Kate’s parents houses for himself as well as his kids - relatively speaking normal

they seem very grounded - I love k paid for her wedding dress and stayed in hotel with her parents the night before her wedding at their own expense

gosh Margaret was openly jealous and thought she should have been queen as she was the outgoing leader type - she is the most sadness example I think

the establishment do tend not to cover up spares behaviour - I’m sure William has done some stuff too but it would t get out

TeaForCat · 03/05/2026 22:59

They have to put the photos out to try to keep the public interested. It’s not worth worrying about.

Most sensible parents don’t put their children’s photos out into the world, especially ones where they are showing more of their body and from certain angles, but some just don’t think I suppose. It’s sad that we have to worry about how innocent photos might be used but some people are bad. I think lots of parents wouldn’t have chosen the photos of them lying down to put online.

IdaGlossop · 03/05/2026 23:06

mathanxiety · 03/05/2026 21:38

I agree with your process of risk assessment in the case of your child.

But Jimmy Savile not only operated in the full glare of the spotlight, he courted it.

(My tyres weren't.)

Jimmy Saville was also very cunning. He dressed, spoke and gestured in a way carefully contrived to keep people at a distance, making himself too weird for anyone to have a normal conversation with. He also created isolated spaces in which he could isolate his victims. Safeguarding was much less developed during his decades of abusing children, and children were not believed. I doubt that the risk assessment process we are familiar with now would have been used. Nonetheless, the scale if what he got away with is breathtaking.

Pippilongstocking2 · 03/05/2026 23:08

TeaForCat · 03/05/2026 22:59

They have to put the photos out to try to keep the public interested. It’s not worth worrying about.

Most sensible parents don’t put their children’s photos out into the world, especially ones where they are showing more of their body and from certain angles, but some just don’t think I suppose. It’s sad that we have to worry about how innocent photos might be used but some people are bad. I think lots of parents wouldn’t have chosen the photos of them lying down to put online.

People have been plastering their kids across sm until very recently

I think the pics are lovey - omg people can’t lie down 😂

TeaForCat · 03/05/2026 23:19

Pippilongstocking2 · 03/05/2026 23:08

People have been plastering their kids across sm until very recently

I think the pics are lovey - omg people can’t lie down 😂

Sensible parents haven’t, because they know how the photos can be used.

They are really lovely photos. We have similar ones that we took each year at the same spot each summer to show how our kids had grown. Personally, we keep them for us and wouldn’t put them online as ours are taken at a similar angle and in similar clothing. There are bad people in the world, there is no point pretending otherwise. Through the job a relative does and things she’s told me, I would never put any photo of my children, especially certain ones, online. It’s sad, but it’s reality of the sick world we live in.

corblimeygvnr · 03/05/2026 23:24

Pippilongstocking2 · 03/05/2026 18:09

No I don’t think she ever wanted to do it

for me she’s had the best balance

I don’t need to look because I understand now - I know mumsnet is horrified tha I made such a mistake

Maybe there was a mix up on the posts and times and names again ? I've read on here that people's names get changed after posting 😂😂😂

Pippilongstocking2 · 03/05/2026 23:25

TeaForCat · 03/05/2026 23:19

Sensible parents haven’t, because they know how the photos can be used.

They are really lovely photos. We have similar ones that we took each year at the same spot each summer to show how our kids had grown. Personally, we keep them for us and wouldn’t put them online as ours are taken at a similar angle and in similar clothing. There are bad people in the world, there is no point pretending otherwise. Through the job a relative does and things she’s told me, I would never put any photo of my children, especially certain ones, online. It’s sad, but it’s reality of the sick world we live in.

People were - you have forgotten - then they began to learn but for years kids all over it

just like with kids and the internet - they have been given unlimited access - now people are starting to realise it needs reining back

you have no control over what people do with your images - but you generally won’t ever know so you have to let that one go

corblimeygvnr · 03/05/2026 23:27

Pippilongstocking2 · 03/05/2026 18:05

I already know - I just didn’t think Anne was in it instead of being 18th as another poster on another thread said she wasn’t

people can make clanger mistakes sometimes - doesn’t mean they don’t know anything

the clangers hello GIF

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Pippilongstocking2 · 03/05/2026 23:28

😍😍😍😍😍 clangers

love love love

TeaForCat · 03/05/2026 23:41

Pippilongstocking2 · 03/05/2026 23:25

People were - you have forgotten - then they began to learn but for years kids all over it

just like with kids and the internet - they have been given unlimited access - now people are starting to realise it needs reining back

you have no control over what people do with your images - but you generally won’t ever know so you have to let that one go

People that were putting their kids photos online still are, or they are now putting their GC photos online, or the children that were put online by their parents are now putting their own children’s photos online. Idiots.

Exactly, you have no control, so don’t put them online in the first place, definitely ones that show more of children’s bodies, like in shorts, swim wear etc. I can’t believe people do it, even with all the warnings. It’s irresponsible.

1apenny2apenny · 03/05/2026 23:41

Am I missing something? Why is there a video of Charlotte and pictures but only pictures of George and Louis on their birthdays?

corblimeygvnr · 03/05/2026 23:43

FancyBiscuitsLevel · 03/05/2026 14:17

what a bizarre post - every other public role only happens in adulthood after you’ve chosen it.

it would be perfectly possible for the learning the role and accompanying parents to learn from them to happen as young adults (the university years even if they don’t go to uni). Even if they do continue to do public engagements now as children, if they follow their dad, they won’t start doing regular solo public engagements until mid 20s.

And if any of the children decide they don’t want to be working royals as adults, this time as children would have been a waste of their privacy for no gain.

You really didn't answer the point I made but no problem - you must be exhausted by the twisting and bending and stretching you have done today. You are entitled to your opinion - thankfully the Royals don't operate like that 😂😂

Indianrollerbird · 03/05/2026 23:45

1apenny2apenny · 03/05/2026 23:41

Am I missing something? Why is there a video of Charlotte and pictures but only pictures of George and Louis on their birthdays?

There was a video of Louis, last week on his birthday. George hasn't had his birthday yet this year.