Is that a cigarette in his hands? He was 12 years old in 1955.
Well, the princess is downing a bottle of fortified wine, so it would seem that’s just par for the course.
When I was 14, my parents ordered a bottle of wine in a restaurant and asked, if I wanted a glass. Nobody thought twice about it.
In 1955, basically everyone smoked. Like 65% of Europe were smokers, and I do mean 65% of living humans of all ages.
I was smoking at 12 in France in 1999, I told tobacconists I was buying them for my mom. Pulled the same thing off in the states when I moved there 2 years later. And I was far from alone. These are far more recent (terrible, obviously) habits than you might think.
Started smoking at 12 too, also in the 90s. Quit in high-school.
Looks like someone wanted them to pose as such to make a funny photo
This photo became the notorious cover image of Dinosaur Jr.'s Green Mind, as us older folks well remember.
Those sure were the days
Is she… Married?
I think even Euronobility stopped the practice of marrying their kids off THAT young a few centuries before.
Why the ring on the finger then?
Good point! But you can also just wear rings on any finger whenever you fancy
In Germany usually the wedding ring is on the right hand not on the left.
Source? But their hands look like poor AI garbage…
An interesting read and photos.
Yeah that’s a great source but how did they made the hands so AI-looking back in 2011 🤨
My dude, I’ve had this pic on my PC since 2014.
Those look like normal hands to me
Hands look perfectly fine?!
