Putting in my 2p again

[Karen Barker]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Kathryn" <kcawte at n...> 
wrote:
> 
> > Saitaina wrote:
>  
> > *who is mourning Ranier more than the Pope and thinks some of the
> British Royals could take a lesson from his dignified attitude*
>  
> Karen
>  
> I feel obliged to defend our Royals here!  He was the equivalent 
of our
> Queen and I don't think anyone could accuse her of being less that
> dignified.  As for the next generation, I don't think the Queen's
> children are any worse than Prince Ranier's and indeed I think
> Stephanie definitely has behaved far worse than any of the Queen's 
own
> children and Caroline, although she's settled down now was a bit of
> a 'one' in her younger days!!
>  
> K
> 
> Saitana didn't say that, I did - and just because Ranier's kids 
could do
> with a lesson in dignified behaviour too (and boy do I agree with 
you there)
> doesn't negate the fact that some of ours could learn a lesson or 
two. I can
> t imagine Ranier 'accidentally' calling the press "bloody people" 
for a
> start. Charles could do with taking lessons from his eldest son 
there it
> seems, William deals wiuth the press very well. Harry just thumps 
them ;)
> (not that I blame him, if someone shoved a camera in my face at 2 
in the
> morning I'd smack them too, and he was protecting his girlfriend 
so I guess
> chivalry's not entirely dead).
> 
> By the standards of the time actually Caroline and Stephanie 
aren't all that
> much worse than Princess Margaret was. She was considered a real 
party girl
> in her time.
> 
> K
>Sorry K, I though it was Saitana - sometimes I get confused by who 
said what in these!!

The point that I was trying to make is who we should be comparing to 
Ranier.  He was the same generation as the Queen and was also the 
monarch (they don't have a king in Monoco as I'm sure you know) and 
both have been fine examples of how a Royal should conduct 
themselves.

Charles, Anne, Andrew and Edward are the next generation along with 
Albert, Caroline and Stephanie so they should be compared with each 
other rather than Charles with Ranier IYSWIM!

Karen