I don't think that there ia any doubt that a strong bond existed between Alix and her children; whether this bond was entirely healthy and beneficial is open to discussion.......
We have talked previously about the attitudes of QV and Alix towards their daughters in relation to their marital expectations, and I think that we agreed that, in expecting at least one daughter to remain unmarried, this was a notion shared by both, and perhaps not unique to the British RF but perhaps more of a reflection on family values of that era.
Alix and May were really so different in temperament and attitudes; this perhaps is reflected in their respective styles. Tampa, I take your point about Alix's style being more sensual but would be grateful if you could explain this in more detail. Would you mind?
Alix has an element of sensaul style that I would call "earthy", Liz Taylor has it, Jackie Kennedy had it, Missy had it, Diana had it and "Fat" May Aldelaide had it too. You can visualize these women being touched and you automatically extend your hand. You can also visualize (or I have) these ladies at a picnic in jeans, a white T-shirt and a big fat diamond necklace with a diamond snake bracelet playing with the children, dogs and whatever looking normal with all eyes on them. They are real to me as women in their own skin well as icons.
Queen Mary, Cookie, QEII, Ducky and QV did not have this trait, They are pure majestic icons and are visualized in my mind as famous photographs in books to be treated as rare procleain, one would be afraid to touch.
Wallis was somewhere in between the two groups I describe above.
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