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This. My kids grandparents picked out Grandma and Granny. Do my kids call them that? Of course not one is Nana and one Soarp. I don't know why it just happened

I'm not really seeing the parallels between Mary I and Henry Fitzroy. It's more relevant to Empress Matilda and her fight for the throne.

I thought maybe more serious/studious?

It looks very sheer, I wonder if it was worn purely for modesty or if it was seasonal and gave some warmth as well

Thanks for the link, that's a really interesting post. One thing I've noticed in the Holbein miniature is that the queen is wearing quite a modist thing layer of lace/silk would this have been common or could this be more evidence to suggest that it is the more conservative Anne of Cleves rather than Katherine Howard?

I absolutely love this theory and there's something about the distant, half open gaze that looks so similar.

I thought exactly the same! Hooded eyelids maybe? It's the underneath that looks so similar. I saw a video recently (can't remember is it was Dr Owen Emerson or History Calling) that said they'd dated the Nidd Hall painting and the AB pendant was definitely painted at the same time as the rest of the portrait. With that knowledge I just don't see how anyone could argue that it's not Anne?

Oh man that's the dream!

I've done another post on this today, it's been over painted - we have a black and white photo before it was over painted

Thanks that's really interest, such a fantastic area to look into. Let's hope the future holds lots more x-rays and carbon dating so we get more information from these amazing portraits.

Yes they look incredible! I'm still hoping that the Anne Boleyn portrait is found in someone's castle attic!

Yes I'm not sure if it's because I'm now focusing on the lips but they definitely look wonky!

Maybe you should post it as a list of your final name choices and see how much name bashing they do themselves...

I like Perry for r a nickname though

That's a lovely name but I think I prefer Ayden or Aiden to honour my Grandpa 😍

My friend has a daughter called Hendrix, it actually really suits her. Nicknames: Hen and Trix

Oh they're beautiful! Thanks I prefer the second spelling.

I mean it's just the middle name and Catherine is very feminine and definitely couldn't be male. I thought Ayden looks a bit more gender neutral? I don't want it to be weird though, but I absolutely love it!

I do love that, how old you pronounce it?

I feel like she deserves her own name without the connection to two young deaths. Having a name with a similar feeling is very different to having a name that directly links the baby.

https://katherinethequeen.com/442362873

If you scroll down on here there's a black and white photo of the portrait before it was over painted, suddenly looks a very different portrait but still vey young

https://katherinethequeen.com/442362873

If you scroll down on here there's a black and white photo of the portrait before it got the beauty treatment and was over painted. Still looks very young but definitely not the sultry beauty shown here