This is ridiculous.

I have no problem with the Prince attending a Games in the USA. I have no problem with the Royal Family, generally. I'm bluidy glad that I wasn't born "Prince Alan", however! If Prince Edward....or Charles, or Andrew or the Queen or Fergie or whoever, so happened to show up in California, I'd be delighted to meet them, shakes hands politely, buy the gentlemen a beer if the opportunity came up, and have a grand old time.

I'm not familiar with the Awards being discussed, but they sound worthwhile, and anything that gets kids in the out-of-doors, and doing public service rates highly with me!

What prompted my comment has nothing to do with the main point of the thread, and honestly, we all ought to just drop it. I have.

Back to discussing the Princes visit, the color of his sporran, the Balmoral tartan, and the Awards program he is working with....