Posted by Melle on October 20, 2009, 1:58 pm, in reply to "They have what she wants"
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It's so sad, isn't it? I almost feel sorry for her.
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: But I also agree that there's something
: really off-putting about Sarah's
: relationship wit her daughters--like she's
: using them to improve her status and
: increase her celebrity, while at the same
: time trying to dress and act their age, if
: that makes sense?
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: In a tripod you have three legs of equal
: size, or status. Fergie is clearly
: presenting herself as their equal, which she
: is not. They were born royal, she lost her
: royal status. They are members of the royal
: family, she is most definitely not. They
: are young women with their futures still
: ahead, and she is middle-aged and in
: financial trouble. Beatrice and Eugenie
: also have the protection of HM and could
: possibly enter a royal marriage that would
: give them status and financial security for
: life. Realistically, Fergie has no such
: hopes for herself. It must be very hard for
: her to see her daughters on the balcony
: where she once stood, watching them on tv
: and remembering how it was to receive the
: cheers and wave to the crowd. She's lived
: in a bit of a fantasyland for many years,
: and I hope she'll be able to manage in
: reality. Andrew will never let her starve
: or be without a safe place to stay. But
: Philip and HM won't let her return to her
: former status of a royal wife, so she'll
: remain the shaky leg of a tripod.
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