Why do the English Royals look so old?

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Anonymous wrote:Catherine/Kate is also (very) skinny - and that’s one of the fastest ways to age once you’re over 30/35, especially if you don’t mitigate with Botox early. I’ve seen it in a lot of my friends as we hit 35/40/45.

Typically, I know there are several 55 year old, 5’10”, size 2 DCUMers who look 30, so don’t come at me.

I also think how old someone looks at 70/80/90 is very much driven by genetics. Prince Philip looked older than the Queen (even accounting for age differences).

Poor Philip looked like a crypt walker.

He was frickin' 99 years old when he died. Christ, rightly so.

Elizabeth was only 3 years younger and she didn’t look nearly that old.

She was plumper. Philip was thin.

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Genetics. White, fair skin. Doesn't age well. The term black don't crack is very real.

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Anonymous wrote:Genetics. White, fair skin. Doesn't age well. The term black don't crack is very real.

Yes but a lot of white American celebrities look much younger as they age. Obviously because of more beauty treatments and plastic surgery.

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Anonymous wrote:Catherine/Kate is also (very) skinny - and that’s one of the fastest ways to age once you’re over 30/35, especially if you don’t mitigate with Botox early. I’ve seen it in a lot of my friends as we hit 35/40/45.

Typically, I know there are several 55 year old, 5’10”, size 2 DCUMers who look 30, so don’t come at me.

I also think how old someone looks at 70/80/90 is very much driven by genetics. Prince Philip looked older than the Queen (even accounting for age differences).

Poor Philip looked like a crypt walker.

He was frickin' 99 years old when he died. Christ, rightly so.

Elizabeth was only 3 years younger and she didn’t look nearly that old.

Heavier so she looked more filled out, healthier, and not like a “crypt keeper” + she probably took better care of her skin.

[Anonymous]

I think it's a combination of genetics plus they aren't into their appearances/being stylish (looking at you Princess Royal).

Reason I think it's partyl due to genetics - look at America's most famous Irish family. The Kennedys. So many wrinkles in that family. Much more than from just being in the sun without sunscreen.

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Anonymous wrote:Let me preface this by saying I think Queen Elizabeth looked good for her age, but Camilla and Princess Anne look very old. King Charles also. I remember looking at Kate a few years ago and thinking she had too many wrinkles for her age. I thought given their rainy climate and the fact that they always wear hats would shield them from aging as fast. They also have money which they obviously aren’t using for skincare. I have been to Europe but not the UK. Do the people of the UK typically age fast? I am in my 70s and my relatives in their 90s look younger than Camilla, Princess Anne, and King Charles.

King Charles and Camilla are in their 70's. They look their ages. I have no idea what Princess Anne looks like.

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I think they just are ok being they age they are, and don't feel pressured to go in for all the plastic surgery and treatments.

They look like average older people. It's fine.

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Anonymous wrote:Camilla is 75. She looks 75, but not older.

This and OP you are far off base. Charles also looks his age. As does Kate.

Kate is aging really poorly, as is William.

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Anonymous wrote:They look like normal aging humans. Americans are conditioned to the fake plastic non-aging look of most American celebrities.

I'm stunned by how much plastic surgery the women AND men I know in my mc suburb have. It's the norm to at least get botox regularly. Many, many of them go for the full mommy lift.

They look like s*** too. Just a different kind of s***.

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Anonymous wrote:Catherine/Kate is also (very) skinny - and that’s one of the fastest ways to age once you’re over 30/35, especially if you don’t mitigate with Botox early. I’ve seen it in a lot of my friends as we hit 35/40/45.

Typically, I know there are several 55 year old, 5’10”, size 2 DCUMers who look 30, so don’t come at me.

I also think how old someone looks at 70/80/90 is very much driven by genetics. Prince Philip looked older than the Queen (even accounting for age differences).

She is very skinny. A famous actress once said you had to choose between your weight and wrinkles. This was before Botox when gaining extra weight was used sometimes to plump out the skin. Maybe it was Lauren Bacall who said this??

If you look at photos of long-ago movie stars, they appear “fat” compared to the skinny people of today. I actually think these older stars looked normal and sexy at a more natural weight.

Kate looks painfully thin and she will probably become hunched over in old age due to the lack of nutrition now.

“A 30-year-old woman must choose between her bottom and her face,” Catherine Deneuve famously declared. You’ve heard it before: After a certain age, you have to make a choice between your—ahem—derrière and your visage.

No. The phrase is, you have to choose between your face and your fanny.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Catherine/Kate is also (very) skinny - and that’s one of the fastest ways to age once you’re over 30/35, especially if you don’t mitigate with Botox early. I’ve seen it in a lot of my friends as we hit 35/40/45.

Typically, I know there are several 55 year old, 5’10”, size 2 DCUMers who look 30, so don’t come at me.

I also think how old someone looks at 70/80/90 is very much driven by genetics. Prince Philip looked older than the Queen (even accounting for age differences).

Poor Philip looked like a crypt walker.

He was frickin' 99 years old when he died. Christ, rightly so.

Elizabeth was only 3 years younger and she didn’t look nearly that old.

She was plumper. Philip was thin.

Plus she wore makeup.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Genetics. White, fair skin. Doesn't age well. The term black don't crack is very real.

I can attest to that. In my 60s, not too bad with wrinkles mainly because I moisturize well, but age spots, crepey skin, ugh. I am so pale, everything is a rash in the summer. Celtic origins. My Black, Middle Eastern, and Mediterranean friends are looking much better.

But, not going the plastic route. It is what it is.

[Anonymous]

Have you not seen pics of Charles when he was young? He looks 100 times better now.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Catherine/Kate is also (very) skinny - and that’s one of the fastest ways to age once you’re over 30/35, especially if you don’t mitigate with Botox early. I’ve seen it in a lot of my friends as we hit 35/40/45.

Typically, I know there are several 55 year old, 5’10”, size 2 DCUMers who look 30, so don’t come at me.

I also think how old someone looks at 70/80/90 is very much driven by genetics. Prince Philip looked older than the Queen (even accounting for age differences).

She is very skinny. A famous actress once said you had to choose between your weight and wrinkles. This was before Botox when gaining extra weight was used sometimes to plump out the skin. Maybe it was Lauren Bacall who said this??

If you look at photos of long-ago movie stars, they appear “fat” compared to the skinny people of today. I actually think these older stars looked normal and sexy at a more natural weight.

Kate looks painfully thin and she will probably become hunched over in old age due to the lack of nutrition now.

I do find myself wondering how she is this thin, actually. Even a very slim and fit woman wouldn't look like that after 3 kids. Yes, a woman csn be thin, sure, but she kind of hits below a general benchmark. What does she even eat?

[Anonymous]

The misery of the job can't be helping.