Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge is pregnant with her second child

**faithanne** · May 10th, 2015, 06:11 PM

Originally Posted by twitchy2.0

In a 2006 interview, Ronald Russell recalled what Queen Elizabeth said as she presented his George Cross medal: “The medal is from the Queen of England, the thank you is from Anne’s mother.”

OK that bit actually made me teary. Almost as if Betty Battenberg were an actual human woman.

**A*O** · May 10th, 2015, 06:15 PM

Princess Anne is her father's daughter for sure.

**lindsaywhit** · May 10th, 2015, 06:38 PM

OK, now I love her. (I'm a fickle bitch.... Offer me praline ice cream and I'm yours for life.

Oh, and AO - "Brits don't, yada yada " - [sniff, sniff, disdain, disdain].

I rest my case- nobody does it better - but maybe it takes an American or an Aussie to enjoy it even when it's aimed at us, right?

**A*O** · May 10th, 2015, 06:43 PM

Oh I do distain extremely well, especially when it's deserved.

**twitchy2.0** · May 11th, 2015, 10:03 AM

For anyone interested in hearing Anne discuss the event:

Interview done in the mid eighties.

**snoopqueen** · May 11th, 2015, 11:05 AM

Princess Anne needs a good conditioner, 2 hot oil treatments a week and a different hairstyle. She has been rocking the bouffant since 1970 , when she looked lovely with it. A shoulder length cut would do wonders and she could still pull it back easily for riding etc. If she is doing her hair herself it is always a frizzy, dried out disaster. Blow dry on cool or a nice roller set twice a week.

All that aside she does work hard.

**greysfang** · May 11th, 2015, 11:15 AM

Don't hate on Princess Anne, she's one of my favs.

**llamamama** · May 11th, 2015, 11:58 AM

Originally Posted by A*O

Most Brits don't base their opinion of the royal family on their looks.

What about Fergie? We only made fun of her in America?

**Beeyotch** · May 11th, 2015, 11:59 AM

Omg what about her mouthbreather goggle-eyed daughters? We *all* judge on appearance, just not in polite company. But that's not GR.

**twitchy2.0** · May 11th, 2015, 12:05 PM

Originally Posted by Beeyotch

polite company.

I don't know the meaning of these words.

**czb** · May 11th, 2015, 12:20 PM

Originally Posted by twitchy2.0

I don't know the meaning of these words.

just like jumbo shrimp. or living dead.

**Beeyotch** · May 11th, 2015, 12:27 PM

Originally Posted by twitchy2.0

I don't know the meaning of these words.

Aaaand that's why we're all here.

**rollo** · May 11th, 2015, 01:19 PM

Originally Posted by olivia

ME!

My admiration of Anne only grows with these characterizations. Come on now, which other royal seems as comfortable in her skin? She probably blisters the hide off anyone who crosses her, with a few choice words, and what's not to love in that?! Who else would you rather sit with and discuss all the dirt of the titled set while being forced to attend some silly function? Her private comments on the Middletons alone would be worth GOLD.

She wouldn't say a word and you wouldn't be able to get near her!

**snoopqueen** · May 11th, 2015, 10:20 PM

Originally Posted by greysfang

Don't hate on Princess Anne, she's one of my favs.

Not hating...I just want to send her some deep conditioner

**snoopqueen** · May 11th, 2015, 10:31 PM

Originally Posted by rollo

Yeah, I think Diana had an ambivalent relationship with her mother, sometimes good and sometimes not. Plus her mother insisted on living on a island off Scotland or something so she wasn't any practical help (although she might not have been asked.) It's a completely different situation since Diana's mother was the "bolter" in the family.

Reportedly, in the last years of Diana's life her mother used to call her, possibly drunk, late at night ranting that she should stop going out with effing muslims and that she should stop dating effing n****rs (referring to her relationship with hasnat khan). Frances sounds like a peach..