Canada royal tour: Prince William and Kate welcomed - Page 2

Gerald · 07-09-11, 03:32 PM

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are greeted by a throng at LAX, before heading to a Beverly Hills panel discussion and a Hancock Park reception.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are greeted by dignitaries including Gov. Jerry Brown, center, at Los Angeles International Airport. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

The plane carrying Los Angeles' much-awaited guests was a few minutes late touching down Friday at Los Angeles International Airport.

But that was OK: It gave TV reporters a few more minutes to speculate about what Catherine would be wearing and offered the throngs of people, red-faced and sweating in the midsummer sun, a little extra time to get in place in hopes they could catch a glimpse of the future king of England and his consort — or at least the SUV carrying them through town.

Shortly before 4 p.m., the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge emerged from the plane to begin their highly choreographed weekend of meet-and-greets as part of their first sojourn across the Atlantic as a married couple.

Photos: William and Catherine in L.A.

Catherine did indeed change clothes between Calgary, their last Canadian stop, and L.A. She stepped off the plane in a pale lavender dress — the commentators on television and Twitter approved — and Prince William wore a dark suit, with a blue button-down shirt and maroon tie.

After walking through a receiving line that included Gov. Jerry Brown and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, the couple stepped into a Range Rover for what turned out to be a slow-moving tour of the Westside's shopping centers and empty sidewalks, as news helicopters hovered above.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la...,6665085.story

Note: Update Record,July 9, 2011

vienna · 07-09-11, 05:49 PM

The local Los Angeles TV news have gone spare over the visit; last night a one hour Fox 10pm news show spent nearly 3/4 of its 1 hour boradcast either directly or indirectly reporting on the royals. They even included aerial footage of the U-Haul rental truck carring Kate's dresses and offered speculation on the designers based on the logos on the garment bags. (the aerial shots kind of reminded me of Arlo Guthrie's "Alice's Restaurant": "...and they took twenty seven eight-by-ten colour glossy photographs with circles and arrows and a paragraph on the back of each one explaining what each one was to be used as evidence against us. Took pictures of the approach, the getaway, the northwest corner the southwest corner and that's not to mention the aerial photography.") One interesting and, to drivers in Los Angeles somewhat humorous, aspect was the royals motorcade having to make a last minute detour due to heavy traffic on the route to the British Counsul-General's residence (where the royals are spending the nights while here). Seems as if not even the royals can make auto-mad Angelenos give way to their royal majesty. Did learn that a polo match Will is particpating in will raise funds for he and his brother Harry's charity to aid returning military troops and their families, somewhere between $4 million to $7 million USD.

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Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Royal couple begin Southland visit! The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are greeted by a throng at LAX, before heading to a Beverly Hills panel discussion and a Hancock Park reception. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are greeted by dignitaries including Gov. Jerry Brown, center, at Los Angeles International Airport. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) The plane carrying Los Angeles' much-awaited guests was a few minutes late touching down Friday at Los Angeles International Airport. But that was OK: It gave TV reporters a few more minutes to speculate about what Catherine would be wearing and offered the throngs of people, red-faced and sweating in the midsummer sun, a little extra time to get in place in hopes they could catch a glimpse of the future king of England and his consort — or at least the SUV carrying them through town. Shortly before 4 p.m., the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge emerged from the plane to begin their highly choreographed weekend of meet-and-greets as part of their first sojourn across the Atlantic as a married couple. Photos: William and Catherine in L.A. Catherine did indeed change clothes between Calgary, their last Canadian stop, and L.A. She stepped off the plane in a pale lavender dress — the commentators on television and Twitter approved — and Prince William wore a dark suit, with a blue button-down shirt and maroon tie. After walking through a receiving line that included Gov. Jerry Brown and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, the couple stepped into a Range Rover for what turned out to be a slow-moving tour of the Westside's shopping centers and empty sidewalks, as news helicopters hovered above. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la...,6665085.story Note: Update Record,July 9, 2011 __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

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vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,713 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	The local Los Angeles TV news have gone spare over the visit; last night a one hour Fox 10pm news show spent nearly 3/4 of its 1 hour boradcast either directly or indirectly reporting on the royals. They even included aerial footage of the U-Haul rental truck carring Kate's dresses and offered speculation on the designers based on the logos on the garment bags. (the aerial shots kind of reminded me of Arlo Guthrie's "Alice's Restaurant": "...and they took twenty seven eight-by-ten colour glossy photographs with circles and arrows and a paragraph on the back of each one explaining what each one was to be used as evidence against us. Took pictures of the approach, the getaway, the northwest corner the southwest corner and that's not to mention the aerial photography.") One interesting and, to drivers in Los Angeles somewhat humorous, aspect was the royals motorcade having to make a last minute detour due to heavy traffic on the route to the British Counsul-General's residence (where the royals are spending the nights while here). Seems as if not even the royals can make auto-mad Angelenos give way to their royal majesty. Did learn that a polo match Will is particpating in will raise funds for he and his brother Harry's charity to aid returning military troops and their families, somewhere between $4 million to $7 million USD.