A Royal rainy rendezvous in Richmond.

Today we, like thousands of other people, decided it was a good day to visit Richmond.  Not like any usual busy touristy day in Richmond, this one was a 'special' busy touristy day in Richmond.  

Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwell (Camilla) visited our little village, walking through the streets looking through some of the shops, even popping into the Pub (maybe for a quick pint?).

We weren't going to go, but I figured that Prince Charles will be the King one day (probably) so it would be good to go along and soak in the atmosphere and take photos for the future generations to have a look at.

 Oshawott tried to get into the spirit, but he just wasn't sure what all of the fuss was about.  He did have fun meeting a nice policeman though!

Pichu was fairly tolerant of sitting around for over an hour, only having a few tantrums here and there..

The police presence was impressive and there were zoom lenses as far as the eye could see!

 I thought these photos were pretty funny!  FBI agent, Police Captain (or something high up), and a monk checking their smart phones.

After popping into the Richmond Arms for a pint and some Rissoles and Gravy, the Royal couple once again braved the streets to greet more people. Naturally it started to rain.  But no problem, they had 'people' that scurried off to get umbrellas for them.  The rest of us.. well we got wet.

 Can't forget the selfie. Me, perched up on a bench, trying to balance and operate the camera at the same time.  Charles took forever to come out of the wood crafting shop!



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