Lord, this was just the right gesture to make. Most of those stalwart people in #TheQueue know they it’ll be a long haul. 24 hours to see the Queen, IF they get to see her. To get a surprise visit by William and Charles is ALMOST a sop.
The lady on the left photo who handed Paddington to Charles came all the way from PERU to do so. The Queen touched everyone. She just wasn’t the People’s Queen.
The Firm, those alarmingly dour men and women who advised the late Queen & now her son, are KILLING IT. They have assimilated the zeitgeist perfectly. They are making all the right moves to bring the monarchy more in line w modern times without sacrificing its mystique. #TheQueue
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Catherine is super blessed by having such a rapport with her in-laws.
I give a lot of credit to William about his wife being so loved by her in-laws. He had as much animosity towards Camilla that Harry still has. But he overcame it for the sake of the family and the crown.
So instead of Catherine seething towards Camilla in a show of emotional support to William, like the other woman does for Harry, they forged a new bond together. Are all the hatchets buried? Nah. But the maturity to interact without anger is important. Something Harry can’t do.
Amongst the most impressive facets of the topic of royalty, is the pomp and circumstance attached to their final farewells.
I was made acutely aware of that two days ago, during the Procession of Her Late Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II’s final ride from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall, where she is Lying-in-State.
BREAKING NEWS: His Majesty, King Charles III, and his three siblings will be standing Vigil around their mother, Her Late Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II’s catafalque, moments from now. They have the next Watch.
I leave you with this image. If you want a royal Major Johnny Thompson equivalent, look no further than King Michael of Romania. Every bit as masculine. And with an uniform too! YOWZA.
Dedicated family man. Just look at that expression.