HB, KC3

Celebrate! It’s the 78th birthday of my Supercrush, King Charles III!

When I was 10 years old I saw a picture in the newspaper of Prince Charles…he was attending Gordonstoun, and I think he was wearing a kilt.. I immediately fell in crush. It seemed clear to me that the Royal Family needed an American to add some colour..(way ahead of my time).  I started a scrapbook, combing the magazines and newspapers for more pictures,  reading and writing up bios on every member of the Windsors.  I can still tell you, from memory, that his full name is Charles Philip Arthur George, that he is the Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall, the blahdy blah of blah, etc.

During the summer of my 11th year (1964) I wrote him a letter and asked him to be my pen pal.  I wrote lots of letters back then, but this one my Dad thought was so funny.  In it, I lied about my age and told him I was 12 !!!   While I was visiting Grandmother, he mailed the letter without my knowing.  A few months later I received a letter, on Buckingham Palace stationery, from the Queen’s Lady-in-Waiting!!! I was over the moon with excitement!

This letter sealed the deal and I have been a very committed fan of the British Royal Family ever since. I adored Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, was skeptical of “Shy Di” from the first, and am awed by HM Queen Camilla; Princess Anne is in a class all by herself, and Eddie and Sophie are a darling Ducal couple.

But it’s Charles who attracted me, and I have the greatest admiration for him. He seems to me to be such a smart, kind, and giving man. Though our romance never got off the ground, I must confess to still loving this guy.

Let’s hear it for the boy! Happy Birthday, KC3, and Many More!

Peace