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Post by Admin on Apr 18, 2021 1:46:18 GMT
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Post by kueifei on Oct 23, 2021 18:56:00 GMT
Looking at these portraits, I see a race of royals who have zero connection to their people. They look completely Anglo-Saxon/Germanic and not at all like people who are making a constructive contribution to their people's well being.
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Post by Admin on Oct 23, 2021 19:32:20 GMT
Looking at these portraits, I see a race of royals who have zero connection to their people. They look completely Anglo-Saxon/Germanic and not at all like people who are making a constructive contribution to their people's well being. If you study the histories of a lot of these people, you may be pleasantly surprised how much they benefitted their people. From assisting the poor, ensuring their people were educated, patronizing the arts/sciences, etc. From the Anglo-Saxon heritage and particularly from the Gotha line (but there are others, too), we get royals who had a true altruistic sense of helping and benefitting others. I personally find it sad that this has mostly been ignored and forgotten with the modern day Windsors. It may not be obvious to a lot of royal watchers, etc, as the biographies/accounts/histories of a lot of these past royal figures are either not commonly known and/or printed in other languages. But, yes, in some of the portraits of the time they can look especially distant and remote.  And not to diss the Greek royals in particular, but I'm not aware of any modern day Greek royal descendants who are emulating their ancestors by being selfless/being truly concerned with the welfare of "their" people/ supporting those who are actively working for change, etc. I would love to be proven wrong. As an aside, just looking at Olga, though, (Duke of Edinburgh's paternal grandmother) I can see some of her looks in her grandson. |
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Post by kueifei on Oct 23, 2021 20:41:51 GMT
Looking at these portraits, I see a race of royals who have zero connection to their people. They look completely Anglo-Saxon/Germanic and not at all like people who are making a constructive contribution to their people's well being. If you study the histories of a lot of these people, you may be pleasantly surprised how much they benefitted their people. From assisting the poor, ensuring their people were educated, patronizing the arts/sciences, etc. From the Anglo-Saxon heritage and particularly from the Gotha line (but there are others, too), we get royals who had a true altruistic sense of helping and benefitting others. I personally find it sad that this has mostly been ignored and forgotten with the modern day Windsors. It may not be obvious to a lot of royal watchers, etc, as the biographies/accounts/histories of a lot of these past royal figures are either not commonly known and/or printed in other languages. But, yes, in some of the portraits of the time they can look especially distant and remote. And not to diss the Greek royals in particular, but I'm not aware of any modern day Greek royal descendants who are emulating their ancestors by being selfless/being truly concerned with the welfare of "their" people/ supporting those who are actively working for change, etc. I would love to be proven wrong. As an aside, just looking at Olga, though, (Duke of Edinburgh's paternal grandmother) I can see some of her looks in her grandson.
Good point and thanks for the reminder; I am just feeling insanely testy right now and not at all in a good mood.
These days, they're just worse than useless, they don't even try.
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Post by Admin on Oct 23, 2021 22:17:53 GMT
If you study the histories of a lot of these people, you may be pleasantly surprised how much they benefitted their people. From assisting the poor, ensuring their people were educated, patronizing the arts/sciences, etc. From the Anglo-Saxon heritage and particularly from the Gotha line (but there are others, too), we get royals who had a true altruistic sense of helping and benefitting others. I personally find it sad that this has mostly been ignored and forgotten with the modern day Windsors. It may not be obvious to a lot of royal watchers, etc, as the biographies/accounts/histories of a lot of these past royal figures are either not commonly known and/or printed in other languages. But, yes, in some of the portraits of the time they can look especially distant and remote. And not to diss the Greek royals in particular, but I'm not aware of any modern day Greek royal descendants who are emulating their ancestors by being selfless/being truly concerned with the welfare of "their" people/ supporting those who are actively working for change, etc. I would love to be proven wrong. As an aside, just looking at Olga, though, (Duke of Edinburgh's paternal grandmother) I can see some of her looks in her grandson. Good point and thanks for the reminder; I am just feeling insanely testy right now and not at all in a good mood.
These days, they're just worse than useless, they don't even try.
You're welcome! I can certainly understand feeling testy, etc - we are all allowed not to be in a good mood. It means we are paying attention (for one).  Yes, these days, they just want the world to celebrate them for looking after their own interests. It's pathetic! |
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Post by kueifei on Oct 23, 2021 22:24:07 GMT
Good point and thanks for the reminder; I am just feeling insanely testy right now and not at all in a good mood.
These days, they're just worse than useless, they don't even try.
You're welcome! I can certainly understand feeling testy, etc - we are all allowed not to be in a good mood. It means we are paying attention (for one). Yes, these days, they just want the world to celebrate them for looking after their own interests. It's pathetic!
The current Greek royals want to be 'back' so bad, but they have done nothing to convince anyone to give it back. They do nothing for the Greek people and they do nothing for the Greek government. They contribute nothing and the "Crown Princess" supposedly does not even speak Greek.
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Post by Admin on Jan 11, 2023 5:19:12 GMT
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Post by Admin on Jan 11, 2023 5:19:32 GMT
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Post by Admin on Jan 11, 2023 5:21:21 GMT
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Post by kueifei on Jan 11, 2023 22:58:19 GMT
I hope with Constantino's death, there will not be any kind of rehash of hoping for a restoration. Pavlos would be best to just stay where he is, make sure his ditz wife is in fact not going to declare him and herself King and Queen of Greece/Hellenes and then make Greek politicians angry. Just a refresher, Constantino overthrew the elected liberal Prime Minister, installed a rightist Prime Minister, and proceeded to have triggered the coup that installed the right wing junta. After that, he proceeded to bail out and leave his nation behind and left the Greek people to suffer under that dictatorship for decades. Juan Carlos allegedly shouted at Constantine to go back and fight for the freedom of his nation and end up at least fighting that tyranny and even if he died, that is what he had to do. Yet Constantine would not do that and so he had been in exile and only very recently allowed to return and live and die there. The next couple of days will be telling and if Marie-Chantal proclaims herself Queen Consort of Greece, I wonder if the politicos will blow a gasket.
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Post by Admin on Jan 11, 2023 23:36:38 GMT
I hope with Constantino's death, there will not be any kind of rehash of hoping for a restoration. Pavlos would be best to just stay where he is, make sure his ditz wife is in fact not going to declare him and herself King and Queen of Greece/Hellenes and then make Greek politicians angry. Just a refresher, Constantino overthrew the elected liberal Prime Minister, installed a rightist Prime Minister, and proceeded to have triggered the coup that installed the right wing junta. After that, he proceeded to bail out and leave his nation behind and left the Greek people to suffer under that dictatorship for decades. Juan Carlos allegedly shouted at Constantine to go back and fight for the freedom of his nation and end up at least fighting that tyranny and even if he died, that is what he had to do. Yet Constantine would not do that and so he had been in exile and only very recently allowed to return and live and die there. The next couple of days will be telling and if Marie-Chantal proclaims herself Queen Consort of Greece, I wonder if the politicos will blow a gasket.
MC is on Instragram so let's check it out, shall we? And some of her children with more than obvious Greek names. Princess Maria-Olympia (born 25 July 1996 at Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City), Prince Constantine-Alexios (born 29 October 1998 at Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City), Prince Achileas-Andreas (born 12 August 2000 at Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City), Prince Odysseus-Kimon (born 17 September 2004 at Portland Hospital in London), Prince Aristides-Stavros (born 29 June 2008 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles). www.instagram.com/mariechantal22/www.instagram.com/olympiagreece/ |
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Post by kueifei on Jan 12, 2023 22:57:26 GMT
The new 'Queen of Greece'! Billionaire heiress Marie-Chantal, 54, who runs a kid's fashion label beloved by Kate fell 'in love at first sight' with Prince Pavlos - who is heir to the now defunct throne after his father's death |
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Post by Admin on Jan 13, 2023 0:05:46 GMT
The new 'Queen of Greece'! Billionaire heiress Marie-Chantal, 54, who runs a kid's fashion label beloved by Kate fell 'in love at first sight' with Prince Pavlos - who is heir to the now defunct throne after his father's death You called it!!!!!!! |
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Post by Admin on Jan 13, 2023 0:06:54 GMT
The new 'Queen of Greece'! Billionaire heiress Marie-Chantal, 54, who runs a kid's fashion label beloved by Kate fell 'in love at first sight' with Prince Pavlos - who is heir to the now defunct throne after his father's death Home U.K. News Sports U.S. Showbiz Australia Femail Health Science Money Video Travel Shop Search Login | Join now Desktop site Comments (58) Share what you think Enter your comment... Post By posting your comment you agree to the house rules NewestOldestBest ratedWorst rated The comments below have not been moderated Ellinitha99, Thessaloniki, Greece, 23 hours ago Shame on the author for this article!! There is NO Greek royalty. The monarchy was imposed on us by foreign powers and the damage from foreign powers never forgotten. They were not Greek but German and later Danes. You insult Greeks and Greece with irresponsible reporting!! ReplyNew624 CitizenA, East Coast, Australia, 1 day ago Always classy. ReplyNew64 Pius1986, Shropshire, United Kingdom, 1 day ago The whole family look very brash and cringe ReplyNew422 rings_of_saturn, London, United Kingdom, 1 day ago She came with a dowry of 200mil... they do seem in love but Pavlos had to marry money snd stay married to it. ReplyNew230 2 replies View all replies Allseeingeye, London, United Kingdom, 1 day ago Knock Knock, who's there? Ottoman empire.... ReplyNew89 MrsBurns, Chelsea, United States, 1 day ago There are rumors Olympia (23) dated Prince Harry (37)...when? He has been with his wife since 2016 which would have made Olympia 16 and him 30 at the time and they supposedly dated before this? ReplyNew323 oldbird, Maidstone, 1 day ago He is the heir as long as his father is alive, but becomes king (even without the Greek throne) automatically the moment his father is pronounced dead. His first born child then becomes the heir ...................... ReplyNew194 2 replies View all replies Concerned, Homegrown, United States, 1 day ago I understand why King Constantine kept his title. He WAS actually king when deposed. And Pavlov was crown prince then. But really, Pavlov and Chantal should follow in the steps of King Carl of Sweden, and Queen Margrethe of Denmark and end the silliness of defunct titles with their children. ReplyNew749 JennySW, Melbourne, 1 day ago How are they Greece's royal family, there is no throne. ReplyNew555 Gonnanaesaythat, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 1 day ago I find their daughter has a tragic aura about her. Very strange vibe. ReplyNew238 More... Enter your comment... Post By posting your comment you agree to the house rules × |
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Post by kueifei on Jan 13, 2023 1:22:38 GMT
I wonder how Greek politicians feel; they might well be waiting to see if the Greek "RF" decides to proclaim Pavlos as King and MC as Queen, or if both MC and Pavlos decide to declare that they will not be pretending to any throne and are content with their current titles and will remain as such until they die and their titles are phased out. I sometimes wonder if whether or not it will happen since to claim any title of sovereignty, it is a challenge to the authority of the government of the Hellenes. So go figure, the Glucksbergs have to make a public statement either way and in my view this is all on them.
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Post by Admin on Jan 15, 2023 21:02:11 GMT
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Post by Admin on Jan 15, 2023 21:05:07 GMT
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Post by Admin on Jan 15, 2023 21:08:18 GMT
www.insider.com/princess-marie-chantal-etiquette-manners-begin-before-breakfast-book-2020-6
Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece has shared her tips and tricks on royal etiquette for families in her book, "Manners Begin at Breakfast: Modern Etiquette for Families," published earlier this year.
Marie-Chantal became a member of the Greek royal family after her wedding to Crown Prince Pavlos in 1995. The couple have five children together.
Rather than focus on how to behave at glitzy state banquets and movie premieres, Marie-Chantal gives a glimpse into the family's private lives — including play dates and family vacations.
In the book, the princess speaks about the importance of ensuring your children understand "grandparent etiquette," and how to correctly prepare the family to travel abroad.Visit Insider's homepage for more stories. Etiquette experts, commentators, and palace staff have all given their own definitions of royal etiquette through the years. Very rarely had the royals themselves spoken publicly on the subject — until now.
Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece has given fans an insight into the etiquette rules the royal family abide by in her book, "Manners Begin at Breakfast: Modern Etiquette for Families."
Marie-Chantal became a member of the Greek royal family upon her marriage to Crown Prince Pavlos in 1995. Since then, they have welcomed five children: Maria-Olympia, Constantine Alexios, Achileas-Andreas, Odysseas Kimon, and Aristide.
The London-born childrenswear designer has experience in handling a stark contrast in social situations — from state banquets and movie premieres, to play dates and simple family meals.
The book, though, focuses mainly on family, and how to teach your children manners — hence, giving fans a glimpse of a royal family behind closed doors.
She may be a princess, but Marie-Chantal doesn't mind being called just 'MC'
While Marie-Chantal encourages her children to refer to adults by their last names, she said she doesn't mind at all being called just by her initials. And, it seems, the "HRH" title isn't even a factor.
"I've noticed that many of the children who come to my house seem confused about how they should address me," Marie-Chantal wrote.
"I tell my children's friends to call me MC; I know other parents prefer to be called Mr. or Mrs. when addressed."
greek royals at eugenie wedding
Crown Prince Pavlos and Crown Princess Marie-Chantal with their daughter Princess Maria-Olympia at the wedding of Britain's Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank in 2018. Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images
She went on: "The best thing to do is simply ask. If your child doesn't know how to address their friend's parent, teach them to say, 'Excuse me, what should I call you?'
"When in doubt, however, it's always safest to call parents by their last name unless otherwise instructed," she added.
More royals seem to be following this protocol in recent years, with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex being the most recent example.
Prince Harry was famously introduced as "just Harry" at a conference shortly after resigning from his royal duties earlier this year.
But even before then, Harry and Meghan Markle made it clear that in public settings they didn't mind being referred to by their first names.
Marie-Chantal makes sure their children 'dress up' when spending time with their grandparents
The princess also spoke about "grandparent etiquette," which she says entails making sure your children have dressed nicely and to be mindful of activities that might not translate in the same way to the older generation.
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Post by Admin on Jan 15, 2023 21:11:53 GMT
www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-5936973/Princess-Maria-Olympia-Greece-forced-remove-Instagram-snap.htmlThat's not very regal! Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece REMOVES a saucy Instagram snap that shows her flipping the middle finger following outrage from her fans
The Greek royal has been removed an Instagram photo following fans' outrage
Sees Maria-Olympia flipping her middle finger, believed to be in Rome
The model and socialite appears to have removed the snap from social media
Olympia is daughter of Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece and Prince of Denmark
By UNITY BLOTT FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 04:57 EST, 10 July 2018 | UPDATED: 05:18 EST, 10 July 2018
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Post by Admin on Jan 15, 2023 21:14:05 GMT
Aside: I fail to see any good breeding or class?  |
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And not to diss the Greek royals in particular, but I'm not aware of any modern day Greek royal descendants who are emulating their ancestors by being selfless/being truly concerned with the welfare of "their" people/ supporting those who are actively working for change, etc. I would love to be proven wrong. 
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