I have a very good impression of Sonsine from the memoirs <3
Same!
Haha, I can imagine that Sonsine did that... for about five minutes. Then she can swear to it and Wilhelmine can go off and do her music and gardens. :D
Agree! This is my impression of almost anyone who had anything to do with young Fritz.
FW: Make my wretched son do X!
Sane person: Yes, Your Majesty! Right away, Your Majesty!
Sane person: Okay, Fritz, he's gone. We will now proceed to observe the letter of what he said and do total violence to the spirit.
Fritz: I am coming through my upbringing with my personality basically intact, due to the vast amounts of outside validation telling me it's not me, it's Dad.
selenak, are you familiar with the anecdote about FW ordering a military haircut for Fritz as a little boy, Fritz crying, and the haircutter managing to keep some of the curls while kinda sorta making it pass as a military haircut, from a distance? I've only seen this recounted without any sources cited at all, and would love to know if it's real.
Re: Wilhelmine
Same!
Haha, I can imagine that Sonsine did that... for about five minutes. Then she can swear to it and Wilhelmine can go off and do her music and gardens. :D
Agree! This is my impression of almost anyone who had anything to do with young Fritz.
FW: Make my wretched son do X!
Sane person: Yes, Your Majesty! Right away, Your Majesty!
Sane person: Okay, Fritz, he's gone. We will now proceed to observe the letter of what he said and do total violence to the spirit.
Fritz: I am coming through my upbringing with my personality basically intact, due to the vast amounts of outside validation telling me it's not me, it's Dad.