'I won't accept infidelity' (Betrothed Commoner Crown Princess Lays Down The Law Before Wedding)

Sydney Morning Herald ^ | May 10, 2004 | Peter Fray

[Tax-chick]

I knew age was an issue surrounding their marriage.

I'm always surprised that people who have to produce an heir marry women in their 30's. On the other hand, Prince Charles married a young woman, and look how that turned out! I've had 3 children since I was 32, so maybe this couple will, too. They certainly look nice!

[cyborg]

Maybe she's read the littany of maid boffing and fooling around by kings and princes the world over. Good for her. She's at least letting everyone know she has standards.

[carton253]

Three???

I thought you only had two.

[Tax-chick]

Sally when I was 33, A. Pat when I was 35, and James when I was 37. Not a surprise, since I had 4 before 32 :-). I feel sorry for these ladies, like Princess Masako in Japan, who are under pressure to "produce" when they're already fairly old, first-child-wise.

[CathyRyan]

Diana lived up to her part of the deal producing the (heir and spare) but Diana never got her happily ever after. Chuck was the one that welshed on the deal (and he is the heir to the head of the church who's vows he could not live up to....if nothing else he should have kept his pants zipped no matter how bad it was). I believe that Diana truly had issues and needed serious help but purely for the royals needs I think they should have kept Diana in cotton wool until she was needed in public again. Diana was the best thing to happen to the royal family but the royal family was just to stupid to know what they had on their hands. Chuck is the British equivalent of Jean F'n Kerry.

[Tax-chick]

... but Diana never got her happily ever after.True, but if she'd been 32 when they married, she probably would have been more realistic from the start. I expect most people realized Charles was a putz long before! And he does look like John Kerry, doesn't he?

[angcat]

I had my second child (a suprise)at 39, that was 6 months ago. :) We still stare at her in amazement!

[CathyRyan]

It would have been nice had Charles acted like an adult in the situation. But then again I would not hold my breath waiting for Jean F'n Kerry to act like an adult when needed.

[smpc]

These monarchy-thuggeries are disgusting.

Constitutional Monarchies like Denmark,Australia,Monaco and the UK really are thugs compared to those utopian Republics like China,North Korea,Iran,most of Africa and the EU,arent they?Power to the 'people'!

[Tax-chick]

I was surprised at how both Charles and Diana acted, although she had the excuse of being much younger, and being the "originally-injured party" so to speak. It was like a typical breakup of the redneck folks you'd run into at the Wal-Mart, my in-laws, for instance. I guess I'm the one who's naive, for thinking that royalty wouldn't act so common!