I read in the paper today of Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall will visit America soon. They will stop at New York, Washington DC, and San Francisco. Of course one can not expect royalty to visit the boondocks where celebrities rarely visit unless they were born in the Midwest.
Though Princess Diana did visit Chicago for a charity dinner, but after she lost her royal title (Her Royal Highness) in her divorce. Sarah, Duchess of York came to Des Moines a couple years ago to speak to a group of Weight Watchers and then did a radio interview before leaving. But she also is no longer official royalty too. But 2 princesses of Holland have visited Pella, IA during 2 Tulip Festivals in the 1970's. And there was the Queen of Sweden visited Decorah, IA in the late 1990's to attend a conference. Before she came over I didn't know there was a Queen of Sweden. My museum boasts the Pope's visit in the 1970's because a farmer wrote the Pope asking to come when it was announced they planned on lengthening the Pope's American visit. Seeing a celebrity is not an every day event here, and a celebrity can count on people asking for autographs and photographs.
The paper said there was concern over hostility towards Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall because of the popularity of Le Princesse in America and notoriety of the Duchess of Cornwall destroying Le Princesse's marriage 8 years ago. All I have to say on the subject is those who live in glass houses should not throw stones. Post later. Bye!
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