A Synopsis of Prince William and Princess Catherine's Travels to America.

Am I the only one that finds it interesting that this was the royal couple's first trip to the United States and all Americans could talk about was Catherine's attire? It's as if we adults are just as enthralled with our imaginary impressions of royalty as we did when we were children. As a result, we focused on the extravagance of what they were wearing rather than on their purpose for visitng the United States and what they wanted to accomplish while here. The media is most likely to be responsible for us hearing more about every outfit that Catherine wore and scrutinizing every move the couple made than the true reasons for their visit to US soil. Prince William and Catherine came to strengthen ties between the US and UK and promote certain charities in which they have specific interests. It was reported that Catherine brought over 40 different outfits to choose from. And with 40 different outfits, she still wore the same jeans three times – the horror! This was Princess Catherine's first time to the US and she is entitled to have fun, enjoy her visit and explore the country, but we seem to have completely overlooked the real reasons why they came here in the first place. Many Americans are somewhat perplexed as to why Prince William and Princess Catherine were in the US, or perhaps they really don't care and are just interested in the façade like wardrobes and the excitement surrounding the new royal couple. Since we don’t have "royalty" in the United States it seems that Americans get enthralled with the idea of hosting actual royalty and are caught up in the fairytale aspect of it all and forget that they in fact came here for specific reasons. Well, since you probably haven't heard too much about the actual trip, we've decided to give you a few specifics of their itinerary. Prince William and Princess Catherine started their trip at a technology summit in Beverly Hills that discussed the encouraging US investment in British technology firms. The event was formed to help assist and advance Tech City in London which is the UK's equivalent to Silicon Valley in the US. But instead of hearing about the details of the summit and what was discussed it was more important for us to learn about where the royal couple was staying and who accompanied them on their travels. It turns out that Prince William and Princess Catherine were quite prepared for their trip and wanted to make it a point to keep their entourage to a minimum. Princess Catherine brought her hairdresser who was also integral in helping her with her wardrobe as well. The Santa Barabara charity polo event was the most prestigious event that Prince William and Catherine took part in while in America. Prince William played in this polo match where VIP tickets to the event were $4,000 each. The royal couple was there to endorse the Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry and to endorse support from the Americans for their causes. In earlier traditions it was typically Princess Diana who would hand the winners of the match their trophy, but this year it was Princess Catherine. The royal couple also visited Inner-City Arts in Skid Row Los Angeles where they were introduced to a program that aids underprivileged and homeless children through the medium of art. Princess Catherine is said to have had a real interest in this area because she is an avid supporter of the arts and is interested in exploring its effects in aiding kids. The media should have emphasized these aspects of their trip but instead turned it into another Hollywood spectacle and pure entertainment. The most highly anticipated event attended by Prince William and Catherine was a BAFTA event (BAFTA is short for British Academy of Film and Television Arts). William is the President of BAFTA and spoke to the crowd of 250 people at this event, where he highlighted up-and-coming British talent and established a partnership between Hollywood and emerging British actors. This was a red carpet affair which is something that the US is always engrossed in, so it was even more special that the royal couple was there to take part in this gala. This event and the press surrounding it had the possibility to highlight new British actors, but instead Princess Catherine's Alexander McQueen dress stole the show, and was on the cover of multiple publications. Are our priorities out of whack? In case you weren't aware, the royal couple's trip to the US consisted only of a visit to the state of California. Is it possible that the royal newlyweds got a good feel for the US with this one state visit, or could we say that their trip to the US was in fact just a trip to unrealistic US fantasy land? California seems like the perfect place for actual royalty to visit because in the United States we treat our celebrities like royalty, and Prince William and Princess Catherine is one of the first royal couples to actually combine celebrity status with royalty. In fact, they may be the most famous couple in the world... royalty set aside. As one guest at the gala quipped "They're bigger than stars!" Well of course they are. They're royalty! We all know they came to the United States for a visit, but was it clear what they were here to accomplish, or did we turn away from those goals and focus on the superficial and all of the hype they create? A lot of good and positive publicity could have gone toward great causes that our country has to offer with their visit. Maybe next time they come to the US they will see more than just California and hopefully their agenda won't be clouded by their majestic presence. The only catch is, Princess Catherine better not have a "what was she thinking?" fashion moment or this country will eat her alive.

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