No, we'll never be them, but we did see them . . .
Last night Mom and I headed to Charlottetown to welcome The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall to the island for Victoria Day. We got a lucky tip and landed under the right lamp post, so when Charles and Camilla walked by, I had the pleasure of shaking both their hands!
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| Royal umbrellas and their staff. |
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| Waiting in the rain |
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| Mom and fellow monarchy enthusiast |
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| The Prince and Camilla's Umbrella approaching |
At this point we abandoned the camera for the real thing. I believe I said, "Welcome, Your Royal Highness," as Charles shook my hand smilingly and made a remark about surviving the rainy weather. Camilla was next for a brief handshake, and I hope I may be forgiven that I failed to curtsey in the rush of the moment.
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| Larger than life |
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| The royal getaway car |
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| Capping the night off with a blast |
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| Fireworks at nightfall |
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| Good night, Sir! |
Today Mom and I took the kids on a Royal Expedition to see what we could see as part of "the public." First, to Charlottetown and Province House.
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| Province House |
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| Waiting to see a "real prince." |
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| Look closely and you'll see them coming out of the doors |
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| A royal wave |
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| Walking right past us! |
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| The cars with the cool license plates |
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| This was the celebrity Arden was most excited to see! |
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| The Prince was alright, but, "Mom, can we go see Anne now?" |
Then on to Cornwall! Lots of waiting at our little corner of the ropes, but the kids did really well.
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| Excited for flags! |
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| Jack was practicing saying, "Hello Prince Charles!" |
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| Jack had a little more trouble pronouncing "Camilla." |
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| Cornwall crowd waiting for the royal couple to depart and walk about |
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| Getting tired. . . |
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| A dandelion bouquet |
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| We didn't get a chance to pass these on to The Duchess. |
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| One last glimpse |
A grand time was had by all!
