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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Traditionally the monarchy was boring and staid. Diana being glamorous was the exception rather than the rule. Kate is simply confirming to the staid unflashiness of what the monarchy traditionally was. And she seems to like it, it’s not imposed on her. [/quote]

Guess you didn't know about Margaret.

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[b]Traditionally the monarchy has been the wealthiest family in any country and therefore have been living opulent/decadant lives far above anyone else's dreams ba[/b]sically prior to the 1920s when cameras became widely available and all the revolutions really kicked into gear. Now we just have a fish eye lenses on them and so they're either cutting back or reining it in as much as possible as far as expenses.

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??? Decadent? Maybe in other countries, but not in Great Britain — at least, not since Charles II. The Hanovers were famously stodgy, and Victoria cracked down on the brief liveliness of the Regency.

Wealthiest? Not since Tudor times, and even then, it was iffy. Great aristocratic families like the Devonshires usually had more wealth (and often far more property) than the British royal family.

These oddities may in fact go far to explaining why there was never a revolution that dethroned them.

Nah. The monarchy has always been more famous for being dull and boring and unimaginative. They were certainly rich but fashionable? Rarely. For every Diana or Margaret you have dozens of unknown princes and princesses and kings and queens who lived very boring lives. Victoria and her family were sneered at for their bourgeoise tastes (which ironically made them popular among the middle classes). Yes, they have the tiaras and jewels and artwork but glamorous? Very rarely. Kate is very much in this mold. Traditional, dull, and as far as I can tell she likes it.

The two recent glamorous examples one can think of, Margaret and Diana, had unhappy lives and unhappy marriages. Perhaps Kate is the sensible approach. [/quote][/quote]

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