Every baby sister is a princess
And now the world has a new princess. She isn’t our only princess. She shares the title with a few other ladies in the world. But she is the newest and the closest to the British throne. And, the first who can take her place on that throne without being usurped by a little brother. All-in-all, rather a big deal.
But none of that is what fascinates me. Instead, I am enthralled by that first picture of the princess in her mother’s arms as the family stood on the hospital steps. With all the ugliness on the news right now, that picture splashed beautiful.
Not because Kate looked so perfect. I’ve seen other mothers look that gorgeous after giving birth. But because they were a family. Intact, committed, and hopeful. They were overcoming some pain from the past and looking toward their future. And, they were willing to share.
I don’t pretend to think this royal couple is perfect. But I do think they are on to something. They didn’t have to come out on the hospital steps, you know. They could have snuck out the back door and ridden away in a limo. But they did it for us. So we could celebrate new life and new hope on a day when hard things were happening all over the world.
They gave us a glimpse of joy. And I, for one, am grateful.
I like your positive spin on this. I’ve been reading a lot of bloggers saying they could have never worn heels/makeup/dress/etc. so soon after giving birth, but I’m thinking if it was my life’s job description I could make it happen. Don’t you think? Anyway, I agree that they are a lovely gift to the world.
Oh, brave Felicity, I once saw you rise well above heels and makeup after a traumatic birth. Yes, you could have stood on those same steps.
I saw a British correspondent (who lives in the US now) say that over here we treat Royalty as another branch of celebrity. But it’s not that way over there; “It’s very serious,” he said. Celebrities can remember a time when they weren’t famous, “But baby Charlotte will never remember a time when she wasn’t a princess. It’s her destiny.” I deeply love that. British Royalty fascinates me, that it still exists in such a modern, haphazard world. It’s a very interesting thing. And, yep, I love the beautiful of it.