| A St. Valentine's Guide: How To Marry A Prince |
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| Written by Dr. Janice Seto | |
| Wednesday, 14 February 2007 | |
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Spanish commentators did say Eva would make a fine Crown Princess.......of Norway, not Spain!They took issue with her choice of dress, a bejewelled blue halter gown with an amazingly low neckline. They did not agree with my favourable assessment, instead deeming it inappropriate for such a high profile event as this. Once Felipe and his girlfriend came clean about their romance at the Norwegian wedding, Eva Sannum was finally acknowledged as a serious candidate as a possible royal bride. The paparazzi attention increased exponentially, with photographers pursuing Eva Sannum wherever she went — even as she attended classes and prepared to sit her exams — all in the vain hope of there being an engagement announcement. Considering the enormous effect the press attention had on a young Lady Diana (indeed, on an older and wiser Princess of Wales too), it is amazing to see how the House of Windsor does not appear to have learnt the lessons of history. It confounds me how naïve the Windsors are to think that consenting to Kate Middleton’s presence with the Queen at William's de facto graduation into the army would not provoke an explosion of media interest in this young lady?! 
The traditionalists praised the future King for doing his duty, although that may have been scant comfort to the Prince. With Eva being the classy lady she is, it was highly unlikely she would stick around. She moved on and, I bet, is now deservedly happier and more successful and serene than ever before. The irony is that the woman Felipe ultimately made his Princess did not please the traditionalists much more than Eva. |
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