Crowns - A reflection

Crowns – Nadine Teo

My one desire as a child was to be a princess. Ridiculous, I know. I used to wear plastic gold tiaras and feather boas because to me, this meant I was powerful. This may come as a shock to you, as most would expect a reason like “pretty” would you not? Well not I, as a little girl I craved power, and in my opinion a crown symbolised it. I assumed Royalty would never be without their magnificent headwear - be it to bed or in the bath – because in doing so the world would bow at your perfect feet. How wrong was I? Very.
In growing up I learned the grey truth that crowns and jewels don’t really mean anything in the modern day (except maybe to a Miss World contestant – more about that later.) The Royal Family are disrespected by so many of their nation that they hold almost no power over us at all and with all the bad publicity they recently received lately, it’s a wonder that they bother to exist at all. Among all this however is the age-old des...