Prince Charles...a middle-aged man marrying a woman his own age! Imagine that!!!
Would we be singing his praises if he hadn't cheated on his first wife? I'm curious what others think.
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Hero? I don't think so. Villain, for sure! He used Diana, never really loved her and cheated on her. And that's sad. When they married in 1981, Diana was a mere child at 20, 10 or 12 years his junior. I don't think she knew what she was getting herself into. He ruined that poor girl's life as far as I'm concerned.
According to the BBC, he had he's eyes on Diana since she was 16. If he had acted on it then it would have been pedophilia! He was looking for a virgen in the 70's so I guess all the ones his own age in their late 20's early 30's weren't virgins and he needed to be looking at adolescent girls. Camilla back then wasn't one for sure and didn't qualify as marriage material. What kind of slut uses as an opening line "my great great grandmother was your great great grandfather's mistress, how about it?" Yuk. Then there are even rumors that the monrachy had Diana killed. Who knows about that. But think about it, this weekend's marriage may not have happened if Diana were still alive, and even so, it's still an uphill battle for Camilla to be accepted.
I for one wish the Queen as long a life as the Queen mother who died at 102, and perhaps Charles can be be skipped over in favor of Princess Diana's son Prince William.
As someone who had also was "in marriage with three people making it rather crowded" I think both Camilla and Charles are cads. Perhaps those two selfish people deserve one another. Can't wait to see it unravel, and when it does, they fully deserve it.
Wow mine is a pretty negative reaction! LOL Maybe their marriage this weekend as stirred up some old wounds for me, and that's why I'm getting such strong negative feelings.
There's loads I could say about Charles and Camilla, but what's more interesting is, how are things going with YOU? Long time no hear! Do bring us up to date sometime.
As for Charles, I think anyone who wears gold cufflinks with the entwined initials of himself and his lover, that were a gift from his lover, ON HIS HONEYMOON with his wife, is frankly just WAAAAAAAAY too self absorbed and, dare I say it, unempathetic, cruel even.
I have narcissism on the brain these days, and how could someone in Charles' position fail to be an utter narcissist? It would be a miracle if he were not!
He is supposed to have told Camilla that her greatest achievement was loving him! Isn't that an interesting 'compliment'?
I could go on and on..... but I won't.
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I dunno. I think this issue should be one where we admit we don't understand what it's like to be in either one of their shoes.
(I can't believe I'm saying this, but a conversation with my dad yesterday on this subject might be the reason why I'm feeling so generous now. )
The monarchy has been around for a lot longer than all of us here combined. They play by different rules. Rules that don't make sense to many of us (especially on the west side of the pond) and we tend to feel that our rules are the right ones.
Sound familiar, anyone?
I'm not a fan of either one of them, BTW. But had the rules for engagement been different 30 years ago, maybe these 2 would have been encouraged to marry and been one of the few couples who were in love with each other?
Blue blood must make life hard for them. I don't understand it, as I am a commoner without wealth or title, but I can admit that I don't understand.
I do understand that I would have been devastated to expect to marry someone my parents (and their group of consorts) had chosen for me--and be forced to live with the decision.
Right, wrong, or indifferent, Diana (who I think rocked) was unfaithful as well. Very tragic for all of them, I think. Not because of anything any of them had done--but because they lived according to rules that are ancient and undoubtedly obsolete... with unfortunate consequences.
So my vote? Abstain from judgment for a situation that is definitely one I don't understand. Because none of the rules apply to me. Thank goodness!
Betsey
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Just to clarify - the prince wasn't looking for a virgin, the monarchy was. Someone who was pure, who could carry on with children.
I don't agree with what he did. However, I do feel for him. Marriage was more of a duty for him, as opposed to something you do when you fall in love. Maybe he'd have married Camilla when he met her if he'd really been allowed to. His situation is not like ours. There are many around the world who can't just fall in love and get married because they want to. I guess he could have, but he'd not have been in line for the throne then, and would likely have upset the family very, very much.
He is neither hero or villain, just a man who finally married the woman who he has loved for 25 or 30 years.
He is a villain in my view! No matter who wanted him to marry Diana, he could've said no, and once making the decision to marry her, he should've been faithfull. His mistress/wife is no better either - she cheated on her husband, who was Charles' friend.
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Isn't that an interesting 'compliment'?
Betsey 