Winds of change in magical kingdom of princesses

We have an awful lot of little princesses in this country, and they should hold their tiaras high, because there are many who would prefer to see a world full of scaredy-cat women, writes Clodagh Finn

HAVE you noticed? For a Republic, we have an awful lot of princesses. You’ve seen them, I’m sure, dressed in their diaphanous gowns skipping along in beautiful gem-encrusted pumps.

The average age is probably — what? — six, but don’t underestimate these visions in pink (and yes, it’s always pink). A three-year-old royalista of my acquaintance regularly bursts into this little self-composed ditty: “I am a princess, I have no fear”.