Duke of Marmalade
Imperial Majesty
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It's not like Kate being there would have stopped him from wearing those outfits. There would just have been more press coverage of him and her in wacky outfits.
Isn't it rude calling it wacky outfits? It's traditional Japanese clothing. Seems a little rude to call it wacky...So maybe we should be grateful Catherine couldn't make the trip.
I don't 'get' the wacky outfits. Sorry.
Isn't it rude calling it wacky outfits? It's traditional Japanese clothing. Seems a little rude to call it wacky...
That is not him in it. It's a photographer that is in that balloon hat.....Oh. I didn't think that was being referenced. I had made an oblique comment about the 'balloon headdress' and I thought that was being alluded to. Still may have been.
That is not him in it. It's a photographer that is in that balloon hat.....
PRINCE WILLIAM was greeted by a lion dancer yesterday on the final day of his Japanese tour.
He gamely put his head into the jaws of the beast – said to bring good luck – as he met victims of the 2011 tsunami.
The dance display was put on in the north-eastern town of Onagawa, which was inundated by the devastating wall of water.
The Prince earlier heard the harrowing stories of survivors as he toured the coastal area where thousands died.
The tsunami, caused by an undersea earthquake, killed almost 19,000 Japanese and left many more homeless.
It also triggered a nuclear incident at Fukushima.
The Prince, 32, also visited the coastal city of Ishinomaki, which is still being rebuilt.
So maybe we should be grateful Catherine couldn't make the trip.
I don't 'get' the wacky outfits. Sorry.
He's not wearing any socks. It's just the flashing of the light reflecting on his left foot.
Thanks- now that I look more closely, I can see his big toe! But the PM does have on socks, doesn't he?
Oh, that's a tricky and awkward situation! He handled it good though. Didn't make a big deal but stopped immediately.
Well, it was either a thoughtless blunder or someone intended to catch him out.
I agree. He did right. Made no fuss so not to be rude to his hosts, but put it down right away so he wouldn't seem hypocritical to the cause he was about to speak on a few days later. Well handled.I think its very possible that these instruments commonly were made with ivory and that it was just an oversight. William handled it with grace and diplomacy and really didn't make a big deal out of it. I imagine that there are items all over the world that are made with ivory and to be honest, it would be a very big waste of some beautiful things to trash them or hide them away as the damage is already done. William's concern, IMO, is to put a stop to the ivory trade and prevent the ivory from being harvested for future use. If successful, it may even be that items made out of ivory will become more valuable as time passes.
Overall, I think this trip to Japan and China has been a huge success and he is doing his grandmother proud. I thought it really cute that the BBC there had named their walking penguin cam "George". That had to put big smile on Will's face.