--The last Imperial Family of Russia
--A Little Princess
--Costuming
--The 'Alien' movies
--Movies about aliens
--Alice in Wonderland
--Tess of the D'Urbervilles and Deirdre of the Sorrows
--The Films of David Cronenberg
--Alien/divine pregnancy
--The Nativity
You can kind of see how this conversation might have progressed from Point A to Point B. It was incredibly awesome. You know how sometimes a conversation will just break beyond the norms of what you might normally speak about? This was one of those. So I wanted to open it up here to more people.
Please vote in the poll:
Given the choice, I would rather be a:
Princess
15(28.8%)
Queen
37(71.2%)
And now, please answer why.
I realize this is a bit gender-specific. If you are a guy, please answer what you think you would prefer if you were a girl, because people don't necessarily think of princes and kings the same way they think of princesses and queens.
As a princess, I have the opportunity to watch, listen, etc., so that, when the time comes
God forbid, I'll be prepared.Also, while there's probably more stress in being a princess, there's also a little more leeway when you screw up royally.
Also, if the option is available, I think I'd rather be the younger princess, because then it's all the duties with none of the ruling ;)
Re: Queen.
Plus - I like the idea of being in charge and your face gets to be on the money!
I'd want to be a Queen so I could wear stupid hats and yell at people.
As a kid, I played with toys a lot, so I never did the Princess/Queen thing. I'd play Horsey Soap Opera. Or cowgirl. Or some mix.
*totally cheated at this question\broke the premise*
Wait, actually - are we talking Queen Regnant or Queen Consort here?! If I'm just a queen by marriage, and my official duties are having good manners and birthin' babies to inherit the throne but I don't get to do any of the fun ruling-the-world stuff myself, then HELL no. PRINCESS 4 EVA. I'll be the unruly kind that kisses frogs and invites gypsies to the royal ball. Queen Regnant, however - NOW we're in business. Start out as Crown Princess, learn the ropes, make some connections, then when it's time to wear the crown for realz, I'll at least have some idea what the fuck I'm doing, and hopefully have rounded up some trustworthy advisers to assist me in such gravely important world-ruling matters.
All things considered though - I think I'd make a better court jester than a queen OR a princess. :P
But seriously. Princess.