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Saturday, February 17, 2007
Prince Edward’s Daughter
The following was sent to us via email by Maureen :
“A friend and I have questioned for some time why the only child of Prince Edward is never shown or brought to public royal gatherings.
We are aware that her birth was traumatic and she had to have eye surgery soon after being born. However, she is now almost 3 and one-half years old yet she is never a part of the royal family’s public celebrations.
We read British magazines and newspapers and no one mentions her unusual absences. If Princess Louise has some kind of physical problem/handicap, why wouldn’t the royal family show to the world that this child is as loved and as welcome to celebrate in full public view as any of the Queen’s grandchildren? Hiding her away sends the message that they are embarrassed or ashamed of the situation. I think that the British public would welcome the opportunity to embrace Princess Louise no matter her handicap.
Now, of course, this is all speculation on our part. However keeping her away from all things public leads to such speculation. “
Our reply:
Lady Louise Windsor parents, Edward and Sophie, have asked that their daughter enjoys a private life, away from the cameras. They have been careful to shield their little girl from media attention, rarely including her in public engagements.
Princess Ann also wanted her children to have as much of a normal life that a grandchild of the monarch can have. Her children were rarely seen in the press and like Lady Louise, they did not hold any royal style or title. (see note below)
Lady Lousie’s last apperance was in July 2006.
(Click here to see a newspaper report)
Note:
As a granddaughter of the monarch in the male line, she is legally and officially ‘Her Royal Highness Princess Louise of Wessex’, not ‘Lady Louise Windsor’, and, when she comes of age, she may legally use the title Princess Louise if she wishes. However, when her parents married, they decided that their children would be styled as the children of an Earl rather than as princes or princesses with the style Royal Highness.
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“A friend and I have questioned for some time why the only child of Prince Edward is never shown or brought to public royal gatherings.
We are aware that her birth was traumatic and she had to have eye surgery soon after being born. However, she is now almost 3 and one-half years old yet she is never a part of the royal family’s public celebrations.
We read British magazines and newspapers and no one mentions her unusual absences. If Princess Louise has some kind of physical problem/handicap, why wouldn’t the royal family show to the world that this child is as loved and as welcome to celebrate in full public view as any of the Queen’s grandchildren? Hiding her away sends the message that they are embarrassed or ashamed of the situation. I think that the British public would welcome the opportunity to embrace Princess Louise no matter her handicap.
Now, of course, this is all speculation on our part. However keeping her away from all things public leads to such speculation. “
Our reply:
Lady Louise Windsor parents, Edward and Sophie, have asked that their daughter enjoys a private life, away from the cameras. They have been careful to shield their little girl from media attention, rarely including her in public engagements.
Princess Ann also wanted her children to have as much of a normal life that a grandchild of the monarch can have. Her children were rarely seen in the press and like Lady Louise, they did not hold any royal style or title. (see note below)
Lady Lousie’s last apperance was in July 2006.
(Click here to see a newspaper report)
Note:
As a granddaughter of the monarch in the male line, she is legally and officially ‘Her Royal Highness Princess Louise of Wessex’, not ‘Lady Louise Windsor’, and, when she comes of age, she may legally use the title Princess Louise if she wishes. However, when her parents married, they decided that their children would be styled as the children of an Earl rather than as princes or princesses with the style Royal Highness.
Visit projectbritain.com for more about British life and culture.
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