I tend to think the more dignified/boring course is better. Queen Juliana and Queen Beatrix were never "glamour girls" and in Belgium King Albert's lowest moments of public approval were when his life because the subject of gossip. Going back further, Leopold III and Queen Astrid were billed as a "fairy tale" royal romance, and, as with Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis in the USA, many people never forgave him for remarrying.
Certainly, there is something appealing about glamourous princesses popping up around the globe (and the web) and forging a connection of sorts with millions of adoring fans who have never met them, and it is a pleasure to look at pictures of a beautiful and charismatic queen like Queen Maxima, but in the 21st century it is probably better to leave the popularity stakes to the professional celebrities and let members of royal families go about their lives and their duties in a reliably dignified if unexciting way. It can also be something of a comfort during tumultuous times.
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: Teens have no say over the monarchy. It is way
: more important that Amalia's generation
: respects her by the time they get to their
: mid twenties and later. Amalia already
: displays all the signals that she has the
: required elements to do so. That does not
: mean that major exposure of her now would
: result in a popular response by other
: teenagers. I fear she would not go down very
: well, but in ten or fifteen years time she
: will make a great impression. Besides she is
: still a youngster and should have the
: freedom to develop without being judged by
: others. She is still at an age she has the
: freedom to look for herself and find her own
: way. So far she seems to do very well. We'll
: see in a few years when she turns 18 and the
: years after that.
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: I fear it would not make any difference if
: she
: looked like a model, tried not to come
: across as the cleverest girl in her class
: and spoke less posh. Dutch teens are simply
: not interested in young royals. They look up
: to all kinds of other celebrities but
: royals? Nope.
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: If dutch teens are more interested in
: pop/film stars and models, than the palace
: PR's ought to start thinking how to connect
: them progressively with the young royals.
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: After all, one day eventually Amalia will be
: their queen and it would be better if there
: was some sintony between her and her people
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: That would be another issue and she is
: highly
: intelligent, a bit posh and slightly heavier
: than the ideal. In all an extensive
: interview might not have a positive effect.
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: I am not sure she will ' do down' well with
: her teen generation. Not many of them are
: interested (read: give darn).
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: I don't think that will happen. A question
: during the Kingsday celebrations yes but no
: interviews about her until she's 18. The
: king turns 50 this year they might opt for a
: tv portrait of him where his daughters are
: asked a few things about him as a father but
: I'm not even sure we'll get such a portrait.
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: My goodness she is growing up quite quickly
: and is morphing into a beautiful young
: woman.😊
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: I understand that the royal couple want to
: give their children as normal a life as
: possible until duty requires. I was thinking
: it would have been nice for the Princess to
: do an interview on her 13th birthday with a
: youth publication or youth program. That way
: people can get to know her a little bit (her
: hobbies...likes and interests..etc) and it
: would resonate well with her fellow Dutch
: teens who will grow up to be her subjects.
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: Nice to see King Willem-Alexander using the
: Greek colours (blue/white) in his outfit
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: My guess is that the newly weds are part of
: the 'socialites' that meets in Greece and
: the Dutch Royals have met them during their
: frequent stays at their summer residence.
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