tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post6189693707238186671..comments2024-03-29T15:04:20.549+11:00Comments on ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly: British princes who wanted to marry "inappropriate" womenHelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-20478181415181252962023-06-23T15:29:32.510+10:002023-06-23T15:29:32.510+10:00Fortuna
thank you for reading the post, but no ad...Fortuna<br /><br />thank you for reading the post, but no advertising please.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-30184644595991776622023-06-23T15:26:09.762+10:002023-06-23T15:26:09.762+10:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Fortuna Property Portfolio Ltd Group Of Companieshttps://www.fortunaproperty.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-58563456240107774692020-06-01T11:38:11.287+10:002020-06-01T11:38:11.287+10:00Rest in peace, Zsuzsi.
It must have been a diffic...Rest in peace, Zsuzsi.<br /><br />It must have been a difficult life for the twice divorced mother of two children. Especially when she had such a loving relationship with Prince William of Gloucester before he died so tragically. Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-24552683548218171712020-06-01T10:48:42.450+10:002020-06-01T10:48:42.450+10:00I am sorry to report that Szuszi died in May 2020....I am sorry to report that Szuszi died in May 2020. https://www.steamboatpilot.com/milestones/obituaries/obituary-zsuzsana-starkloff/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415757898706148510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-20065763564237964122016-12-15T10:02:16.374+11:002016-12-15T10:02:16.374+11:00Anonymous,
I am sure the events you described wer...Anonymous,<br /><br />I am sure the events you described were heart breaking for your family, but I try not to include advertising in this blog. If you feel a connection with this blog post i.e love affairs gone wrong, please write a comment and I will publish it with pleasure.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-49978064179714223442016-12-15T02:43:13.691+11:002016-12-15T02:43:13.691+11:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-88033611273786557892016-09-27T10:26:23.855+10:002016-09-27T10:26:23.855+10:00Mandy
Had Prince William of Gloucester and Zsuzsi...Mandy<br /><br />Had Prince William of Gloucester and Zsuzsi Starkloff been allowed to work out their own marriage plans, they might have had a very happy future together or they have have had a bitter divorce. But that option was never on offer.... because of the three problems that Prince Phillip and the Queer Mother found irresolvable: Starkloff 1] was not Church of England; 2. she a twice divorced woman with a child; and 3. she was Hungarian.<br /><br />Parnassus was right to point out that similar proscriptive screens were instituted not that long ago, even for non-royal families. Was it a price worth the paying? <br />Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-77984578854132968582016-09-26T21:14:15.756+10:002016-09-26T21:14:15.756+10:00What a fascinating article and the comments are eq...What a fascinating article and the comments are equally fascinating. I do wonder what would have happened if he lived. Would they have been able to rekindle their love affair? Perhaps when Charles and Camilla finally did. Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11931248631361366673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-73086924690886579342016-08-30T18:01:09.987+10:002016-08-30T18:01:09.987+10:00JahTeh
I wonder if Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucest...JahTeh<br /><br />I wonder if Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, was any worse than any other member of a royal family. Perhaps due to inbreeding with can think of royals with severe mental health problems, abusive or neglectful parenting, terrible diseases like haemophilia and porphyria, obscene wealth, religious crises etc etc. Since the royals are only head of state and have no political power, perhaps it doesn't matter. But as you rightly said, The Royals handpicked Princess Alice to keep Gloucester under control!!<br /><br />What sad lives people had to live.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-72440841934372345652016-08-29T13:58:33.366+10:002016-08-29T13:58:33.366+10:00Prince William looked very much like his mother an...Prince William looked very much like his mother and her life story would make a great film.She had both boys in her 40s. The Royals picked her for Glouster thinking she would keep him out of trouble. Somewhere there must be a report on his behaviour in Australia which was atrocious but kept quiet by gagging the press. <br />They did it rather better in Sweden with Prince Bertil and Princess Lillian who lived together but only marrried when the present King did and had an heir. She was welcomed into the family and was much loved.<br />I've read a couple of books of Caroline of Brunswick and if George was uncouth, she outcouthed him.JahTehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007730071564639411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-72473519660201344172016-08-29T10:55:58.540+10:002016-08-29T10:55:58.540+10:00bazza
he was VERY handsome... they made a lovely ...bazza<br /><br />he was VERY handsome... they made a lovely couple. And I am sure the story was suppressed as much as possible *nod*. When Prince William of Gloucester was born, he was indeed 9th in line to the throne but by the time Queen Elizabeth's children started marrying and having children, Prince William's claim to the throne would have been increasingly improbable. Ever!<br /><br />I didn't ever like King Edward VIII, but at least he was brave enough to sort out his own marriage plans.<br /><br />Oops thanks for mentioning Caroline of Brunswick. I forgot to say which royal treated her so badly - King George IV. Sometimes arranged and approved royal marriages were a nightmare.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-26292499968593477382016-08-29T00:30:02.821+10:002016-08-29T00:30:02.821+10:00He had real film-star looks but there is something...He had real film-star looks but there is something tragic about his appearance (of course, I may be 'reading-in' that feeling). I think this story may have been somewhat suppressed; I was very vaguely aware of it and had forgotten all about it.<br />Incidentally, one of my favourite authors is Richard Condon who wrote the novel <i>The Abandoned Woman</i> about Caroline of Brunswick. He also wrote <i>The Manchurian Candidate</i>, <i>Prizzi's Honor</i> and the wonderful <i>An Infinty of Mirrors</i>.<br />Sorry - I've got carried away and gone right off topic!<br /><b><a href="http://todiscoverice.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> CLICK HERE for Bazza’s fabulous Blog ‘To Discover Ice’</a></b>bazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794010156639774028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-74864795921191120292016-08-28T09:54:01.118+10:002016-08-28T09:54:01.118+10:00John
thanks anyhow. I once sat next to Boris Beck...John<br /><br />thanks anyhow. I once sat next to Boris Becker on a bar stool, while waiting for a table to be freed up. 20 minutes of great fun, but not very royal :)Helshttp://melbourneblogger.blogspot.com.au/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-18550234918142419822016-08-28T04:22:34.936+10:002016-08-28T04:22:34.936+10:00I can't remember the title of the film, or muc...I can't remember the title of the film, or much about it to be honest. I was interested because William had preceded me a year or two at my old College, and his name was occasionally mentioned. John Tyrrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14840928923304125310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-34355811558155675472016-08-28T01:17:50.766+10:002016-08-28T01:17:50.766+10:00Parnassus
that is so true for all families! In th...Parnassus<br /><br />that is so true for all families! In the royal family, they clearly knew the consequences of arranged marriages with approved spouses - just think of the German Princess Caroline of Brunswick whom he detested. Slept with her once and got her out of the court.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-51653200247887063122016-08-28T01:07:04.872+10:002016-08-28T01:07:04.872+10:00John
was the film you saw “The Other Prince Will...John<br /><br />was the film you saw “The Other Prince William" or a quite different film? I ask because I saw The Other Prince William and looked very carefully to see if that extraordinary plane crash was explained as external sabotage, pilot suicide or freak accident. The question was not even addressed.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-12803333282541026972016-08-28T01:04:24.571+10:002016-08-28T01:04:24.571+10:00Joe
I wonder why Queen Elizabeth didn't block...Joe<br /><br />I wonder why Queen Elizabeth didn't block the young couple's dreams of marrying, but Prince Phillip did. You would think Phillip would have had _more_ understanding of Zsuzsi's position, not less. He was from Greece and was raised in the Greek Orthodox Church. His father was the unpleasant King George I of Greece and his mother was the Olga Constantinovna of Russia, locked up in a mental asylum by her own husband.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-91796735640887694522016-08-28T00:56:47.760+10:002016-08-28T00:56:47.760+10:00Andrew
I knew a great deal about King Edward VIII...Andrew<br /><br />I knew a great deal about King Edward VIII and the lady he abdicated for, Mrs Wallis Simpson. But I too knew almost nothing about Prince William of Gloucester and Zsuzsi Starkloff. I suspect the royal family might have got used to the marriage, had it eventually gone ahead. Perhaps he would have been sent out to be the Governor General of a far flung ex-colony. But the fatal accident, as horrifying as it was, nipped the problem in the bud.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-18674358869328249532016-08-27T22:57:44.333+10:002016-08-27T22:57:44.333+10:00Hello Hels, The spouses that did get approved wer...Hello Hels, The spouses that did get approved weren't always such bargains, either! Although the attitude seems dated, it wasn't so long ago that similar proscriptive screens were instituted even for non-royal families. So much for the good old days.<br />--JimParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-75811175453133241382016-08-27T20:25:56.637+10:002016-08-27T20:25:56.637+10:00There has been a TV programme about this I seem to...There has been a TV programme about this I seem to remember. FWIW I once dined with William's brother, the current Duke. I am sure he doesn't remember!John Tyrrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14840928923304125310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-69496927738606422382016-08-27T13:46:31.498+10:002016-08-27T13:46:31.498+10:00Oh for goodness sake. Ninth in line to the throne!...Oh for goodness sake. Ninth in line to the throne!!!!! Get over it, Prince Philip.Joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-9979474774173771312016-08-27T09:06:40.799+10:002016-08-27T09:06:40.799+10:00All over the world people of different races, diff...All over the world people of different races, different religions, different social status and ever same sex couples marry. The Royals really need updated rules, which I guess have to come from parliament. Sad for Zsuzsi, but a great story about which I knew nothing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com