Right, so I’ve had quite a few people get in touch with me to ask why I’m not doing some sort of Royal Tour Recap on the blog. Well ok, it was two people. But still. If you don’t know that many people, two enquiries is technically ‘quite a few’.
To be honest, I wasn’t sure many people would be all that interested in reading a Royal Recap because let’s face it, Kate and Wills are what can only be described as Deadset Posh and probably aren’t going to provide me with the sort of blog fodder the Real Housewives of Melbourne do.
These two are definitely not Kate and Wills. But they do have more nannies and checklists than the entire Royal Family put together. Also, her coffee cup is empty.
But then I posted this gorgeous photo of Prince George & co over on the blog’s Facebook page and people went all sorts of nuts over it. Which was lovely (because who doesn’t love a squishy baby hugging his mum) yet slightly annoying (because that pic scored over 600 likes in under an hour. Meanwhile my poor old Easter Printables photo was totally left hanging with a measly seven likes. SEVEN. Come on people. Get it together will you? I know he’s a Prince and she’s a Duchess and I’m a Hardcore Royalist, but really, can that photo offer you a FREE downloadable set of Easter themed gift tags? No, no it can’t.)
So anyway, after seeing how popular Prince George was, I did a bit of research into the Royal Tour and found some more photos for you that I’m sure you will love. So here we go with this week’s Friday Five: The Royal Tour Awkward Moments Edition. Enjoy…
That awkward moment where you step off the plane, only to be greeted with a gust of wind that shows the entire world your amazing legs and superior spray tan. No need to be embarrassed about that. It’s happened to all of us at some point.
That awkward moment where you arrive in a country for the first time and you’re greeted with a Traditional Maori welcome and kind of don’t really know where to look, because the whole world is pretty much watching you, so you just think “Stuff it” and look straight at the spear anyway. What? Of course she is admiring the spear. She is a lady FFS. AS IF SHE WOULD BE ADMIRING ANYTHING ELSE.
That awkward moment where you look past the lovely bloke wearing a g string to discover there are people standing in what looks like a make shift prison. You then realise they’re not prisoners, but actually very keen royalists who won’t let pesky things like a bit of barbed wire get in their way of seeing you. You no doubt think to yourself, “I really should duck over there and do some sort of impromptu peasant meet and greet” but you’re on a very tight schedule and The Queen would probably have a conniption if she caught sight of you traipsing across dry grass in your heels with a baby on your hip, so you give the locals a wave instead. Sensible choice.
That awkward moment when you invite 10 couples and their babies over for a bit of play date and accidentally show the entire world that your child IS TOTALLY GIFTED. Just look at that gorgeous pic…Prince George is only 8 months old yet he’s standing up! And kind of dancing! I mean, really. Is there no end to this child’s talents?
That awkward moment when you’re trying to get a sneaky paparrazi style photo of The Royal Trio and you realise that little Prince George is actually playing peek a boo with you. Say what you will about that baby, he’s nothing if not exceptionally well behaved, a little bit of a charmer AND an actual Prince. I don’t know about you, but I’m fairly sure he’s just won the trifecta of life.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m off to do a bit of Google Map Action in the hope of finding out the quickest way to get to the RAAF Airbase when Prince George & co are here on the 19th. But before I do, here’s a pic of his Nanny while Prince George is visiting NZ and Oz….
You can’t see her legs and feet in that pic, but I’m fairly sure she’d be sporting a sensible low heel. Which I fully endorse, because they’re very practical when you’re flat out hitting the shops during a sale frenzy looking after young children.
How about you? Still a bit miffed that you weren’t selected as The Royal Nanny? Keen for a bit of Royal Stalking when they visit your city? Or over the whole thing? No judgement either way, but if you’re over the whole thing, could you and your crocs kindly vacate the premises immediately. Thanks so much 😉
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