I didn’t go personally to see the “Royals in Front Royal.” In my condition, I can’t stand in a crowd for five hours. But I had my fair share of these adventures 30-45 years ago when I was young and healthy: Baseball World Series, rock concerts, and then — of course — the Pope (John Paul II), many times, in Denver (World Youth Day 1993), in Rome, in Mexico. Many years ago, I saw Princess Grace of Monaco walk from a building to a waiting car. But the USA is not a place where one generally bumps into royalty, and I never imagined that King Charles III would visit the gazebo on Main Street. But, as I said, my legs (not to mention my back, my neck, etcetera) can no longer handle standing for long hours in huge crowds, so I couldn’t go.
Nevertheless, the Front Royal Janaros were well represented at this remarkable event. Eileen went with our daughter-in-law Emily and two of the grandkids. John Paul was there. Jojo was there. It was a unique day in the history of this little town in the Shenandoah Valley. It sounds like they had a lot of fun, and that things in general went relatively smoothly.
For “historical purposes,” I want to record on the blog that it did in fact happen. And, even though I couldn’t go to see the king and queen, I didn’t mind too much. After it was over, I got to spend some time with these little princesses, whose visits are always special:
