LET’S FACE IT, until the knot is well and truly tied tomorrow in Windsor, there will be no escaping the royal wedding.
And this particular union has managed to pique even more interest than your average Royal Wedding for a whole host of reasons; there’s the Hollywood element, the problematic in-law issue, and the simple fact that Prince Harry is (probably) most people’s favourite Royal Family member.
And yet, while many of us may be interested – or indeed, fascinated – by the pomp and ceremony of the whole thing, that’s not to say we wish we were in Meghan Markle’s shoes right now.
In addition to this, there are many, many women who can think of little worse than marrying into the Royal Family, which is why so many have taken umbrage with a particular narrative doing the rounds right about now.
And that’s the ‘it’s every little girl’s dream to be a princess’ narrative.
Railing against this particular trope is bestselling writer, Jane Fallon, who has taken to Twitter to encourage her followers to share their ‘non-princessy little girl dreams’.
If I read one more wedding article that contains the words 'It's every little girl's dream to be a princess'...😡 No. It wasn't. It was my dream to be a writer. Or a gymnast. Or a professional tree climber. Or a cat. Never a princess. #TweetYourNonPrincessyLittleGirlDreams
— Jane Fallon (@JaneFallon) May 17, 2018
And women have responded in their droves since the tweet went live yesterday afternoon.
Here are a few of our favourite bad-ass gal dreams.
i wanted to be a farmer with a big lesbian wife and a pony!! and i still do!! #TweetYourNonPrincessyLittleGirlDreams
— dandelion (@dandy_shmandy) May 18, 2018
I wanted to be a horse...🐴#TweetYourNonPrincessyLittleGirlDreams
— Lara Lemon 🍋 (@Lara_Lemons) May 18, 2018
A panda. Still working on that. #TweetYourNonPrincessyLittleGirlDreams https://t.co/esheEHTwGr
— Kate Carter (@katehelencarter) May 18, 2018
I was obsessed with the muppets and wanted to be Miss Piggy when I grew up. My back-up plan was to be a dentist. #TweetYourNonPrincessyLittleGirlDreams
— Laura (@BroadleyLaura) May 18, 2018
When I was at junior school, I wanted to be a Ghostbuster. Loved the idea of tooling about in a large Cadillac with sirens and then blasting bad ghosts #TweetYourNonPrincessyLittleGirlDreams
— Lindsay Rumbold (@Lins_Rumbold) May 18, 2018
I wanted to be a vampire in primary school. And I still do. 🧛♀️ #TweetYourNonPrincessyLittleGirlDreams
— 📚💄Milly Johnson 🐕📚 (@millyjohnson) May 18, 2018
I wanted to live in the woods with a army of jack russells 🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶 🤣#TweetYourNonPrincessyLittleGirlDreams
— sarah ingham (@sarahjoy88) May 17, 2018
I wanted to be a Spitfire pilot like my hero Biggles. Can't say I ever wanted to be a Princess. #TweetYourNonPrincessyLittleGirlDreams
— Girl (@gigpsv) May 18, 2018
Aged 8 I told everyone I wanted to be a palaeontologist. I even learnt how to spell the word. This was 1993 and I was obsessed with Jurassic Park 🦕 #TweetYourNonPrincessyLittleGirlDreams
— Charlotte Drew (@charlottekdrew) May 18, 2018
Wanted to be a pirate so much that I sneaked my costume into school and got changed in the toilets. Strutted around the playground with my sword at my side and my piratical chin held high. Later found out am hideously seasick. Dreams ruined #TweetYourNonPrincessyLittleGirlDreams https://t.co/hHfJxdlbX5
— Dawn Finch 📚 (@dawnafinch) May 18, 2018
