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Princess Anne refused to greet Trump and the Yellow Batman Cape Thot... (Original Post) HipChick Dec 2019 OP
The BBC also tweeted about this.. Princess Turandot Dec 2019 #1
That's because she is totally freaking awesome tymorial Dec 2019 #5
What royalty doesn't like Trumpy Dumpy and his Slovenian sex worker? Farmer-Rick Dec 2019 #13
It gets worst.. HipChick Dec 2019 #2
Well, I'll say this... greatauntoftriplets Dec 2019 #15
I love Princess Anne. tymorial Dec 2019 #3
She has never minced words or actions.. HipChick Dec 2019 #4
Bad. Ass. tymorial Dec 2019 #6
I love her too. Have an old book simply titled "Eventing" that has AllyCat Dec 2019 #9
Amen to that tymorial Dec 2019 #19
I was going to look up this story and tell it. murielm99 Dec 2019 #11
I saw her once in London. greatauntoftriplets Dec 2019 #16
I never ever heard that kidnapping story before! Hekate Dec 2019 #17
It's pretty amazing right tymorial Dec 2019 #18
If any here are watching Netflix's The Crown, the portrayal of Princess Anne is wonderful... hlthe2b Dec 2019 #7
I never thought about Princess Anne very much. Aristus Dec 2019 #12
Behind the scenes,she has saved the Royal's asses on numerous occasions. vsrazdem Dec 2019 #8
Good for her. Pepsidog Dec 2019 #10
That exchange of "get over here" and "oh hell no" made my day chia Dec 2019 #14

Princess Turandot

(4,787 posts)
1. The BBC also tweeted about this..
Wed Dec 4, 2019, 10:15 AM
Dec 2019

..along with Trudeau et al wise-cracking about Trump.



Princess Anne is now trending on twitter, with 40,000+ mentions.

Farmer-Rick

(10,182 posts)
13. What royalty doesn't like Trumpy Dumpy and his Slovenian sex worker?
Wed Dec 4, 2019, 12:43 PM
Dec 2019

Well, at least some of them find the psycho and his gold digger repulsive.

That is one very, very yellow flying cape she's wearing...very odd choice.

HipChick

(25,485 posts)
2. It gets worst..
Wed Dec 4, 2019, 10:23 AM
Dec 2019

Is she trying to blend into Clarence House’s yellowing walls with her bulbous, fortress-like silhouette and burnt butter color scheme? Or is she demanding attention with look-at-me fuchsia detailing and extra-wide parachute sleeves?

Perhaps she is just hungry and biding her time waiting for yum-yums by dressing like an English treat. My British editor, Tim Teeman, says the look reminds him of the boiled sweet “rhubarb and custard,” popular during the Victorian era.

As Melania posed next to her husband and Prince Charles, who appeared to be questioning every life decision he ever made that brought him to this cursed moment in time, the portrait’s lighting did her already questionable get-up little justice.

Karl Vootstallen questioned whether Melania’s coat was inspired by Sesame Street, sharing a picture of “Big Bird” with the post.



https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1212746/melania-trump-latest-news-FLOTUS-first-lady-NATO-valentino-yellow-cape-donald-trump

https://www.thedailybeast.com/melania-trump-pivots-from-christmas-cheer-to-easter-eggs-in-bulbous-nato-cape-dress?ref=author

tymorial

(3,433 posts)
3. I love Princess Anne.
Wed Dec 4, 2019, 10:26 AM
Dec 2019

She is my favorite royal.

Her kids are normal as are her grandkids. She is an olympic equestrian and got back up on her horse to finish the event when she fell in 76 (despite having a concussion).

She does tons of charity work behind the scenes. She has maintained a average of nearly 500 engagements every year.

Two years before in 1974 Ian Ball attempted to kidnap her. Despite him shooting her bodyguard, she refused to go with him. He had a gun on her and her response to him leaving was "not bloody likely." Quote from Anne: ‘I was basically lying flat on my back and Mark was half on top – that was how we ended up after this tug-o’-war, sort of collapsed in a heap,’ Anne said. ‘But I could reach the door handle behind my head and I opened the door and literally pulled my feet over my head and did a backward somersault into the road.’ --- yeah she is awesome

She demands to be treated just like her brothers. She walked with the senior men in the family behind her grandmothers funeral procession. She continues to ride in full uniform with her brother and nephew during Trooping of the Color (not side saddle). And she doesnt look like she is playing a role. She takes it seriously just like all of her other responsibilities.

She really is one the hardest working members of the family.

AllyCat

(16,189 posts)
9. I love her too. Have an old book simply titled "Eventing" that has
Wed Dec 4, 2019, 12:21 PM
Dec 2019

many photos of her riding and competing internationally. Good write-ups about her ability and good-natured competitiveness.

And now she refuses to meet a demented dictator the Americans sent to her doorstep. Brava!

murielm99

(30,745 posts)
11. I was going to look up this story and tell it.
Wed Dec 4, 2019, 12:32 PM
Dec 2019

I am glad you posted this, even though you beat me to it. She is formidable.

greatauntoftriplets

(175,742 posts)
16. I saw her once in London.
Wed Dec 4, 2019, 02:57 PM
Dec 2019

There was a large crowd gathered somewhere when I was walking back from dinner last night. I asked someone what was happening, and decided to wait with them. She walked out the back door and into a waiting car. It was over very quickly. She was dressed to the nines and wearing the gods only know how many pounds sterling worth of jewelry.

hlthe2b

(102,285 posts)
7. If any here are watching Netflix's The Crown, the portrayal of Princess Anne is wonderful...
Wed Dec 4, 2019, 10:37 AM
Dec 2019

She just might be the most fun Royal of her generation.

Aristus

(66,381 posts)
12. I never thought about Princess Anne very much.
Wed Dec 4, 2019, 12:34 PM
Dec 2019

But I've come to adore her character on 'The Crown' (Meanwhile, Prince Philip becomes more and more odious...)

She's cute and funny, and very sharp-tongued...

She has a first-class mind in a family of C students.

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