# Why do the UK royals want the US to like Camilla? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 31, 2005, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-uk-royals-want-the-us-to-like-camilla/328828 "2005-10-31T23:58:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2005, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-uk-royals-want-the-us-to-like-camilla/328828/1 "2005-10-31T23:58:37Z")
I’m watching Headline News and there’s a story about Chuck and Camilla coming to the US. The story states that there’s a big PR blitz to get Americans to like Camilla. Why? I got nothing against her, it’s Charles who needs some PR. A lot of people in the world who follow the royal family see him as bit of a schmuck. ---
**Author:** ![NinjaChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2005, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-uk-royals-want-the-us-to-like-camilla/328828/2 "2005-11-01T01:38:51Z")
Because they remember what happened last time a group of Americans took a serious disliking towards royalty, and it ended up with them getting their butts whupped? ---
**Author:** ![Revenant\_Threshold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2005, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-uk-royals-want-the-us-to-like-camilla/328828/3 "2005-11-01T01:44:58Z")
I think it’s more about getting us Brits to like them more, really. Hey, did you know they’ve been banned from Canada? Nice. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2005, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-uk-royals-want-the-us-to-like-camilla/328828/4 "2005-11-01T01:55:39Z")
> [@Revenant Threshold](#): > > I think it’s more about getting us Brits to like them more, really. Hey, did you know they’ve been banned from Canada? Nice. How do you get banned from Canada? Cite please, you got me interested. ---
**Author:** ![uglybeech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/82dd89/32.png) [@uglybeech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/uglybeech)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2005, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-uk-royals-want-the-us-to-like-camilla/328828/5 "2005-11-01T02:08:30Z")
Yeah, I was always under the impression that it’s the Brits who have a bug up their butt about Camilla. I haven’t heard of Americans disliking her. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2005, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-uk-royals-want-the-us-to-like-camilla/328828/6 "2005-11-01T02:15:22Z")
> [@uglybeech](#): > > Yeah, I was always under the impression that it’s the Brits who have a bug up their butt about Camilla. I haven’t heard of Americans disliking her. I think they want us to accept her because a LOT of Americans loved Diana (and still do). A lot of royal followers see her as the one who broke up the marriage. I blame Chuck. ---
**Author:** ![NinjaChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2005, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-uk-royals-want-the-us-to-like-camilla/328828/7 "2005-11-01T02:16:54Z")
> [@Revenant Threshold](#): > > I think it’s more about getting us Brits to like them more, really. Hey, did you know they’ve been banned from Canada? Nice. If this is true, then I am moving to Canada as soon as humanly possible. Not that I’m particularly…anti-Camilla or anything. I think monarchy is completely ridiculous, yes. But I’d just find it wonderful to be able to say I lived in a country that banned them. (don’t they have the queen or someone on their money?) ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2005, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-uk-royals-want-the-us-to-like-camilla/328828/8 "2005-11-01T02:22:26Z")
> [@Mr. Blue Sky](#): > > I think they want us to accept her because a LOT of Americans loved Diana (and still do). A lot of royal followers see her as the one who broke up the marriage. I blame Chuck. I never did understand why So many Americans loved Diana. What was up with that? Poor little very rich girl marries a powerless joke of a prince. Wow what a fairy tale. What is the fascination with the Royal family in the USA. I just can’t understand it. I have an Aunt who tell me all about the Royals but doesn’t know who the PM is. It drives me a little nuts. (in case you couldn’t tell 😉 ) ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2005, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-uk-royals-want-the-us-to-like-camilla/328828/9 "2005-11-01T03:15:44Z")
> [@Revenant Threshold](#): > > Hey, did you know they’ve been banned from Canada? Nice. So Canada refuses to allow entry to the man who, in all likelihood, will be the country’s next head of state? I find this extremely hard to believe. ---
**Author:** ![Celyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@Celyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celyn)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2005, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-uk-royals-want-the-us-to-like-camilla/328828/10 "2005-11-01T04:15:07Z")
> [@Revenant Threshold](#): > > I think it’s more about getting us Brits to like them more, really. Hey, did you know they’ve been banned from Canada? Nice. Oh, DO explain. I might have to join the queue to move to Canada. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![roger\_thornhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2005, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-uk-royals-want-the-us-to-like-camilla/328828/11 "2005-11-01T04:34:48Z")
Come on, come on, you guys. You’d prefer “Chuck” (bloody cheek!) or Dubya as your Head of State? If we didn’t have the monarchy, we’d have to choose from a bunch of wankers like Roy Jenkins (I know he’s dead - but that _type_ of sore loser) or - heaven help us - Richard Branson. Bring on Charles and William. It’s like the Melbourne Cup. Life would be a hell of a lot duller without all these Germans and Greeks we pitch in to the role of fall guy that no one else in their right mind would touch with a barge pole. Keep this lot inbreeding and they’ll do it till the end of days. And we’ll still get folk lsike Franchi’s mom coming over to England to visit Windsor, Edinburgh and Caernavon Castle. Hell, their England trip might even boost the Irish tourism industry, and with the prices they charge and the wwather they lay on, they could do with all the help they can get. ---
**Author:** ![Flutterby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Flutterby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flutterby)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2005, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-uk-royals-want-the-us-to-like-camilla/328828/12 "2005-11-01T06:28:51Z")
> [@Revenant Threshold](#): > > Hey, did you know they’ve been banned from Canada? Nice. :dubious: If I’m thinking of what you’re thinking of, they weren’t banned from Canada. They were asked to postpone their visit because there is a very real possibility there will be a federal election happening when they planned to be here. [Link here](http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20051027/royal_visit_051027/20051027?hub=Canada) ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2005, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-uk-royals-want-the-us-to-like-camilla/328828/13 "2005-11-01T12:49:35Z")
> [@Flutterby](#): > > :dubious: > > If I’m thinking of what you’re thinking of, they weren’t banned from Canada. They were asked to postpone their visit because there is a very real possibility there will be a federal election happening when they planned to be here. Eh? Did the last election in Canada lead to a bloody coup that didn’t make the news in the States? Would Prince Charles visiting Canada really influence the democratic process in any way, or is this just a snub in disguise? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2005, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-uk-royals-want-the-us-to-like-camilla/328828/14 "2005-11-01T13:29:29Z")
> [@roger thornhill](#): > > …snip… And we’ll still get folk \*\*lsike Franchi’s \*\* mom coming over to England to visit Windsor, Edinburgh and Caernavon Castle…snip… Hijack and my bolding. Who is Isike Franchi’s mom? My last name is generally rare. I am shocked to see it in this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Jennyrosity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@Jennyrosity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennyrosity)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2005, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-uk-royals-want-the-us-to-like-camilla/328828/15 "2005-11-01T13:35:20Z")
We’re hoping to sell them to the Disney Corporation. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2005, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-uk-royals-want-the-us-to-like-camilla/328828/16 "2005-11-01T16:16:05Z")
> [@Jennyrosity](#): > > We’re hoping to sell them to the Disney Corporation. Nah, Disney already has enough big earred characters under contract. Maybe The WB would be interested… ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2005, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-uk-royals-want-the-us-to-like-camilla/328828/17 "2005-11-01T16:33:41Z")
… or Lake Havasu City, Arizona. ---
**Author:** ![Revenant\_Threshold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2005, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-uk-royals-want-the-us-to-like-camilla/328828/18 "2005-11-01T16:42:03Z")
> [@](#): > > If I’m thinking of what you’re thinking of, they weren’t banned from Canada. They were asked to postpone their visit because there is a very real possibility there will be a federal election happening when they planned to be here. Yep, that’s the one. Sorry for my exaggeration; I read the original story in a newspaper that isn’t exactly pro-monarchist, and I got the idea that it was a case of actual “No, you’re not coming” as opposed to “Please would you consider not coming now?”. ---
**Author:** ![Flutterby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Flutterby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flutterby)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2005, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-uk-royals-want-the-us-to-like-camilla/328828/19 "2005-11-01T18:09:41Z")
> [@Diceman](#): > > Eh? Did the last election in Canada lead to a bloody coup that didn’t make the news in the States? Would Prince Charles visiting Canada really influence the democratic process in any way, or is this just a snub in disguise? I doubt he’d influence the democratic process in any way, but it’s one of those formalities that are still kept. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2005, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-uk-royals-want-the-us-to-like-camilla/328828/20 "2005-11-01T19:25:06Z")
#1 Reason they want Americans to like them… so Letterman doesn’t use all that great material. 🆒 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-uk-royals-want-the-us-to-like-camilla/328828.md?page=2)