tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post2834423467175445598..comments2023-04-13T09:38:17.871+01:00Comments on Writing from the Edge: The Golden PrincessLorely Forresterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01055051415631750885noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-27637871114956232332012-04-24T16:58:07.143+01:002012-04-24T16:58:07.143+01:00All of our animal friends eventually tell us their...All of our animal friends eventually tell us their real names when they are ready to do so :o)Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794603896579291245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-73996408391002704652012-04-18T20:43:06.246+01:002012-04-18T20:43:06.246+01:00I like Constanza, I must say.I like Constanza, I must say.Lorely Forresterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055051415631750885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-2752461490745567722012-04-18T20:42:07.505+01:002012-04-18T20:42:07.505+01:00More inspired suggestions for the hat!
Perhaps you...More inspired suggestions for the hat!<br />Perhaps you have put your finger on it.<br />Maybe I should let HER choose!Lorely Forresterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055051415631750885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-3685672661761585782012-04-18T20:41:05.028+01:002012-04-18T20:41:05.028+01:00Thank you - another good suggestion! And yes, she ...Thank you - another good suggestion! And yes, she does indeed seem smitten.<br />They are very happy together.<br /><br />I'm sorry for the delay in the decision making process.<br />It is all due to the pulled muscle in my arm - happily now on the mend.<br />A lot to catch up on!Lorely Forresterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055051415631750885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-87518148369873275092012-04-18T20:26:31.512+01:002012-04-18T20:26:31.512+01:00Elizabeth as hopefully she will be smitten by her ...Elizabeth as hopefully she will be smitten by her Mr Darcy! Or should that be Elizabeth Taylor and her Richard Burton? Or Elizabeth 1 of England, Queen of a Golden AgeKaren Eadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14753033021426186635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-34062977853808668352012-04-17T23:27:01.782+01:002012-04-17T23:27:01.782+01:00Some more suggestions have been made via Facebook,...Some more suggestions have been made via Facebook, which I should record here:<br />They are:<br />Beauharnais<br />Chickadee<br />Edna<br />and<br />Dolly<br /><br />Tonight, as I tucked them into their pen, I asked which name they would choose.<br />Napoleon tossed his head and said it was of no consequence.<br />The golden princess said it was of great consequence, but she needed to sleep on Lorely Forresterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055051415631750885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-91619973938745736702012-04-17T16:37:16.124+01:002012-04-17T16:37:16.124+01:00Gwendoline perhaps, or Beatrice. She is a really b...Gwendoline perhaps, or Beatrice. She is a really beautiful princess whatever name she chooses.Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794603896579291245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-33007309250255298032012-04-15T22:24:12.338+01:002012-04-15T22:24:12.338+01:00Am I too late? Titania!Am I too late? Titania!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-17704830773054673912012-04-15T18:22:44.828+01:002012-04-15T18:22:44.828+01:00Pulchritude is one of those words that SO doesn...Pulchritude is one of those words that SO doesn't sound like what it means!Writing from the Edgehttp://lorely-writingfromtheedge.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-83435326474618490832012-04-15T17:42:19.030+01:002012-04-15T17:42:19.030+01:00Princess Pauline ? (to remain in the Napoleonic...Princess Pauline ? (to remain in the Napoleonic ... she was said to be so beautiful...)griottenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-92051545023435107132012-04-12T17:19:21.739+01:002012-04-12T17:19:21.739+01:00Constanza
NemueConstanza<br />NemueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-29394928437558573382012-04-12T17:05:20.174+01:002012-04-12T17:05:20.174+01:00Eugenie...got to be Beatrice..........maybe not in...Eugenie...got to be Beatrice..........maybe not in the Republic of Ireland. But Napoleon was hardly a republican!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-65284423219303442162012-04-12T12:25:24.481+01:002012-04-12T12:25:24.481+01:00I think 'Christabella' - for the Easter se...I think 'Christabella' - for the Easter season and the individual's exceptional pulchritude.<br />LxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-60707090802037036652012-04-12T11:30:08.700+01:002012-04-12T11:30:08.700+01:00They make a very handsome couple. Princess Grace...They make a very handsome couple. Princess Grace of Monaco came to my mind when I saw her beauty.......Grace is a simple pure name. Perhaps it would suit.Helennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-31570808165349082942012-04-12T11:02:48.699+01:002012-04-12T11:02:48.699+01:00Other suggestions I have received so far include:
...Other suggestions I have received so far include:<br /><br />Zarina - which is apparently Persian and means golden<br /><br />Shiba - which also means golden<br /><br />Gilda - another word for golden<br /><br />Mrs Smith - which is a great idea<br /><br />Orla - an Irish name which means golden princess<br /><br />I can see it's going to come to straw-picking!<br /><br />Thank you and pleaseLorely Forresterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055051415631750885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-69722438973391051602012-04-12T10:55:50.383+01:002012-04-12T10:55:50.383+01:00How right you are - she need know nothing about Na...How right you are - she need know nothing about Napoleon's perfidy...Lorely Forresterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055051415631750885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-51623246519146428752012-04-12T10:54:48.239+01:002012-04-12T10:54:48.239+01:00Now that was one feisty lady! Great suggestion - t...Now that was one feisty lady! Great suggestion - thank you!Lorely Forresterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055051415631750885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-22120985432112335652012-04-12T10:52:14.902+01:002012-04-12T10:52:14.902+01:00Cleopatra! Great name! And I like the provenance, ...Cleopatra! Great name! And I like the provenance, too!<br />Thank you - into the hat it goes!Lorely Forresterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055051415631750885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-79343334224529316422012-04-12T09:02:39.511+01:002012-04-12T09:02:39.511+01:00Given the Sligo connection, I wonder would Countes...Given the Sligo connection, I wonder would Countess Markevich suit??!!<br />ThereseAn Talamhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02080694769431080662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-59559563691412170582012-04-12T02:44:05.588+01:002012-04-12T02:44:05.588+01:00Oh I just noticed I was the 7000th page viewer. Co...Oh I just noticed I was the 7000th page viewer. Congratulations.ccchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08316824371388734311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-33037367101490879172012-04-12T02:41:55.929+01:002012-04-12T02:41:55.929+01:00I totally agree with Cleopatra. Her petite form an...I totally agree with Cleopatra. Her petite form and luxurious gold dress, she just screams it out of her. She is an Emperors lover though and through. But we are not reenacting history so we can leave the not so nice parts of history behind in the Horribly History books.ccchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08316824371388734311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-17181113215404471432012-04-12T00:42:29.534+01:002012-04-12T00:42:29.534+01:00She looks like a Cleopatra to me. After a little h...She looks like a Cleopatra to me. After a little history sleuthing (my Napoleon history is pretty pathetic)I discovered that Cleopatra was the nickname of Napoleons lover Pauline Foures (described as slim blond and very attractive!) who he met in Egypt. Just don't tell her she gets left behind when he goes back home to France!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-12569836474812517962012-04-11T21:56:33.921+01:002012-04-11T21:56:33.921+01:00Well, his first wife was, naturally, Josephine. Al...Well, his first wife was, naturally, Josephine. Alas she died very young. She was very beautiful but quite fragile. The Empress Marie Louise was his second wife, and the less said about Marie Walewska the better...<br />I am quite happy to step outside the era if necessary - the right name will be the right name, no matter where it comes from.<br />We had a sheep called Charlotte once, so I fear Lorely Forresterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055051415631750885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-51247984168025821102012-04-11T21:52:45.406+01:002012-04-11T21:52:45.406+01:00Thank you Carol, that's a good suggestion! I&#...Thank you Carol, that's a good suggestion! I'm keeping a list, so Eugenie will definitely go on it!Lorely Forresterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055051415631750885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187537404576478234.post-23545610017272189962012-04-11T21:48:56.876+01:002012-04-11T21:48:56.876+01:00Should the name be associated with the napoleonic ...Should the name be associated with the napoleonic era, or are you happy to mix the dynasties and eras?<br />I have been thinking of Charlotte, or Christina.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com