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| With her family, left to right Princess Caroline, Prince Rainer, Prince Albert and Princess Stephanie |
Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
Beatrix was the first child of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernard. She was crowned Queen of the Netherlands on April 30, 1980.
Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, the 18th Duchess of Alba Her full name is Doña María del Rosario Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart y Silva, 18th Duchess of Alba de Tormes, Grandee of Spain, she is said to be able to cross the country from north to south without leaving her estates, and possess as many titles as the Queen of England and of higher rank. 
Marie Antoinette: The Queen of France If you don't know why Marie Antoinette is the most decadent bitch to live, then you should be shunned for aristocratic ignorance and being a general philistine. We live the way we live today because of her. It was called the French Rev, and she died a martyr for decadence. 
Beatrix was the first child of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernard. She was crowned Queen of the Netherlands on April 30, 1980.
Deborah Mitford, the Duchess of Devonshire
The Duchess of Devonshire is the youngest and last remaining member of the famous six Mitford sisters. She married Lord Andrew Cavendish in 1941. When Cavendish's older brother was killed in combat in 1944, the couple became the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire and moved into Chatsworth House.
Her Highness, Queen Elizabeth the II
The daughter of King George VI, and his wife and Elizabeth the First, our current Queen has been reigning the monarch and commonwealth realm since 6 February 1952.
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| Said to be one of her most glamourous moments, in Australia in 1954 |
Elizabeth the First aka. The Virgin QueenThe illigitimate daughter of Henry the VIII and Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty. She reigned for 44 years after her predecessor, older and half-sister Mary.
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| Cate Blanchett played the role of Elizabeth in Elizabeth: The Golden Age |
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| Teen Queen: Kirsten Dunst by Annie Leibovitz for US Vogue September |
How entertaining, funny and totally out of touch with any reality these women are.
ReplyDeleteThanks for arranging this collection. So much nicer to look at them than at wars, dictators, famine and terrorists. Chpaeau
Queen Elizabeth II cannot be addressed as "Her Higness". The correct term is Her Majesty
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ReplyDeleteIt would have been nice if you had gone into detail as to WHY you consider these royal ladies to be decadent.
ReplyDeleteThe Duchess of Devonshire has passed away and that is their way of life, so you should just get over it. Grace was a princess before she was one. It is the times and a way of life no different than Bill Gates or Hollywood stars. I enjoy the stories and images and most of us pretended to be a princess every now and then, and if you were offered a life of opulence would you take it??? I know I would. Call me crazy.
ReplyDeleteDeborah Mitford, who became the Duchess of Devonshire, never a day in her life qualified for the appellation "decadent". Not for an hour. Whichever of today's careless dunderheads is responsible for this fourth-rate stab in the dark should be fired forthwith, for it betrays stupidity -- and slovenly stupidity, at that.
DeleteNone of these women were decadent. Marie Antoinette was at times extravagant, but she was fundamentally a good woman who was a victim of her life circumstances.
DeleteDoña María del Rosario Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart y Silva died yesterday at age 88; QUEEN ELIZABETH, your number is NEXT!
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ReplyDeleteAdj: characterized by or reflecting a state of moral or cultural decline.
Noun: for half a million dollars, he offers rich decadents the chance to lead a deadly safari
I don’t think you know what the word decadent means.
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