I agree, Kate.
Again, by the Morton book, Charles was quite smitten with Diana for a while, but that wore off when he found her behaviour so difficult to understand.
That may well be a total fabrication, though.
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We’ve all suffered, haven’t we, the impromptu photo catching us at our worst ? I happily delete them meaning that there are fewer pics of me than of anybody else in the family!
However, heads should roll over this - the Queen’s rather orange makeup doesn’t seem to reach the sides of her face, or down her neck, her eyebrows are seriously overdone and the wrinkles which generally accompany our late 70’s alas all to clear in this close up.
The late Queen had wonderful skin throughout her life, but didn’t smoke and drank very little alcohol. Perhaps she also had a better make up
I agree, Kate.
Again, by the Morton book, Charles was quite smitten with Diana for a while, but that wore off when he found her behaviour so difficult to understand.
That may well be a total fabrication, though.
Were Mrs Mannakke, Mrs Waterhouse Mrs.Hoare, Mrs.Carling
at fault ?
Then she should know better. Her husband's affairs weren't Diana's fault. I don't believe that anyone in the Royal Family cared about Diana.
Yet Camilla wasn’t hurt by her husband many affairs ?
Me too.
I don't see her as a saint. I see her as hurt.
That was horrid, quokka.
That's a really good picture.
Red looks to be her colour.
Nobody has claimed she was a Saint, though.
She was no more saintly then the next person.
She was very young though, compared to Charles.
Diana couldn’t have been hurt if Charles did have an affair , this sainthood would never have inflicted pain on other women surely?
I don't know them obviously and no one knows the truth apart from those involved, although many think they do. I can't take to Camilla or Charles. I'm sure they wouldn't lose any sleep over that! Just my opinion.
Really Kate so if Camilla did have an affair you certainly understand why ,
I would have had affairs too if I realised that my husband was in love with someone else and I'd been used for breeding.
Anniebach
It isn’t talking ill of her, she like everyone was a mix of good and not good.
Diana should never ever have been selected to marry Charles. She was already emotionally unstable due to her own parents marriage breakdown and just wasn’t at all suitable.
Yes, later she did court the press, yes she loved the attention.
What else did she have??
She clearly loved her children and had an extremely unhappy marriage.
Charles and Diana are prime examples of why Royals should marry for love and not for “breeding”.
Maybe they should have learnt by now!
Jaberwok
Andrew Parker Bowles was a serial womaniser, and made Camilla deeply unhappy, so I doubt very much that his life was ruined or that he was as particularly upset when she left him. Put out maybe, pride a bit bruised perhaps, but nothing more. They apparently parted on very amicable terms. Diana also was no saint, the caption sly Di had quite a ring.of truth! Destroying three marriages was not a good look!!
And Camilla’s chikdren? Just because her husband was an alleged serial adulterous man, that makes it OK for his wife to carry on a long standing affair with someone else’s husband?
A very public affair which both sets of children would have been very aware of?
Whataboutery is very annoying, the discussion is about Camilla not Diana!
Oreo
Dickens
Oreo
RosiesMaw is being sympathetic to Camilla, not knocking her and I agree that if she does have a make up girl/ lady she could do a much better job in the future.Maybe she does her own make up and didn’t do a great job of it? She does look as if she’s used maybe too much fake tan.The hair, well, impossible to get that right on a windy day, a hat would have helped.
We don’t really know how she feels about this pic being splashed on a newspaper, so just guesswork.
I don’t get all this sisterhood thing, is there a brotherhood?I think bro's stick together if necessary. But men tend not to focus on the way other men look.
I think the 'sisterhood' has evolved because men can be very critical of women's bodies. So it's sort of depressing when women join in.Do bro’s stick together tho? I have no idea, but have always found on the subject of womens bodies that men are the least critical, and the same for dress sense.It’s always women who are more critical/discerning on this subject and have more interest in it.
...but have always found on the subject of womens bodies that men are the least critical, and the same for dress sense
Actually - you are right! Men do go for the 'visuals' but they are not generally critiquing what we wear or our hair and make-up. In fact, I'm not even sure they notice particularly what we are wearing - but they are aware of a pretty face and or curvy body.
I guess I'm thinking more of those men who are very critical of women in positions of power, or who have an opinion, both of which seem to threaten their sense of supremacy / superiority.
Maybe it's in our nature to critique other women's appearances, part of our make-up?
Did all the women at the wedding wear tartan too? I love men in kilts but I don't see a need for royal women to dress in tartan suits because they are in Scotland. Camilla wore a lovely non tartan outfit at Braemar and Charles wore his kilt.
Oreo
Parsley3
Top marks from me to Camilla for not wearing a daft tartan outfit when she attended the Braemar Gathering on Saturday.
Am sure I’ve seen Camilla in tartan before now , and why is it daft? I think tartan looks lovely for the right occasion and the Braemar Games would have been just right.
I think tartan looks wonderful on men and women in the right context.. I went to a wedding in Edinburgh where the men all wore their specific tartans it was spectacular with the pipes as well
Andrew Parker Bowles was a serial womaniser, and made Camilla deeply unhappy, so I doubt very much that his life was ruined or that he was as particularly upset when she left him. Put out maybe, pride a bit bruised perhaps, but nothing more. They apparently parted on very amicable terms. Diana also was no saint, the caption sly Di had quite a ring.of truth! Destroying three marriages was not a good look!!
Camilla wears tartan in Scotland and I think always when Charles wear a kilt
Parsley3
Top marks from me to Camilla for not wearing a daft tartan outfit when she attended the Braemar Gathering on Saturday.
Am sure I’ve seen Camilla in tartan before now , and why is it daft? I think tartan looks lovely for the right occasion and the Braemar Games would have been just right.
Dickens
Oreo
RosiesMaw is being sympathetic to Camilla, not knocking her and I agree that if she does have a make up girl/ lady she could do a much better job in the future.Maybe she does her own make up and didn’t do a great job of it? She does look as if she’s used maybe too much fake tan.The hair, well, impossible to get that right on a windy day, a hat would have helped.
We don’t really know how she feels about this pic being splashed on a newspaper, so just guesswork.
I don’t get all this sisterhood thing, is there a brotherhood?I think bro's stick together if necessary. But men tend not to focus on the way other men look.
I think the 'sisterhood' has evolved because men can be very critical of women's bodies. So it's sort of depressing when women join in.
Do bro’s stick together tho? I have no idea, but have always found on the subject of womens bodies that men are the least critical, and the same for dress sense.It’s always women who are more critical/discerning on this subject and have more interest in it.
3nanny6
The photo is not too bad how did her hair get to look how it is was there some sudden gusts of wind? Our weather has suddenly changed so the wind can really mess our hair style up,
These days photographs can be digitally altered to the requirements of, say, the tabloid rags. The saying "the camera never lies" is an absolute laugh!
I just love Camilla she’s only one I look out for in the senior royals, I think she is fun & very down to earth
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