She'd been watching TV coverage of Prince Harry's Washington, D.C., visit and thought she saw me in the background, stalking the royal uncle-in-waiting as he roamed the halls of Congress.
"I know that's something Patra from 8 years ago would do," she said, "was it you?"
If the MI6 has a file on me I wouldn't be surprised. I tend to make the paper(s) when the Brothers Wales dominate American headlines. I can't deny it's odd behavior for a lady of my age, but if the ginger prince came to your office wouldn't you try to catch a glimpse?
With just a little shame, I admitted to my friend that it was likely me, as the photos seen on the front page of UK Daily Mail (and also on CNN, HuffPo, WaPo, Gawker, USA Today and People) would confirm.
In defense of all us curious anglophiles, I will tell you that the welcome we gave Harry was indeed hospitable but hardly the Beatles-crazed mania you read it was. UK Daily (one of my favorite reads; I was highly amused to make its print) reported that police escorted us all back to our desks. That didn't happen (but should security have tried, I was ready to test the Reese Witherspoon I Am An American Citizen defense). Though mocked globally, our curiosities obstructed no one's justice.
7 comments:
Omg. You look so cute and happy! Love it.
Shut up! What a great story!
XOXO,
Meredith
To quote our fellow Tennessean native Reese, "This beyond...beyond..." :D
Ahh!! I missed this somehow until just now! You know my reaction! Ringing your phone at 730am! LOL!!
SO awesome! I'm DYING with laughter over the Reese comment. I mean, isn't that a legitimate excuse for everything? I actually used it when I went to a grocery store where I wasn't a reward member. Is that wrong?
I've been late to my dashboard, and just now saw this. How exciting!!!!!
I've missed your posts.
That is exciting. I would have been down there checking him out too.
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