HRH at Greenville Games

[ali8780]

They never see gutters. They never have to open a door, nor do they ever enter a strange room that hasn't been freshly painted. When Charles and Dianna visited a university town here in Canuckistan, that town had the exact zig-zag route they were to take through the town paved with all-new asphalt, presumably in the same spirit.

now you're just pulling my leg

[starbkjrus]

I am with you there, Todd. Americans certainly DO recognize titles; we just don't have them for ourselves. The last time I checked, the President of the US still calls the Queen of Canada when she visits the US "Your Majesty", rather than "Ms Windsor"!

From my vantage point, Prince Edward's visit was a great success. Congratulations and hearty thanks all around to the folks who did the hard work and planning (three years worth) so that he would agree to make the first-ever royal visit to a US highland games. Everyone appeared to have a very enjoyable time and the Prince was very gracious to put up with the heat, humidity, and the "different" way that Highland Games are done here in the States. Worrying about what clothes he wore seems a little short-sighted to me.

The Earl of Caithness, the chief of the Greenville Games, was present wearing traditional Highland attire as one would expect. In my mind, one earl wearing a kilt out of two isn't too shabby...

Cordially,

David

Well said both of you.

[Lallans]

now you're just pulling my leg

It's a measure of the esteem in which they are held. That, and of the pack of niggling media types that watch everything involving the royals looking for things to get exercised about.