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god i’m such a slut for historical dramas

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I mean the whole damn point of the Nativity story is that the supposed son of God (interpret Jesus how you fucking want, of course) was born to a couple of poor, exhausted peasants in the stable for the inn, and his first bed was a feeding trough for animals. That would nowadays be like a poor couple where the mother gives birth in a parking garage behind the motel because they couldn’t find a better place and nobody else would take them in. It’s a pretty gritty setting, and the idea is that God was reborn in some of the rock-bottom lowest circumstances. The only thing majestic was all the angels and shit, and of course motherly love

I get that a lot of the art portraying Madonna and Child as fabulously wealthy europeans in splendid robes and golden light was meant to glorify God + whichever nobility was sponsoring the artist, and while of course it’s genuinely beautiful art, it just always struck me as horribly missing the point, which is that the supposed son of God started in incredibly humble circumstances, among the kind of people that everyone else looks down on

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sending “I hope you get that job” vibes to the people out here tryna get jobs

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Happy Birthday to the Duchess of Gloucester!

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Happy Birthday to the Duchess of Gloucester!

The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester

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Happy Birthday to the Duchess of Gloucester! 

The Duchess of Gloucester with her husband and children.

Sorry for the watermarks :(

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Happy Birthday to The Duchess of Gloucester!

Bonus photo: The Duchess of Gloucester with another one of my favorites Princess Margaret!

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Happy Birthday to the lovely Duchess of Gloucester!

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Happy Birthday to the Duchess of Gloucester!

(Again, another photo where she is wearing glasses.)

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Happy Birthday to the Duchess of Gloucester!

From left to right: Princess Alexandra, Prince Richard the Duke of Gloucester, Birgitte the Duchess of Gloucester

(I love that Birgitte is wearing glasses.)

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Happy Birthday to Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Gloucester

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The Duchess of Gloucester looking classy with her hat and smile.

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The Duchess of Gloucester

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The Duchess of Gloucester

I love her smile!

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The Duchess of Gloucester