They are here and I am giving them a cheer! Royal family visit

His mother would not have liked Kate at all!

She's far too popular, and Diana could never put up with not being the centre of any attention that was going.

She never so much as blinked without calculating how it would affect her image.
 
I think that being a member of the Royal Family is a bit of a poisoned chalice.All that smiling and waving and shaking of hands and of being aware [all the time] of being overheard and photo'd and judged on everything.Since they don't have any actual power [politically] I do wonder what they are actually for?I would be happy for them to fade away after this Queen dies.Since they are a long lived family, no doubt she will still be here and I will be gone from the scene first!
 

I'm not a royalist but I do like Wills and Kate.

My husband still likes to point out that I pledged allegiance to the Queen and her heirs when I became naturalised British. Most Scots are not royalists.
 
I have admired the royal family from childhood and set them up as an example to follow. Of course we had the dysfunctional era of Diana and that was interesting to watch but not to emulate. Diana was never suited for that job and I don't blame the Queen for giving her the cold shoulder at all.

I admire Prince Charles for his ideas on the environment and his stance on the ugly modern buildings. He seems like a decent person except--I'm not so sure that he even intended to be loyal to Diana--or if it would have made any difference anyway. Well, he has a nice son and daughter in law. I hope they have enjoyed their visit and I'm glad they didn't freeze to death over here in New York. Everyone else was wearing heavy coats. Sorry that basketball player sort of mauled Kate but I hear the PM of Australia once did the same thing. Weird.
 
" Most Scots are not royalists."

I would argue that, but different Royals, just as my true Prince lives in a three bedroom semi in Chester (I am Welsh, other claimants are available!)!
 
Laurie said:
" Most Scots are not royalists."

I would argue that, but different Royals, just as my true Prince lives in a three bedroom semi in Chester (I am Welsh, other claimants are available!)!
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My prince is a Scot. ;)

He detests any royals. And as I see it, its the 21st century not the middle ages and being a royal and living off the taxpayers simply by accident of birth is a tradition that needs to stop.
 
You folks In the UK may have certain protocol concerning royalty but when they come to the US they are not royalty to us. If I should happen to be in the same circumstances as LeBron I would give her a big hug.
 
rkunsaw said:
You folks In the UK may have certain protocol concerning royalty but when they come to the US they are not royalty to us. If I should happen to be in the same circumstances as LeBron I would give her a big hug.
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No protocol. My Scottish husband, his family and many of our friends refer to royals as parasites. Although there is some admiration for the Queen. I think when Charles becomes king it will spell the end for the monarchy.
 
I think most Americans like your "royalty".... however the concept of "royalty" is different here.. I suppose one could say the Kennedys might be considered American Royalty... or the Rockefellers... and a few other old families.. but the concept of not touching them is odd to us.. It really puts "class" at an uncomfortable level. The simple idea that another person is above even being touched by commoners.. or his/her "lesser" is abhorrent to Americans. I'd give her a hug too.. lol!!
 
I don't know so much if it's because they're royalty although that's probably part of it but it's sort of odd for people just to go up and hug someone they don't even know. I would never do that. The most I would do with a stranger is to shake hands. I guess men pat other men on the back but to hug a total stranger? To put your arm around them? That seems a little too forward to me no matter who you or they are. Maybe they felt that they knew them because they had read so much about them and had seen them on tv. Maybe it's my part of the country too. We just don't do that.
 
This is true.... it DOES depend on what part of the USA you are from. I have heard that the North Easterners are the least affectionate or "touchie" in the US. Here in the Midwest we hug... but not overly done. Here we sort of face the other person, put our hands lightly on their upper backs and "lean in" briefly and perhaps brush cheeks... or do the "Air Kiss" thing.. Folks from other parts of the country can weigh in on their brand of hugs. I would think the South and the West would give bigger hugs.
 
"My prince is a Scot."

Who is that? I thought the current Pretender was generally recognized as French, unless you are talking about a different descendant?

My guy in Chester is a direct descendant of Llewellyn.
 
Laurie said:
"My prince is a Scot."

Who is that? I thought the current Pretender was generally recognized as French, unless you are talking about a different descendant?

My guy in Chester is a direct descendant of Llewellyn.
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I was talking about my husband. ;)
 
The Royals are the business of Great Briton. The Brits are our friends and our allies. If Royality is important to them, we in the US should respect their choice and should welcome their Royality whether we like that particular Royality or not. Sometime it's hard for Americans to be respectful of anything we're not in total agreement with. After all, we're independent and we all have guns so we don't do anything we don't want to do. Hopefully, our guest will not bump up against such an attitude. If they were good enough for Winston Churchill, whom I admired, I greet them warmly. Welcome to our shores.
 
You just have to look at the clothes and affairs of our elected leaders to get your fill... :D
 
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