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Prince Charles to visit hurricane-hit New Orleans
Prince Charles to visit hurricane-hit New Orleans ^ | Monday, October 31, 2005

Posted on 10/31/2005 1:11:44 PM PST by caryatid

LONDON -- Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, will visit hurricane-hit New Orleans on their first official overseas jaunt since marrying in April, the prince's office confirmed Monday.

Charles' Clarence House office would not reveal the exact timing or itinerary for the flying visit, although the couple are expected to meet emergency workers and residents in an area ravaged by Hurricane Katrina.

The 56-year-old heir to the throne, his wife and a wardrobe full of dresses jet off Tuesday on a tour designed to celebrate trans-Atlantic ties, promote Charles' environmentalist causes -- and test reaction to his new bride in a nation still smitten with the late Princess Diana.

"This is Diana country," said Lisa Stewart, a member of a band of devotees called the Diana Circle U.S. "We love Diana still."

Charles and Camillla, Duchess of Cornwall, begin the week-long tour on Tuesday in New York. They also will visit San Francisco and Washington, where they will dine at the White House with President George W. Bush and his wife Laura.

In Manhattan, the royal couple will unveil a memorial to victims of the Sept. 11 attacks.

Visits to farms, markets, schools and museums will give Charles a chance to highlight issues close to his heart -- organic food production, the environment, education and classical architecture.

Aides hope the prince's first official tour of the United States since 1994 won't be eclipsed by memories of a visit in 1985 -- when a radiant Diana danced with John Travolta at a White House dinner.

"For a long time the (British) media has regarded the States as Diana territory," said Joe Little, managing editor of Majesty magazine. "But there's nothing to suggest Camilla won't get a warm welcome."

The prince's office says the trip is intended to recognize "the importance of the relationship between the two countries and their common bonds and shared traditions."

It is also part of a careful palace plan to win acceptance for the duchess, long reviled in the British press -- and among Diana-philes -- as the woman who broke up the royal romance. "There were three of us in that marriage," Diana told a television reporter in 1995.

Charles and Diana divorced in 1996; Diana was killed in a car crash in Paris the following year.

Since then, a careful series of joint milestones has helped soften public attitudes toward the prince and Camilla, whose relationship began more than 30 years ago, before either was married.

The couple's first public appearance together was in 1999; the first public kiss in 2001. In April they married in a civil ceremony. A poll at the time suggested almost two-thirds of Britons supported the marriage.

In deference to Diana, Camilla did not take the title Princess of Wales, and she has made it clear she wishes to be known as Princess Consort, not queen, when Charles takes the throne -- although experts say she will, officially, be queen.

The 58-year-old duchess has discarded a sometimes frumpy country style for designer dresses and extravagant hats since stepping into the limelight. British newspaper reports said that she was taking 50 dresses on the tour and that 40 staff would accompany the couple. But Charles' office said the true size of the entourage was 16, and stressed the duchess' clothes were paid for from his private income. Officials would not say how many dresses Camilla was taking.

The tour begins Tuesday with a visit to the World Trade Center site in New York, where the couple will dedicate a memorial garden to British victims of the Sept. 11 attacks. There is also a meeting with U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and a reception.

In Washington, the couple will have lunch and dinner with the Bushes at the White House.

Charles' office would not say whether the prince planned to raise the issue of climate change, which he recently called "the greatest challenge to face man." Bush's refusal to sign the Kyoto accord on greenhouse gas emissions has angered many environmentalists.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: camilla; camzilla; duchessofcornwall; katrina; la; louisiana; neworleans; nola; princecharles; princeofwales; royals; royalvisit
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To: caryatid
Hope he brings his Banjo, him and Nagin can recreate that scene from Deliverance (No not the squeal like a pig one)
21 posted on 10/31/2005 1:47:50 PM PST by TexasTransplant (NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSET)
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To: RonF

Beads courtesy of emardigrasbeads.com

22 posted on 10/31/2005 1:50:59 PM PST by caryatid (Stand still and look until you really see ...)
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To: caryatid
"This is Diana country," said Lisa Stewart, a member of a band of devotees called the Diana Circle U.S. "We love Diana still."

Wow. Someone stupider than the Prince of Wales.

23 posted on 10/31/2005 1:54:40 PM PST by wideawake (God bless our brave troops and their Commander-in-Chief)
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To: Semper Paratus

Over five years real military service -- including helicopter pilot, fighter jet pilot, and Captain of a mine sweeper.

Plays extreme sports for recreation: polo (one of the world's most dangerous sports), alpine skiing, riding the hounds, shooting, etc., etc.

Dedicates himself to serious causes, when he could simply live the life of an international playboy. Disagree with him you may -- he's wrong on a lot of issues -- but, give him credit for diligence.

Fop -- or just another victim of the media?





24 posted on 10/31/2005 2:00:00 PM PST by USFRIENDINVICTORIA (")
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To: caryatid
Oh how noble of them to condescend to such charity as
bestowing a visit upon the dregs of America....

Blue blood = O2 deprivation

25 posted on 10/31/2005 2:16:02 PM PST by joesnuffy
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To: wideawake
Lisa Stewart, 35, of Louisiana, founder of the Diana Circle U.S., said "Diana will never die".

Do you think people have too much time and money on ther hands ... ? LOL

26 posted on 10/31/2005 2:19:32 PM PST by caryatid (Stand still and look until you really see ...)
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To: caryatid

What's Barmy Prince Charlie going to do -- put tampons in the dikes to stop the leaking?


27 posted on 10/31/2005 2:21:35 PM PST by You Dirty Rats
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To: USFRIENDINVICTORIA; cardinal4

Although I spent five years in England, I'm not much of a Royal Watcher. But I think the Prince to whom you refer is Andrew, who was indeed a Naval Officer and flew a helicopter during the Falklands Campaign.


28 posted on 10/31/2005 2:42:58 PM PST by Ax (March or Die!)
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To: billorites

Charles will never be the King of England


29 posted on 10/31/2005 2:45:19 PM PST by expatguy (http://laotze.blogspot.com/)
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To: expatguy

TEll the tampon and the tampon holder to go back to england.


30 posted on 10/31/2005 2:48:52 PM PST by tessalu (t)
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To: caryatid

Chuck,
Do not forget your harlot when you leave. She would wind up working one of the live shows.


31 posted on 10/31/2005 2:51:14 PM PST by ARealMothersSonForever (Proud to be named as a member of the Radical Right Wing. Vast Right Wing got old.)
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To: edcoil
Come on, be nice. I have met him a few times. He is a nice guy with some misguided notions and values.

I've alway given him a break and often thought he was being treated poorly.

Unfortunately, on this trip to the US all I've heard so far is that he disagrees with everything American.

He could surprise me on his trip to New Orleans, but I'd bet that he won't be complementary.

32 posted on 10/31/2005 2:56:26 PM PST by RJL
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To: Jaysun
please define "fop".

I found this at: http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2000/01/24.html

Word of the Day for Monday January 24, 2000 fop \FOP\, noun: A man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance; a dandy.
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Fop comes from Middle English fop, foppe, a fool.

33 posted on 10/31/2005 3:01:09 PM PST by RJL
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To: caryatid

oh how bloody nice of them,bless their royal undies--Is this after they tell us how we must treat the poor old muslims of the world??another "pet" project of the dopey royals..treat them like dianna did--F-um


34 posted on 10/31/2005 3:04:00 PM PST by rang1995 (They will love us when we win)
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To: caryatid

why?


35 posted on 10/31/2005 3:04:31 PM PST by expatguy (http://laotze.blogspot.com/)
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To: edcoil

Clinton is a "nice guy", too, according to some.

Doesn't mean I want him living next door to me or visiting my city after a disaster.


36 posted on 10/31/2005 3:11:19 PM PST by DustyMoment (FloriDUH - proud inventors of pregnant/hanging chads and judicide!!)
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To: caryatid
Charles' office would not say whether the prince planned to raise the issue of climate change, which he recently called "the greatest challenge to face man." Bush's refusal to sign the Kyoto accord on greenhouse gas emissions has angered many environmentalists.

Guess this is the real reason for the New Orleans visit... Global warming caused Katrina.
37 posted on 10/31/2005 3:23:11 PM PST by LA Woman3
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To: Ax
You're right about Andrew -- but, Charles also had a military career (although he didn't see combat).

http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/about/bio_flying.htm

An historian I once heard said that it is important to remember that the British once ruled half the world & they didn't get there by being pansies. He said we shouldn't let the veneer of manners fool us about the character beneath. Historically, the aristocracy were all warriors -- the Royals were the meanest of the mean.

While things have changed a lot since then, many of those warrior values remain in the Royals. Diana tried to redefine the Monarchy as a sort of Paris Hilton celebrity role. The media loved it; but the rest of the Royal family hated it -- especially when she went on her whine-fest on daytime tv.
38 posted on 10/31/2005 3:43:26 PM PST by USFRIENDINVICTORIA (")
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To: caryatid

"I say, my Homey, do you have some Grey Poupon old chap?"


39 posted on 10/31/2005 4:10:13 PM PST by Wally_Kalbacken
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To: USFRIENDINVICTORIA

The Prince of Wales appears like a "blue" version of George McGovern or John F. Kerry.


40 posted on 11/01/2005 4:39:30 PM PST by NZerFromHK (Alberta independentists to Canada (read: Ontario and Quebec): One hundred years is long enough)
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