Royal Visit a Success?

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**The smiles on the faces of the royal entourage as they headed home, said it all. **

America, from the perspective of those who work for the Prince and the Duchess, has been conquered.

The truth, as ever, is more complex.

The nightmare scenario of sustained protests by Diana supporters never materialised.

One or two rather sad souls holding placards and pictures of the late Princess outside the White House didn’t provide evidence of a country unwilling to embrace a Prince with a new, second wife.

The reception across this vast nation was polite; at times, enthusiastic. The crowds were respectable in size, but never vast. In a land where celebrity is celebrated, a man who’ll one day be a King still has pulling power.
 
I am sort of amazed that anyone thought we would be less than civil. I guess I am not too aware of the worries of the Royal family.
 
FightingFat said:
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4420002.stm

**The smiles on the faces of the royal entourage as they headed home, said it all. **

America, from the perspective of those who work for the Prince and the Duchess, has been conquered.

The truth, as ever, is more complex.

The nightmare scenario of sustained protests by Diana supporters never materialised.

One or two rather sad souls holding placards and pictures of the late Princess outside the White House didn’t provide evidence of a country unwilling to embrace a Prince with a new, second wife.

The reception across this vast nation was polite; at times, enthusiastic. The crowds were respectable in size, but never vast. In a land where celebrity is celebrated, a man who’ll one day be a King still has pulling power.
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Hi Mark,

I’ll agree with Fitz…but add…

Prince Charles as King?? perhaps he won’t be 😉
 
With all due respect, I think most of us were only vaguely aware that Price Charles and Camilla were here. I didn’t even know they’d gone back.
 
The Royals where here…??? Why would Americans who gained their independce from the UK really care if they where here or not?
 
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Karin:
The Royals where here…??? Why would Americans who gained their independce from the UK really care if they where here or not?
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You gained your independence from the UK???

😛
 
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FightingFat:
a man who’ll one day be a King still has pulling power.
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The ‘pulling power’ of the man who would be king was never in question. Perhaps you would care to explain to our American friends what ‘pulling’ means in England. As for him being king, he will never be the king of me.
 
I thought the Queen had no politcal power & she & the monarchy where just an “oranment” so to speak.:confused:
 
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Karin:
The Royals where here…??? Why would Americans who gained their independce from the UK really care if they where here or not?
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Boston I believe lost a great deal of tea during the Revolution. Perhaps Charles and Camilla have offered to replace it.
 
We American have long lost our English of England. We speak American English. We have words you don’t have and we use words differently that you do in England. I know that JK Rowling has to write two English versions of her books one in England English and one in American English.

Prince Charles? Whose that? Are there still princes that are not part of the Middle East? I really don’t care about monarchies.
 
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MommaKat:
We American have long lost our English of England. We speak American English. We have words you don’t have and we use words differently that you do in England. I know that JK Rowling has to write two English versions of her books one in England English and one in American English.

Prince Charles? Whose that? Are there still princes that are not part of the Middle East? I really don’t care about monarchies.
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If this post is an example of AE I’m glad I speak the Queen’s version!!😃 😛 😉
 
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