QuoteGetting a "selfie" with a member of the Royal family is old hat, it seems. In Scotland, at least, the challenge is to get a picture of the Duchess of Cornwall sitting on your knee.
The Duchess gamely agreed to sit on a thigh proferred by Anthony Laing, 59, managing director of Shortbread House of Edinburgh, on an official visit to the company's factory on Tuesday.
It was the second time she had posed in the same position, following a picture taken of her on the knee of Capt Ceri Green during a visit to the Highlands in 2011.
More: Duchess of Cornwall poses for picture on admirer's knee - Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/10984456/Duchess-of-Cornwall-poses-for-picture-on-admirers-knee.html)
Cindy
Adorable! :blowkiss: She is so no-nonsense in her charity visits! :clap:
I agree, very cute. :Jen:
As a side note, I wish that journalists would stop misusing the word "selfie". It means a picture you take of yourself. They seem to apply it to any picture featuring a person, which is... pretty much all pictures. :mad7:
I am liking Camilla more and more. I have a feeling that she would be someone you could knock back a tipple or two and laugh your head off with. I bet she knows a few dirty jokes.
I don't care for her and don't see anything fun about her And she is not George's grandmother (as this article calls her) but his step grandmother she has 5 grandchildren of her own. She probably enjoys Joan Rivers' Diana jokes. She is enjoying every minute of the perks and privileges and occasionally pays her dues by associating with the public. I'm not buying into the spin. Since she is going to be Queen Consort I don't see it as appropriate for her to sit on anybody's knee and pose. She and Charles are trying too hard to play the loveable old codger (him) and his "fun" wife.
Quote from: Limabeany on July 24, 2014, 10:45:10 AM
Adorable! :blowkiss: She is so no-nonsense in her charity visits! :clap:
Camilla is being overworked at this point and therefore I will volunteer as tribute for the shortbread tasting. Please point me in the direction of the tasting room. All I ask for is some milk to help with my efforts. :wink:
Quote from: Macrobug on July 24, 2014, 02:26:43 PM
I am liking Camilla more and more. I have a feeling that she would be someone you could knock back a tipple or two and laugh your head off with. I bet she knows a few dirty jokes.
She seems like one of the most likeable members of the BRF IMHO.
I don't see her in the least bit likeable considering how she got where she is today. The royals can play at being normal or "cute" but they are not like the rest of us and can only play at being normal.. Camilla goes back to one of her expensive homes and takes all the perks and privileges. As does Charles. Just because she has an HRH and is dressed up I see her as the same manipulative Camilla. She is reaping the rewards and goodness had nothing to do with it.
^^^Well this is the place where we all get a chance to agree or disagree. :truce:
Quote from: TLLK on July 24, 2014, 04:00:12 PM
Quote from: Macrobug on July 24, 2014, 02:26:43 PM
I am liking Camilla more and more. I have a feeling that she would be someone you could knock back a tipple or two and laugh your head off with. I bet she knows a few dirty jokes.
She seems like one of the most likeable members of the BRF IMHO.
Agreed. The more I see of Camilla, the more I like her.
Quote from: cinrit on July 24, 2014, 10:42:00 AM
QuoteGetting a "selfie" with a member of the Royal family is old hat, it seems. In Scotland, at least, the challenge is to get a picture of the Duchess of Cornwall sitting on your knee.
The Duchess gamely agreed to sit on a thigh proferred by Anthony Laing, 59, managing director of Shortbread House of Edinburgh, on an official visit to the company's factory on Tuesday.
It was the second time she had posed in the same position, following a picture taken of her on the knee of Capt Ceri Green during a visit to the Highlands in 2011.
More: Duchess of Cornwall poses for picture on admirer's knee - Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/10984456/Duchess-of-Cornwall-poses-for-picture-on-admirers-knee.html)
Cindy
Personally I think this is cheesy and cheap I would be willing to bet Queens Victoria, Alexandra, Mary and the Queen Mother are all rolling in their graves at the displays of this future Queen.
Or they would have done the exact same thing.....
Very nice article, it put a smile on my face :)
^^Yes, Trudie, I don't think HM would be overly impressed either and I certainly can't imagine her or any of the former queens doing that in their 50's and 60's. I'm not a prude but I do think it's a cheap look in an aim to be popular.
Haha Camilla you skank. LoL JK. As the years go by I like her more and more. I appreciate the lady and how she carries herself. With that being said, they could have just gotten her a chair. Sitting on a knee for grown folks implies something.
Quote from: Curryong on July 24, 2014, 11:17:54 PM
^^Yes, Trudie, I don't think HM would be overly impressed either and I certainly can't imagine her or any of the former queens doing that in their 50's and 60's. I'm not a prude but I do think it's a cheap look in an aim to be popular.
Fergie got criticized some years ago: while on a royal tour saying suggestively to a man in the audience "I'll see you later" Now Camilla's antics are "cute." What's wrong with this picture? Is it just Camilla that can get away with this sort of thing to "win over" the public?
^I think it has more to do with the fact that these days, with social media, it's harder for people to hide things about themselves. It's not that people never did this type of thing before, it's that now we all know about it.
^^^Good point Lothwn.
Quote from: Lothwen on July 25, 2014, 12:08:14 AM
^I think it has more to do with the fact that these days, with social media, it's harder for people to hide things about themselves. It's not that people never did this type of thing before, it's that now we all know about it.
This was not a private moment with Camilla. It was part of a publicized tour she was having with Charles. She was representing the Queen. Social media or not it was not appropriate.
^Nothing she does is appropriate in your mind.
I am entitled to my opinion Lothwen. Same as you. It's a discussion board and do you expect everybody to just gush over Camilla? Some don't like her believe it or not.
As I said I don't think what she did was appropriate. The Queen Mum would never have agreed to that. Even Fun Loving Princess Margaret would have backed away from such a stunt.
No, I don't expect everyone to gush over Camilla. Or any of them.
But this seems to be an issue of this is what Camilla does, and because it's Camilla doing it, it's automatically wrong, or inappropriate.
I stand by my opinion. It was inappropriate. If she is future Queen Consort there is still some dignity that should go with the role. I think Fergie would have been skewered if she did this as a royal--she got in trouble for the "I'll see you later" remark. I am surprised at Charles --I wonder how he really felt about it.
I don't see it as being inappropriate. A man made a simple request. It obviously meant a lot to him and she, quite gracefully, accommodated him. To me that is a kind person.
She was sitting on his leg not giving him a lapdance.
She could have said no. But Posed with him without sitting on his lap. Charles may not have liked it. the two should be friendly but not try to be 'cute.' That generally backfires with the royals.
Quote from: Curryong on July 24, 2014, 11:17:54 PM
^^Yes, Trudie, I don't think HM would be overly impressed either and I certainly can't imagine her or any of the former queens doing that in their 50's and 60's. I'm not a prude but I do think it's a cheap look in an aim to be popular.
Well, good thing Camilla's never going to be Queen. ;) Because, quite frankly, I think this was funny and down-to-earth. Since she doesn't have to be held to the level of an HM, she gets the freedom, in my opinion, to do these things. :angel:
Isn't she going to be Queen Consort? Or did I miss something?
None of them are down to earth. They have perks, privileges and get taken away in limos after they visit the "common folk". Though they may try they are not "down to earth."
For all we know Charles may have been ticked off at her antics. Charles I think does not try to be "down to earth" and like the "rest of us" like William does.
^I thought Cam will be Princess Consort?
I think she will be Queen Consort--no matter what was said at the time of the wedding.
If Charles had an issue with it, that's between him and his wife. I expect she knows better than any of us what is within the bounds of her marriage and what is not.
Maybe Queen Victoria wouldn't have sat on someone's knee. Then again, social expectations have changed in the past 150 years. Today, it's not a scandal or indication of anything improper if a married woman (who certainly isn't trying to hide her marital status) poses for a picture by perching on the knee of a (probably also married) man in a lighthearted moment. Personally, I prefer that to living in a system where women's lives were ruined for talking to a man without a chaperone. Camilla wasn't canoodling with someone in a dark corner, she was just being a good sport.
I don't think anybody's suggesting that we go back to the repressive days of the 19th century. I'm sure Camilla didn't mean any harm by it and neither did the man. From my own point of view I just thought it lacked a bit of dignity, that's all. I also think that Camilla will be Queen Consort.
Quote from: Canuck on July 25, 2014, 02:13:01 AM
If Charles had an issue with it, that's between him and his wife. I expect she knows better than any of us what is within the bounds of her marriage and what is not.
Maybe Queen Victoria wouldn't have sat on someone's knee. Then again, social expectations have changed in the past 150 years. Today, it's not a scandal or indication of anything improper if a married woman (who certainly isn't trying to hide her marital status) poses for a picture by perching on the knee of a (probably also married) man in a lighthearted moment. Personally, I prefer that to living in a system where women's lives were ruined for talking to a man without a chaperone. Camilla wasn't canoodling with someone in a dark corner, she was just being a good sport.
It's not about the bounds of marriage. But decorum. Fergie got heavily criticized for the "I'll see you later" remark--it was not "cheating" on Andrew, but she got criticized because it was considered "common" behavior or so the press said then.
This was something not done by royal women or royal men. I doubt Charles would sit on a young woman's knee at a public appearance in the spirit of "fun." He knows better.
Charles for all we know may have felt uncomfortable with it. Not because it hurt the marriage but because of decorum on a tour where they were representing the Queen.
I totally agree with Sandy here. During her tour of L.A. Sarah was thanking her hosts and a man yelled out Fergie I love you and her remark off the cuff "I'll see you later" was totally criticized not in the Amercan press but in the British press and the palace according to her book My Story. Though going back to the present has any one seen HM, Princess Anne or Sophie Countess of Wessex doing something like this?. There is such a thing as decorum and respect for the position an no other current Crown Princess has even done something like this. I still think it was cheap and cheesy but IMO Camilla didn't get where she is today being moral and decent.
^^^ Well that's not quite the case with all of Europe's royal families. You might want to check out the Dutch royal family during the past Queen's Day and now King's Day antics. I've seen dancing, jumping up to grab bites out of a cake, rollerblading, with Princess Beatrix, King W-A, Queen Maxima and all of the extended family engaging in all sorts of fun which might just skirt the decorum limits at times. It gets even rowdier at the Heineken sponsored Holland House every time the Dutch Olympians medal where the former Prince of Orange and Princess Maxima have been known to do the can can with their medalists. They have fun and the public seems to be unfazed.
When the family needs to put on their ceremonial or sober events then the behavior is IMHO perfectly regal.
well there was that infamous It's a Royal Knockout that got slammed by the critics. Charles even told Diana that she should not be part of it and she agreed. Edward had a hissy fit with the press when they criticized it. So "anything" does not always go with the British Royal Family.
AFAIK the order regarding participation in "A Royal Knockout" came from those higher up than Charles. I am aware that Diana had wanted to participate. HM and the DoE were supportive of Edward's project but they were going to limit who could participate and limited the royal team captains to coaching, cheering and helping their team's strategies.
The royals had to dress up and were indeed active in the pageant (or whatever it was called)--Fergie dressed up like a medieval woman. They did not just coach and cheer. They were out there participating. This was Edward's idea and he got two of his siblings involved and his sister in law Fergie. There may have been other royals but these were th major ones.
Ah you remember watching it too. :D Anne, Edward, Sarah and Andrew seemed to have a good time as I recall.
Yes TLLK but the fact remains that the press slammed the young royals at the time for their undignified behavior.
Oh I agree that they did Trudie, but I have to say that the media and the public's attitude toward members of the BRF participating in different activities today is much more relaxed. Charles can run under a parachute, his children and daughter-in-law take part in playing table tennis, volleyball, football etc..with young athletes and there is little or no issues. IMO this is part of Diana's effect upon the public and the BRF.
The royals always participated in sports. Princess Anne was involved in equestrian sports and years back Charles rode in horse races. Playing sports was never an issue.
Clowning around in It's A Royal Knockout was criticized.