{"id":37002,"date":"2017-07-20T13:31:40","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T17:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=37002"},"modified":"2017-07-20T13:31:40","modified_gmt":"2017-07-20T17:31:40","slug":"monika-reports-on-the-young-royals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/monika-reports-on-the-young-royals\/","title":{"rendered":"Monika Reports on the Young Royals"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is random, but too exciting not to share: When Prince William and Princess Kate visited Poland this week<\/a>, my Warsaw-based friend Monika was part of the crowd that turned out to greet them. Okay, anyone can join a big crowd, right? But not just anyone can get to the front of the crowd, shake the prince’s hand, and take pictures like this!<\/p>\n

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When I first saw Monika’s photos, I thought they were from an agency.<\/p>\n

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Monika reports that the “royal handshake was very, very soft.” Hmmm. Maybe when you have to shake hundreds of hands in a short span of time, it’s best to discourage a lot of pressure.<\/p>\n

Here’s Kate, who Monika said was wearing ” “very tiny jewelry, very conservative.”<\/p>\n

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Apparently, we have to be invited to a state dinner to see Kate wearing Princess Diana’s tiara and the queen’s necklace<\/a>. I’ll be waiting by the mailbox for my formal invitation.<\/p>\n

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Actually, looking at the photo above, Kate’s pendant — if it’s a ruby of good quality — would be an impressive size on a non-royal. It’s not what one would think of as “queen-size” though, and the style is as conservative as you can get. You can see the matching ring in Monika’s photo, and there were matching earrings as well<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If Monika were living in New York, I’d make her come with me to all the general-admission concerts to help me secure front-row spots<\/a>. “I had to fight hard” to get the pictures, she told me, and I know it’s true. Getting up close to a royal in a public place must put getting to the front row of a Lana del Rey concert to shame, and those Lana fans will kick your ass<\/a>. Don’t underestimate them merely because they’re emo.<\/p>\n

Years ago, I had an easier time of it when MrB and I were somehow invited to a party attended by Prince Charles and Camilla. I believe it was before they were married in 2005. We did get handshakes and exchanged a few pleasantries. I confess that I couldn’t understand a word Camilla said, though I could easily understand Charles. Does that mean she has the more upper-crust accent? When we got to the front of the crowd around her she said a few words and laughed a little and MrB and I nodded in agreement and chuckled politely, hoping that was the appropriate response. We also chatted to Sting that night. Out of all the famous people there, the one that I was too scared to approach was Yoko Ono.\u00a0 Maybe it’s the hats and sunglasses, but she’s intimidating! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is random, but too exciting not to share: When Prince William and Princess Kate visited Poland this week, my Warsaw-based friend Monika was part of the crowd that turned out to greet them. Okay, anyone can join a big crowd, right? But not just anyone can get to the front of the crowd, shake…<\/p>\n

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