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Post by duchesscornflower on Apr 27, 2012 22:37:03 GMT -5
Is it possible for the archives of the old red or blue forums be open and only for members, not for new members? Closed to the public. So many magazine interviews, clips of videos and pictures were lost when these sites closed.
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Post by duchesscornflower on Apr 26, 2012 23:44:32 GMT -5
Does Elizabeth-Ann take on many public engagements by herself? I would have thought that Stephanie or Caroline would have officiated at the dog show. Then again, Charlene would have been the first obvious choice. she appeared often with her mom and since Caro moved back to MC more and more with her. She organizes the tennis, takesover the dogshow from her mom. I believe she also took over her part in the monegasque exam and the music academy. So she does have a few rather significant occupations, especially with the tennis. IMO what she does actually generates more press then what any of the others do, including Assbert. She generates no scandal press, but makes sure that MC is in the media for over a week every day. It is also a significant economic event. One of the big ones apart from the GP. And she does do charity events as a side of the tournament. Plusshe does is discretely. During the little games I saw her with Melanie every day in the tennisclub. She was permanently present, always there in case needed or a VIP arrived to be greated. She is very reliable. Plus she has always lived in MC and knows everyone. She is probably the one who works the most for MC without being seen doing it. Wow, thank you for all of that info. I really don't know much about her except for what her brother wrote in his book, "Palace" and that she had a sister that died very young. Last year she looked as if she was very thin and in poor health but she looks a lot healthier now. She certainly works hard for her country and seems to be an excellent ambassador for Monaco.
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Post by duchesscornflower on Apr 26, 2012 16:09:45 GMT -5
Caroline is currently in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence not Monaco. She may be settling into royal semi-retirement. I expect that she will continue to attend many official events but the majority will be attended by Charlene. The presence of Mr and Mrs Chris Levine sitting behind Albert and Charlene does seem to encourage acceptance of Monaco's new princess.
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Post by duchesscornflower on Apr 26, 2012 12:59:25 GMT -5
Does Elizaberh-Ann take on many public engagements by herself? I would have thought that Stephanie or Caroline would have officiated at the dog show. Then again, Charlene would have been the first obvoius choice.
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Post by duchesscornflower on Apr 25, 2012 23:24:58 GMT -5
Chris LeVine married into huge money. I mean huge. I can't imagine he would jeopardize his marriage in any way for his cousin Albert. Victoria McNeil (as in McNeil Pharma. ie Tylenol) is a no nonsense type of person heavily involved in many charities mostly art related. I just have to wonder what she thinks of all this mess. JMO. men have been known to do worse. Especially at a certain age. Not saying he is having a go at trashy. But he is an awful lot in MC. without wife and family. I don't even remember seeing the wife at the wedding. Only the kids. Doesn't he work anymore to be travelling this much to mc and even go to OZ with trashy? I find this all rather strange. LeVine seems to be the only one of the US family who attended the wedding and the only one to be around there very often. Especially in recent years. I don't think he was there that often while Rainier was still around. Nor were the others. When Rainier was around, he had his own choice of friends and guests to invite to official events. Several Kelly cousins gave TV interviews (on the Larry King Show) after Rainier passed and had very nice things to say about their uncle Rainier. They spoke about their many and frequent visits to the palace. It might be that they were not invited to galas and official events such as the grand prix or the Monte Carlo Rolex Masters, but were invited to many private family gatherings. (that is what the Kelly cousins said in their interview.) Now Albert is inviting Kelly relatives to public official events because he can and he wants to. Prior to Albert’s marriage Andrea, Pierre and Charlotte were quite active in Monaco and present at official events but not so much in the past few months. Perhaps there is more of a change going on in Monaco that meets the eye. Caroline seems to be gracefully bowing out…….hmmmm
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Post by duchesscornflower on Apr 12, 2012 0:00:51 GMT -5
Does anyone know where Princess Grace's Paris apartment was located? She had a townhouse or apartment in Pairs on the secluded Avenue Foch Square. I've never seen photos of it. She was in the process of packing up her Paris apartment and moving to a new apartment when she died.
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Post by duchesscornflower on Apr 7, 2012 22:13:31 GMT -5
Articles even today are still appearing with questions being asked regarding this marriage. I can't believe however that british historian and royal biographer said at the time that, “When they got her into that Catholic Church and got her married, they really trapped her so far as the Catholic Church is concerned,” British historian Robert Lacey told ABC News. “It would be very difficult now for her to get a divorce.” Read more at Jacksonville.com: jacksonville.com/news/metro/2012-04-07/story/fact-check-denials-all-around-about-reports-runaway-bride#ixzz1rPepjx6x Surely they can divorce? If not, I feel so sorry for Monaco. Maybe others can enlighten us on this ? Robert Lacey is not an expert on the Roman Catholic church. I am not an expert either. But I do know that making vows in a Catholic church does not make a marriage un-divorceable. Lots of Catholics get divorced. Princess Caroline divorced her first husband and they were married in the church. Charlene is a convert to the Roman Catholic faith. Grace was born Roman Catholic and if the rumors about her strained marriage were true (or false) Grace never divorced, she moved to Paris for a few years. Grace's last film appearance was in the Vatican and was a documentary about praying the rosary, her faith was very solid. What would make a divorce from a current reigning Prince of Monaco difficult would be children. In Grace's marriage contract it was reported that if Rainier and Grace divorced, the children went to Rainier. This was true with Rainier's parents, Prince Pierre and Princess Charlotte. Prince Pierre did not have custody of his children. So Robert Lacey is not making any kind of sense. I think that a princess of Monaco and the wife of a reigning prince would feel trapped if she was very very serious about catholics not divorcing or if she had children with the prince.
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Post by duchesscornflower on Apr 2, 2012 19:51:17 GMT -5
Cute!!! What was Monaco without Caroline & kids??? Stephanie is my favourite. She is discrete. She is not superficial. She takes care of her children and does her work without making any noise. I worry that she might be ill. I hope she is happy. What makes you say that she might be ill?
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Post by duchesscornflower on Apr 1, 2012 14:51:30 GMT -5
I don't think that CHarlotte is really such a horseperson. She does it, because she likes riding and has not a lot of other things to do to fill her day. I doubt that she trains every day with her horse. SHe has others train him and then goes to the competitions after a few turns on the horse. In order to be really good, she would need to give it her all. My cousin was a very successful rider. If she didn't have to work, she would probably live on the back of her horse. It's physically and mentally demanding. Riders like Zara Phillips don't just ride, they also condition and cross train. Her husband is the one who taught her how to condition and that's when Zara's riding really took off. Even amateurs who want to be good need to stay in condition and ride at least several times a week. She's jumping the equivalent of the US. low (4'3") Amateurs. I could be wrong but that's what the height of the fences look like. When you get to a certain height, the trainer can only do so much with the horse. She has to ride the distances and make the decisions. She had a bad day. As for expense, in the US to ride the circuit (which is what Charlotte is doing) costs upward of $250,000 - $500,000 a year not including the purchase of a top horse which start in the six figures for a good amateur horse. Even with Gucci's underwriting it's still a hefty price tag. Hibou, thank you for the information regarding how demanding this sport is. I don't ride horses so I don't know much about the sport except it looks elegant and beautiful. I guess that my experience has been to watch the Olympic Equestrian competitions and those riders are so professional and expert at what they do. It makes sense to me that cross training is important to this sport, as cross training would have many benefits to other athletes in other sports. Paca - how cute that your cousin would live on the back of her horse if she did not have to work. But your comment is more that humorous, it is telling non-equestrian people what it takes for a person to really excel in this sport. With Cyclist, runners, swimmers, one athlete is competing against other athletes but in equestrian sports, there are two athletes competing together, the rider and the horse. In my mind, I'm thinking, "how do I think like my horse thinks?" Your comment answered that question Which is a shame if she doesn't out her all into training. Can you just imagine the money involved in supporting her hobby - if this really is what riding is to her. I'm sure millions by now. Yes MyAida, probably tens of millions but that money is paying for wages and jobs, hopefully not to just a few people.
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Post by duchesscornflower on Mar 30, 2012 23:57:00 GMT -5
It is back up and running. The site was down for two days.
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Post by duchesscornflower on Mar 30, 2012 9:31:21 GMT -5
Was night time She was nowhere to be seen at the time I was there. I may have seen Stephanie's daughter only I don't follow the Grimaldi's lives so even if I walked past them I would not be capable of telling who's who aside from Stephanie, Caroline and Albert. These kids can have everything they want. They don't even need talent to succeed it's all brought to them on a platter only because they were born in the right families. Ah, to have a silver spoon life!
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Post by duchesscornflower on Mar 30, 2012 0:17:11 GMT -5
Does anyone have any info on the Spanish forum Cotilleando? This morning a poster on that website posted many candid photos of Princess Stephanie's daughter, Pauline Ducruet. The pictures were innocent enough and looked as if they had come from a source such as Facebook. The pictures were of Pauline and her friends. Cotilleando is off-line right now.
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Post by duchesscornflower on Mar 20, 2012 12:59:25 GMT -5
I think the hands are a ploy for attention to say she is pregnant and the sugar loonies bought it hook, line, and sinker. I'll believe she's got a bun in the oven when she leaks it to Bunte or Bild. As for the sad face, I am still convinced it's her idea of looking serene. JMO It is the Botox side effect. Letizzia of Spain also appears expressionless. Catherine duchess of Cambridge has won so many English over because of in part, her smile and lively manerisms. She looks friendly and people think that she is nice because that is what is captured by the camera. Women that indulge in Botox can look cold and distant. Spontaneity, impulsiveness, joie de vivre, laughter, smiles etc are all muted or obliterated by Botox. Botulism does not belong in your face. It is a toxin!!! If Botox is overdone the paralyzed muscles are killed permanently and the face is left with deep hollows where muscles once were. Botox is the antithesis of charisma.
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Post by duchesscornflower on Mar 18, 2012 13:29:45 GMT -5
Last year there was a museum exhibit in Monaco about Princess Caroline. I read that there also was a film about her life. Has anyone heard about this film or seen it?
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Post by duchesscornflower on Mar 14, 2012 9:11:13 GMT -5
Is there any video of Alexandria skating?
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Post by duchesscornflower on Mar 13, 2012 10:53:34 GMT -5
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Post by duchesscornflower on Mar 11, 2012 13:41:41 GMT -5
I think she'd do well to take a page out of Queen Rania or Princess Letizia's books for day outings and getting properly suited up. Personally, I don't think the blush dress is frightful on its own. It's wrongly padded on the shoulders for her, and the glittery detail is on her absolute most oversized body part. The draped back also emphasizes another oversized bit. She's wrong for the dress. On Kylie Minogue, it would be a hit because it also would play nicely on her flirty feminine nature. I'd bring up the hem a tiny bit too. The designer did fine. It's just an odd choice overall. It seems that CC is almost giddy with the attention and gets worse to look at in the process. She's quite monstrous IMO. Ultimately, even long dead, Grace takes the cake style-wise! The dress seemed all wrong for the event. A almost backless filmy dress with too much glitter is a puzzling choice. If it was a gown for a ball and the gown was floor-length then it would have been a nice evening gown. I would imagine that Princess Caroline would have worn some type of Chanel suit or Chanel dress and looked appropriate. In this case the dress wore the princess and that is too bad. Charlene's other choices for her visit have looked very stylish and elegant in an understated simple way.
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Post by duchesscornflower on Mar 10, 2012 22:36:14 GMT -5
OTOH, her dress is a colour, though the design is meh (Akris again?) and she's smiling. Looks like she's trying too hard to make up for the mopey behavior at the Oscars, but it at least she's acting like she wants to be there, which is a huge improvement for Charlene. No, the designer is not Akris; Charlene commissoned and Australian designer to make her gown. Charlene spent hours and hours on the design of her dress, but it is evident she hardly spent any time on her speech - she could barely read the words off a paper someone else wrote for her. Here's the info I posted about the dress and its designer. In a coup for Australian designer Johanna Johnson - who recently dressed a plethora of international celebrities for the Academy Awards parties including Felicity Jones and Maya Rudolph - created a stunning custom design at the request the Princess.
Johnson spent hours with the Princess, fitting the blush hued dress which features Johnsons signature swarovski hand beaded embellishment. Not everyone is talented enough to help design couture dresses. Charlene's dress did not need shoulder pads. Really, why would anyone put shoulder pads on Princess Charlene? Her shoulders are so big already. I really wish that Charlene would let a stylist help her with her wardrobe. Stand aside and let the professional fashion people do what they do best.
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Post by duchesscornflower on Jan 23, 2012 1:35:18 GMT -5
MyAdia, glad to see you are still posting once in a while. I know it's hard to keep caring about Monaco with these two in charge. As for the Oscars inviting them to attend, what does it say about the people in control of the Oscars unless Albert begged to be invited. They are still trying to keep up with Will/Kate who wowed all of Hollywood. It won't work. They will enter feeling so self-important and what a joke. Poor Grace!! JMO. When Will and Kate came to Hollywood they were the only thing going on. That is why so much attention was focused on them. The Oscars ceremony and the entire hullabaloo in the weeks leading up to the big Oscar night will have attention directed towards the Oscar nominees. Most starlets will be jockeying for attention. Oscar night is Hollywood’s big night and also is a big fashion show. The second runner up to the Oscar awards ceremony is the “fashion awards" contest. Fashion houses are vying for the nominees to select THEIR gown. Jewelry designers loan millions of dollars of jewels for the starlets to wear. Even handbag and shoe designers are mentioned as each starlet sashays down the red carpet. Couture houses, jewelry firms and shoe designers all want to be seen and talked about too. Attention for Charlene and Albert will be quite difficult to find. There are so many journalists that also want face time on TV to tell their Oscar predictions and expound on what movie deserves to win awards. I think that the Monaco couple will be an afterthought. I say this only because the Hollywood industry is a very self-centered industry and I can’t see journalists and movie stars showing interest in Monaco – on this night. The Grimaldi’s have often attended the Cannes film awards. Caroline and Stephano used to go. Grace did too. Perhaps it is different in Cannes; I mean how the media reacts to a prince or princess attending. What I’m trying to say is that the Oscar night is Hollywood’s night to crow about itself, stars, starlets, actors and journalists all want face time on TV and in the magazines. Directors, actors, producers all have publicists letting everyone know who wore what to the Oscars and what they wore to the parties because some of them have a change of clothes to go to parties and the nonsense goes on and on and on. So Albert and Charlene will have to have their publicists work just as hard as a movie star publicist does to get noticed on this crazy Hollywood night. Really, if Albert wants some Hollywood attention maybe he should consider releasing his mother's last film effort. It was in production when she died. "Re-arranged" was the working title of the documentary that was about flower arranging. (not sure what it was about) Rainier did not release it because Grace passed before it was completed. Maybe if Albert released the film and enters it as a documentary, then they would have lots to talk about to interviewers at the Oscars.
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Post by duchesscornflower on Dec 4, 2011 14:28:03 GMT -5
I'm quite suspicious about what mother nature has done with Charlene. I'm not too sure that she is a girl-girl. Women have their belly-button at their waist line. Men have lower bell-button placement. Look at Pictures of Charelene in a bikinni and you will see that she is a girl-girl.
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