Is it easy to be a princess? As the heirs of the throne actually live. Mudrova I.A.

The life of the princes and princesses is often far from our idea of ​​"sugar" happy girls and careless boys. Only in fairy tales everything is beautiful, fair and weddings for love. In fact, the high origin is not at all the guarantee of a happy life, and the children of even the poor peasant woman are sometimes favorite of the royal offspring, because they live daily with their mother and are not limited by the framework of endless conventions. The stories of the heirs of the throne from imperial offspring to children of leaders of various tribes are sometimes bleak. Children were sold, and sometimes sacrificed. They served as a bargaining coin in political games, hostages, and the subject of bargaining when concluding dynastic marriages. For example, a very little girl could marry a mature man, and the opinion of women was not even taken into account when marry. What were the princes and princesses. How and who brought them up and whether the fairy tale about children from the royal families is always long, beautiful and kind.