QUEEN AND DAUGHTERS MAKE SURPRISE ATTENDANCE AT FORUM
It was a girls’ day out for The Queen and her daughters this morning!
Her Majesty, accompanied by The Crown Princess, Princess E, and Princess Ingrid attended the opening ceremony of “Voice” a week-long forum conducted by Women of Brindleton, focused on the promotion of women’s rights, gender equality and female empowerment.
(Above: The Royal Women Arrive - The Queen, followed by daughters Anya, Eleanore, and Ingrid, were welcomed into the event by the Director and the President of Women of Brindleton.)
Her Majesty delivered a welcome address where she praised the organisation’s work. A staunch supporter of gender equality, Her Majesty serves as patron in as many as 27 equally-aligned organisations. The Queen lauded current efforts being done, such as a new law passed which essentially shattered the wage gap between men and women, and encouraged everyone to continue striving to do better:
“Brinldeton has led the fight for gender equality for decades, and now, most recently, women working in Brindleton are legally ensured equal pay as their male counterparts. I truly believe that this new legislation is a brilliant step in the right direction. With this, I hope that such wonderful developments carry on, and that we all continue to do what we can to achieve our goals in the promotion of women’s rights and equality.”
(Above: Her Majesty delivered a passionate speech during the forum, where she lauded current efforts to give equal opportunities and rights for women especially in the labor sector.)
The Queen and Their Royal Highnesses were welcomed into the by the forum’s director and the Women of Brindleton President. The well-attended Forum included author and World Peace Prize winner Anansa Covette, and renowned physicist Dr. Namari Kalaha.
(Above: [L] The Queen, Princess E and The Crown Princess were photographed chatting with physicist Dr. Namari Kalaha and Peace Prize winner Anansa Covette. [R] The Crown Princess had a long chat with author Miss Covette and HRH reportedly confessed to the latter that she is a “huge fan of her work.”)
As lovely as the event was, all eyes, however were on the royal sisters, particularly on Anya and Princess E. This is the first official joint engagement for the rumoured-to-be-feuding sisters ever since the whole Clive Harlowe fiasco that broke months ago. If gossip are to believed, the two are said to be estranged and have drifted so far apart from each other that their relationship has become borderline “hostile.”
However, the photos taken during the event seem to belie these claims. In fact, The Crown Princess and Princess E were all smiles! They also posed for photos standing next to each other, and were even sat side-by-side during their mum’s speech.
(Above: No sign of hostility there! - The royal sisters were seen chatting with each other all throughout the event. Anya and E were even seated next to each other.)
One royal expert however, claims that the entire engagement was a PR move to hopefully quash the rumours of the feuding Princesses once and for all:
“Only The Queen was scheduled to attend. However, at the last moment, Anya and E were made to drop out of their individual schedules to join Her Majesty, and Ingrid was flown in via chopper from university to make it a legitimate ‘girls outing.’ Poor Ingrid had to be dragged into the drama to be the buffer. This is simply the royal machinery at work. The more we see Anya and E doing their own things individually, the more people will speculate that the two aren’t speaking. The strategists behind the Royal Family then conjured up this last minute ‘joint engagement’ to show the world that E and Anya are still the best of friends, chatting and smiling.
It’s all propaganda, really. If you notice these past few weeks, we’ve been seeing puff pieces left and right about Anya - her cutesy commoner date with her salt-of-the-earth boyfriend, visiting school children in some rural village, and most recently HRH being named ‘best dressed - in my opinion, these are all attempts to salvage The Crown Princess’ reputation that has taken a really nasty hit as of late. It isn’t just the Anya show anymore. Eleanore is now in the picture and she has some loyal supporters, too. Why people make these two beautiful and brilliant young women ‘compete’ with each other, I’ll never understand. Perhaps even more bizarre is why The Palace seems to prioritise one daughter over the other. Sure, one will be Queen in the future, but that doesn’t make the ‘other’ any less of a Princess and a daughter.”
(Above: The Royal Ladies - HM and TRH all looked lovely for their joint engagement. While The Queen, Anya and Ingrid all wore dresses in shades of blue, Princess E opted for a black-and-white blouse and pants combo, which she accessorised with a gold belt.)
As much as we love drama, we’re perhaps one of the few who do wish that all is well within the Royal Family, especially between Anya and E. We miss seeing them together! Exes, controversies, and all things superficial aside, at the end of the day, these two are sisters and it would be really shameful if their relationship will be left permanently damaged because of such petty reasons.
