I don't get the "she's pregnant so didn't feel like taking a picture". No one is saying they had to do an elaborate photo shoot. Just use a picture that looks more interesting. Charles and Camilla's isn't anything super staged, but they look nice.
They could have done better than a boring picture from July that's been really really photoshopped. Their backyard picture from last year or the year before was super cute.
ETA and I don't really care that they used a picture from July. but there wasn't a cute picture from Poland or Germany?
Post by CheeringCharm on Dec 18, 2017 12:15:48 GMT -5
I don't really care one way or the other, I'm just glad they put one out at all. I admit that I like seeing photos of the kids But as to the pregnancy thing, she's been out and about a lot lately so she seems to be feeling much better. Seems like it would be fairly easy to have a candid snapped in the garden but what do I know. lol
It somehow looks really dated to me. It's disappointing given how many, much cuter photos exist of them. I don't care that they didn't take a new one expressly for this purpose, I just don't love this one.
If I remember right they got some grief for the window photo for it not being serious enough. Because royal or whatever.
They really can't win. Plus this is their public card that goes all over, so I wonder if they aren't that worried about it being personal. They probably send the photo of Charlotte screaming on Santa's lap to the family and friends.
I think it's cute! I read Charlotte will be starting nursery school in January. It sounded like she's going to a different school than George...? Is that normal?
He went to nursery school near their Sandringham house, Anmer Hall. They're living in London pretty full time now, so Charlotte is at a different school. It seems that her school really focuses on pre-school aged kids (2-3). George's school might not have a program for kids that young.
George's school starts at age 4, so charlotte couldn't go there. My guess is she will start there the fall after turning 4.
lilibet,I don't remember the criticism over the window picture but I remember the year they didn't send out a Christmas picture (was that last year?) and there was an uproar, so they sent something out in January.
If the royal watcher speculation is true, Kate and I are due the same week. We're not even doing Christmas cards this year, I feel like hell and IDGAF that we're falling down on any obligations. I wouldn't be surprised if she feels similarly in terms of coordinating everything to take a cute family Christmas photo. Hard pass this year.
Yeah, but this is essentially what they get paid to do. They don't have actual day jobs, really. They have an event schedule and a few days a year their "events" are probably photo sessions. Nor do they have to balance housework or tons of childcare or financial concerns with their daily schedules like us peons.
I have trouble believing they haven't had a chance to do family photos together since June!
I mean I don't think it is odd that they reused pictures. Whatever to that. I just think it is odd that they took pictures in front of the background to begin with!
I find all of their portrait photos to be so boring. Basically, I am not a fan of the royal photographer.
I don't really care one way or the other, I'm just glad they put one out at all. I admit that I like seeing photos of the kids But as to the pregnancy thing, she's been out and about a lot lately so she seems to be feeling much better. Seems like it would be fairly easy to have a candid snapped in the garden but what do I know. lol
I was out and about every day I was pregnant with hyperemesis. I still lost 35+ lbs and even though sometimes I managed to put on make up and not look like I was going to die, I still wanted to die.
Please stop with this about 'she looks fine or must be feeling better because she's out and about'. Or 'I don't get the she's pregnant so doesn't feel like taking a photo.' Hypermesis gravidarum is a fucking nightmare.
I like the fact that the adults are in the picture, and it's not just the kids.
(please let this turn into the annual "why don't people put pictures of themselves on their cards, especially to friends who don't know the kids but know the adults" fight)