Footage of Charlotte

[Aspecialkindofhell]

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.

Maybe she's in a cricket team!

OP questioning whether it’s appropriate for a young girl to be wearing shorts!

Another poster thinking children of the RF should be hidden away until they turn 18! (cant see any potential issues stored up for them as young adults with that parenting choice🙄)

I think W & K have it just about right.

Odd thread.

But if they want the money and lifestyle they have to perform for the fans.

William had better be wearing jeans and a Def Lepard t-shirt under that suit, otherwise - abuse!!

No. They don't have to "perform".
The children's privacy is protected. They're not exploited for cash.

😂
I strongly suspect, whatever William does, would be the wrong thing for many people 😕

Exactly this.

Witness the contortions of the poster who said we should never see the children at all, to saying it's fine to see them so long as they're wearing jeans and t shirts.

If certain posters just admitted they will have a go at Willian and Kate no matter what they do or don't do, they'd be saving themselves and us a lot of trouble!

I know. I just wish people would be honest rather than tie themselves up in knots!

Carrying out royal duties is no more of a “performance” than the duties, customs and etiquettes followed by/carried out by elected politicians or the military, to name but two institutions that follow public rules and rituals and a standard of behaviour in public life.

Do you think the fans would be so willing to support their lifestyle if they weren't getting to see photos of the kids and queue up to give them chocolates at Christmas?

'Royal duties' are totally unnecessary, we only continue them because people like to see it, believe it's good for tourism etc. It's pure performance.

I have no idea what you mean.
Their lifestyle is supported by the income from the Duchy of Cornwall.
I don't think "fans" contribute (any more than regular taxpayers for security etc)

Well no it isn’t “pure performance”, as we’ve seen last week in the US, but I am sure if you keep rabbiting that phrase you can convince yourself.

Agree.
It’s very transparent, I don’t know why there is such a reluctance to own it.

I think sometimes people don't understand what a Constitutional Monarchy is.

That’s evidenced daily on this board!

There have been many sneaked photos of W and K at school sporting events - they’re just not going to be published by the media.

I know. It's extraordinary 😁

Being at groups/sporting events/ educational establishments as famous people is pretty normal if you live in certain parts of London. If you were trying to sneak pictures of them the whole time, you’d get nothing done, never mind committing social suicide. In any event, most people are rational and decent enough to understand the difference between someone being “on” and being “off” duty, and just living their private lives, and therefore leaving them alone and/or just treating them and their children as they would want to be treated themselves. Most people are decent, unlike the OP, it seems, and her supporters on this thread. I can only assume their utter inability to comprehend this is a reflection on their own behaviour.

They are no better parents than the insta-parents using their dcs to advertise Disney cruises.

And there we have it, your usual MO, normal service is resumed.

Good points, @Indianrollerbird . My sister used to see Prince Edward's daughter being taken to a hobby by him or Sophie. No-one bothered them or took pictures. They interacted as normal with other parents.

Well the King’s “performance” served our country rather well.

No, no, the standing ovation in Congress got you confused, all those senators and congressional representatives thought they were watching Hamilton. The security and economic benefits we get from the royals buttering up the Trumps of this world has no knock on effect on the populace whatsoever. Besides, David Attenborough, the republicans’ favourite 100 year old fantasy president of the UK, would have done just as well if not better, since Trump loves the environment so.

Do you really think it’s good for Charlotte and Louis to be raised in the public eye, learning to do royal duties at a young age, when they will never be the monarch and so their only possible role within the family would be to support their older brother’s interests not their own?

Look at Harry. Why would you aim for that?

If we are to have the “slimmed down royal family” and not keep having the same debates every 20+ years, it starts with saying only the heirs should have a role. And so what are Charlotte and Louis being trained for? Or are they being trained for nothing, and just being used as good PR for their parents now?

(and if you choose to raise your children in the public eye for good publicity - as William and Catherine are doing - then you invite public comment on your parenting choices, both good and bad.)

Yes apologies, silly me 🤦🏻‍♀️ what was I thinking? David Attenborough would have done a much better job, Vive la révolution! ✊