#royal children

[royalchildreneurope]

Queen Letizia of Spain and Princess Catharina-Amalia of The Netherlands visit the reception offered by the Spanish Royals to the The Netherlands Royals during day three of the visit of the King Felipe VI of Spain and Queen Letizia of Spain to the Netherlands at the Straat Museum for street art and graffiti in Amsterdam, Netherlands -April 18th 2024.

#queen letizia #spanish royal family #spain #princess catharina amalia #dutch royal family #netherlands #2024 #april 2024 #spanish state visit #spanish state visit 2024 #straart museum #royal children #my edit

[inky-duchess]

Fantasy Guide to Royal Children - Heirs and Spares

The lives of Princesses and Princes are of interest to most fantasy writers, it's where many of our heroes, side characters and antagonists hail from. But what is there life like? Is it always ballgrowns and servants? Or something more?

A Strict Order of Precedence

The first thing to know about royal children and siblings is that there's a very strict precedence of importance. Is it fair? No. But this is a system, it doesn't have to be fair. The heir comes first without argument. They are the most important child, they are always greeted first, they are the one to stand next to the monarch or their parents at occasions, they literally go first - and this doesn't change with age, if the heir is the youngest, they still have precedence over their siblings. After the heir, order of predence goes by age and the order effects the life of the children. For example, the older sister will marry begore any of her sisters. This order of deference will be so engrained in your character's life that they will believe it the norm and rarely question it, it probably won't spark any in-fighting.

Accommodation & Staff

Royal children are usually raised one of two ways. Either they are raised at court, in the same Palace as their parents or they are raised away from court under the care of trusted servants. Being raised away from their parents isn't a sign of remoteness or dislike or terrible parenting, it was a way of break a child into the constraints of royal life while giving them freedom of scrunity or danger. Usually these children are raised in the countryside for their health, as cities are usually cesspits for disease. Their parents would come to visit them or allow them to visit them at court. Children raised at court are raised with a higher level of scrunity and attention. They will be in the public eye.

Royal children will always be surrounded by staff. There will be nurses to wash and dress them, nannies to discipline and direct them, guards to protect them and usually, a guardian known as a governess to run their household and care for their needs. Staff are not allowed to hit royal children and must obey their commands. Some royal children were very close to their staff:

Kat Ashley and Elizabeth I

Baroness Lehzen and Queen Victoria

Klementy Grigorievich Nagorny and the Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich

Lala Bill and Prince John

However, some royal children faced neglect from their staff. George VI was abused by his nanny, who would pinch him during important occasions, openly favour his elder brother over him and deny him food, which many have been a cause of his speech impediment. After the Russian Revolution, another of the Tsarevich's nannies proved less loyal than the other. Andrei Yeremeyevich Derevenko abandoned his charge, but not before ordering the boy around and insulting him.

Day to Day Life

Royal children would be educated withing their home by tutors. They would usually take lessons all together (the heir may take other lessons). A royal child would recieve an education in languages, arithmetic, geography, etiquette, dancing, music, sports such as riding and literature. Sometimes they would even share lessons with the children of trusted nobles or their cousins. Only the heir will be taught statecraft and how to reign. There is no rhyme nor reason a spare would learn how to rule.

Some royal children are taught the value of their position. Many royal children will be raised strictly to adhere to their social standing and their place in it. Some children may be raised in isolation, kept from mingling and raised to think of themselves as higher than those around them. Some royal families preferred to raise their children as "normal" as possible. The last Romanov children slept in camp beds, with no pillows and we're expected to tidy their own rooms and help the servants. They didn't even use their proper titles, they were called by their names and given a tight monthly allowance to spend. Alexandra of Denmark and her sisters used to make their own clothes. Some royal children could even be encouraged to play with the children of servants and staff as well as nobility (Kolya Derevenko and Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich, Winifred Thomas and Prince John). Companionship was a great honour for noble and common child alike as sometimes, they would be invited to live or be educated alongside by the royal children.

Royal children will not undertake royal duties until they are of age. Younger children be be present for large scale events such as jubilees but would not be expected to partake in any duties themselves. When they are of age, they will usually be granted an annual allowance, be invited to social events, invited to be patrons of charities and participate in royal duties.

Heir Vs Spare

Heirs have more responsibility, all the prestige, more power but they have less freedom, less room to explore their own lives and be expected to always be the epitome of perfect. Heirs will be given responsibilities in government, sitting in on state meetings or undertaking state duties.

Spares have little in the way of real power but have the ability to live less regimental lives and gave more agency in their personal lives. Spares may act as ambassadors to other nations or undertake state visits on behalf of the monarchy or even take positions in the army. Spares are encouraged to find positions to support themselves outside the family, either in a marriage or undertaking some service to the country. Spares who stay in the country, tend to act as unofficial advisers to their sibling when they become monarch.

All Grown Up

When royal children grow up, there are usually certain expectations and limitations.

Heirs will be married quickly, the lineage must be secure. Heirs will usually marry either as part of a political alliance or marry somebody suitable - from a good family, the right background, and able to fit into a certain mould (i.e malleable, amiable and loyal). They will be expected to focus on the country, it's needs and support the monarch at all times. Their social circles will be scruntised, their every move will be noted and remarked upon. Heirs will never gave to worry about funding their lifestyle, the Crown is their job and it supports them.

Spares can marry or remain single if they choose, (but if the monarch instructs them go marry they must). Spares can travel, they can be idle, they can even persue amusements not permitted for the heir. Spares can win glory on the battlefield and mix with all sorts of people. That isn't to say spares are useless, spares often occupy very important spaces in society and government. Spares will usually take these positions not for just status but also for the pay. This is why spares are granted royal titles such as dukedoms (they can make money off the lands, be able to build a dynasty for themselves and their heirs and gain status).

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[spiritundaunted]

Aw, sweet little Bertie with his Mama!

(Queen Mary, when Duchess of York with infant Prince Albert, later King George VI)

You can tell it's him a mile away - the watchful eyes, (with a tiny turn in the left), the "resting pleasant face" mouth, beautiful shiny hair and his big ol' ears. Adorbs!

And Mary looks so lovely.

It breaks my heart to think this sweet little infant was mistreated and neglected by his first nanny for the first 18 months of his life! I'm sure that in some ways set the stage for some of the anxieties he struggled with throughout his life. Thank goodness Lala Bill came to the rescue and became the children's beloved nanny!

And he turned out to be made of pretty tough stuff!

#sweet baby bertie #bertie & his mama #the little toes though! #king george vi #prince albert #queen mary #1896 #royal children #british royal family #aww

[royal-confessions]

“Yes taxpayers are paying for monarchies but people should never feel entitled to know everything about royals, especially children. Do your employers force you to reveal private information about yourself and your children? If they do, they are violating your right to privacy which is protected by most constitutions.” - Submitted by Anonymous

#royalty #royal children #monarchy

[rhaiipein]

Papa's not looking, Papa's not looking, oops I got caught, dang it!

(Ctto: Clarice, Pinterest)

#prince philip #duke of edinburgh #princess anne #royal children #tomboy #british royal family #british royalty

[heir-less]

This fucking article that said William used to get Harry to pantomime Charles giving a speech and would then pretend to gun him down mid-speech is so damn funny.

#maybe charles should be worried that william fucking hates his ass #and idk if this is a true story but it's really damn funny #+ in spare we know shit like that was in william's character #getting into mischief with his brother + play flighting + using toy guns etc. #royal children #william #harry #charles

[world-of-wales]

Kensington Palace released a new portrait featuring Princess Charlotte and Prince George to mark Charlotte's first day at Thomas's Battersea || 5 SEPTEMBER 2019

#princess charlotte #princess charlotte of wales #prince george #prince george of wales #lottie cambridge #george cambridge #lottie's first day at thomas's battersea 19 #lotties first day at thomas's battersea 19 #5092019 #my edit #royal children #royaltyedit #royalty edit #british royal family #british royals #royalty #royals #brf #kate middleton #royal #british royalty #official portrait #british official portraits

[krasivaa]

Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia as a toddler, year of 1902.

#anastasia nikolaevna #romanov #romanovs #toddler #royal toddler #royal children #house of romanov #russian imperial family #rif #1902 #1900s photography #1900s #early 1900s #early 20th century #romanov photos

[collarsncrowns]

The Duke of York (later King George V) with his first child, Prince Edward (later King Edward VIII).

Photographs ranging from 1894-1898

#brf #george v #king george v #king edward viii #Edward viii #Duke of york #Duke of Windsor #prince of wales #prince George #prince Edward #Victorian #royal children #royal baby

[thequilandpaperwriter]

King Felipe on his first birthday, in 1969 as his mother prepared the parties for him in La Zarzuela. That little frown and his party hat!!! 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥳 little Felipe has my heart!!

#baby felipe #spanish royal family #king felipe vi #european royals #king felipe #queen sofia #borbón #royal babies #royal baby #royal children

[ella-indigo]

Never-before-seen photograph depicting Prince Edward and Princess Alexandra of Wales' 5 children: Prince Albert Victor, Prince George, Princess Louise, Princess Victoria and Princess Maud of Wales in 1870.

#british royalty #British royal family #royal children #Prince Albert victor #prince eddie #Prince George of wales #princess louise #princess Louise of wales #Princess Victoria of wales #princess maud #princess Maud of wales #1870 #Victorian royalty #Queen Victoria grandchildren

[royalchildreneurope]

Happy 6th Birthday to Prince Louis of Wales -April 23rd 2024.

#happy birthday #birthday #prince louis #prince louis of wales #british royal family #england #2024 #april 2024 #6th birthday #birthday 2024 #prince louis of wales's 6th birthday #official portraits #royal children #my edit

[witchpuppies]

Credit to: @world-of-wales

#prince william #hrh catherine the princess of wales #catherine middleton #prince george #prince of wales #princess of wales #duke of cambridge #duchess of cambridge #british royal family #brf #royal family #royal children #pwpow #cpow

[thewales-family]

Amidst final preparations for the 'Together At Christmas' carol service at Westminster Abbey last week, The Princess of Wales planted a tree for the Queen's Green Canopy in honour of Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (on December 14th 2022), in London, England -December 20th 2022.

#princess of wales #british royal family #england #2022 #december 2022 #together at christmas #christmas carol service 2022 #christmas carol service #queen elizabeth ii #royal children #my edit

[royal-confessions]

“Listen hate on the royal ADULTS that have made poor and downright awful decisions (Andrew etc) but don’t hate or throw abuse towards the children and young adults who haven’t done any wrong. Hating innocent people who just happen to have been born into a royal family is vile.” - Submitted by Anonymous

#royal children

[princesscatherineblog]

Lovely photo from Sunday, 7th May 2023.

#kate middleton #catherine middleton #catherine elizabeth middleton #catherine princess of wales #princess charlotte of wales #prince louis of wales #british royal family #royal family #playful #gorgeous family #royal children