Prince William and his long-time significant other Kate Middleton are now officially engaged. Kate is a commoner (Upper class.) from a small village in England called Burberry. She is a beautiful young woman who wore the engagement ring of Princess Diana at their televised press conference. The two have been together for eight years. For some odd reason I seem to get entertainment value from the English Royal Family coverage. As I write this blog it occurs to me that as a youngster I became interested in mythology. Stories and books about the Greek, Roman, and Norse Gods were fun reading. Fantasies became a keen interest. Jason and the Argonauts, The Lord of the Rings type stuff.
One book which I read as a pre-adolescent kid was King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. I loved this book. It was a whole new fantasy world of heroes, demons, and wizards. The Monarchy was an integral part of this epic tale about the reign of an English King. Also as a teen I watch a very moving period piece of the time which starred Vanessa Redgrave and Glenda Jackson titled Mary Queen of Scots. Then there was the musical Camelot. I remember walking downtown in my home town to go to the movies. There were two theaters in my hometown at the time. One movie had Bob and Carol, Ted and Alice playing. The other movie theater was running Camelot. I had no idea what either of these movies was about. I saw that Camelot had something to do with Kings and Princesses, you know a period piece, so I chose to see Camelot. After taking my seat I realized it was a musical and wished I had gone to the other movie. I really wasn't that into musicals. After a short time though this film musical hooked me but good. I was really moved by the story and I enjoyed the songs, it was good.
From this exposure I think I continue to get mileage out of all things English Royal. It's like whenever a period piece is in the theaters I get this pull to go check it out. It is like I've been brainwashed with this stuff. When I was sitting in the theater watching Camelot, I knew that this wasn't exactly the type of movie my peers enjoyed. I kept it to myself that I saw this movie. To this day I find it odd that I enjoy period pieces. I recently watched The Duchess with Kirsten Dunst. I was amazed that I could get into this movie but I really thought it was great film making. Check it out if you haven't seen it.
Okay let's be clear now. I ve seen the news story on the young Royals (William and Kate). Unless the wedding becomes part of a movie, I can give a pass on the wedding coverage. I'm not quite that brain washed. However, if there is a scandal I'm there! Lancelot and Guinevere comes to mind. This scandal brought down Camelot and I've never gotten over it. Oh, and the Movie I missed, Bob and Carol, Ted and Alice? I still haven't seen it. I have to admit if I had known at the time what it was about, I would have went to see it instead. A movie about swinging??!! I'm there.
Thyris Taylor
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