November 2011
Oh my god, there are tears in my eyes. I just read the Camilla and Charles shoe thing! Did that actually happen?
No, it’s just a silly joke I found.
October 2011
Royal Biographers Burn Book
So, I’m thinking of starting a new feature where we talk about the the people who get paid to spread bologna about the royals.
Likely inclusions:
Colin Campbell: A rabid Diana-hater and apologist for Prince Charles. Responsible for spreading bullshit about Diana being manipulative and unbalanced and that somehow excusing Charles and Camilla.
Christopher Wilson: Not only has he written multiple trash biographies but he appears on every trashy royal documentary that comes along. In one of them he claims Prince Harry is better in bed than Prince William as if he has any authority at all to speak on that topic. Or maybe that was some other old guy who write trashy books and appears in trashy documentaries. Either way he’s on the list.
Tina Brown: Any credibility she ever had went down the drain with that awful photoshopped Diana and Kate magazine cover.
David Starkey: Self-righteous racist prick.
Anne Sebba: I’m hoping she’s an elaborate troll tasked with proving the publishing industry no longer has any ethics. That’s the only explanation I can think of.
Ingrid Seward: An otherwise respectable woman, but I can’t stand her criticism of Diana. I absolutely hate this idea that Diana’s behavior towards the royal family was anything less than justified after what she went through.
Harriet von Rathlef: The most obscure name on the list. This woman was partially responsible for sicking Anna Anderson and her crazy fans on the world.
Whoever that dumbfuck was who did that The Queen Mother in Love thing. Apparently it wasn’t Anne Sebba, or Christopher Wilson.
I know I’ve forgotten quite a few deserving people. Who else belongs on the list? I’m thinking Paul Burrell and all the other nasty ex-servants, but I’m having trouble remembering which crazy stories he was responsible for.
I think it's true that she took so many pictures and wasn't in many herself. I don't know all the details, so many pictures I feel like I find new one's all the time I venture to save them!
Well, next time you have something interesting do submit it and I’ll give you credit!
It really does but yeah it's Olga. Her forehead is super distinct along with her hair color, Olga had lightish hair color, so you can tell sometimes. And yeah Anastasia usually is with Maria, the whole big pair/little pair but there are a few like this with younger girls and older girls.
Actually I’ve seen quite a few pictures of Anastasia with Tatiana, but far less with Olga. And some have Tatiana, Maria, and Anastasia all three. There are also many with Anastasia and Alexei. I know Olga was quite into photography, as well all the Romanov children, and perhaps when they were younger she was taking many of the pictures and thus wasn’t in them.
No I don't blame you, if I hadn't been looking closely I would have not though much of it. A lot of their pictures are small/blurry especially if it was a younger kid taking them, or someone moved in the picture. Plus yeah, with the way Olga is crouching it throws you off.
Yeah, if they were standing you’d be able to tell as Olga was older, but crouching I still think it looks more like Maria than Olga. I mean, I believe y’all who say it’s Olga but just based purely on appearances it looks more like Maria. I blew it up and could see more of Olga in the face, though even close up it could go either way.
Also typically you see more pictures of Anastasia alone with the other siblings than Olga.
You're right it does look quite a bit like Maria, but if you look real close you can see that it's Olga's facial features. She and Maria did look quite a bit alike, so I don't blame you for confusing it, but a good way to tell is her forehead/eyebrows - they are a bit different from Maria's.
I suppose close up it looks different; it’s not a big picture. Part of it may be the angle; Olga doesn’t look much older then Anastasia which also confuses things.
Actually, it's Olga in that Meadow picture with Anastasia. I know because I'm almost a Romanov expert. :D
Okay, I’ll take your word for it, but I still think she looks a lot like Maria. But they were sisters after all…
