tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11383535.post7116262578125326180..comments2023-12-13T07:24:41.300-05:00Comments on Marilyn's Royal Blog: Big deal, so Prince William is marrying a commonerMarilyn Braunhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17698214356771586102noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11383535.post-74649125228048948752011-03-07T22:12:33.811-05:002011-03-07T22:12:33.811-05:00Yes I think people mentioning the commoner thing i...Yes I think people mentioning the commoner thing is meant as a slam, especially from people who don't like Kate. Don't feel that she's good enough for William or for the royal family. <br /><br />With William marrying a commoner, the media does play it up as groundbreaking because to some people it is. Maybe for them but to me it's not a big deal, especially considering that its happened before. :)<br /><br />So yes that was the point of the article but the focus on Kate's commoner status has a derogatory aspect as well.Marilyn Braunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17698214356771586102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11383535.post-69934253162400965702011-03-07T21:36:39.581-05:002011-03-07T21:36:39.581-05:00I'm sorry. I didn't realize from your orig...I'm sorry. I didn't realize from your original post that people were bringing this up as some kind of slam against Kate or the couple's evident happiness. I thought your point was simply that those people think this particular fact is somehow newsworthy or groundbreaking.<br /><br />Shame on them. Although you're right that such people are probably beyond shame.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00075284177370306762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11383535.post-24105996606594721292011-03-04T20:56:13.554-05:002011-03-04T20:56:13.554-05:00Yes Andrew royals have married commoners before - ...Yes Andrew royals have married commoners before - George V & Queen Elizabeth, Andrew and Fergie, Edward and Sophie, Anne and Mark/Timothy...<br /><br />But what good is bringing up that fact to people who think it's fun to diminish William and Kate's happiness in whatever way they can?Marilyn Braunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17698214356771586102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11383535.post-84901319345574858992011-03-04T20:44:32.123-05:002011-03-04T20:44:32.123-05:00It's not only not "diluting the blood,&qu...It's not only not "diluting the blood," whatever that means, but -- especially on the Continent -- the idea was to keep the monarchy from being seen to be too closely allied with any particular class or region. As Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn pointed out, the reason Archduke Franz Ferdinand's marriage was morganatic was because he married a member of the aristocracy from Bohemia, and tying the imperial-royal family that closely to a particular class from a particular region of the Empire was incompatible with the idea that the Crown belongs to all the people in all the Empire equally.<br /><br />Besides, the Duke of York (future George VI) married a commoner too, so this isn't even a unique occurrence within the British royal family. But you knew that.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00075284177370306762noreply@blogger.com