Whistle Stops Planned

 They're back!

Smiling and looking tanned and relaxed.  Things look ever so wonderful in the limited pictures offered.  Such fun (read photo ops) planned.

Sure they have to dig up to pay for not one but two security firms as they still have not been given what they consider proper (tax payer funded) security when visiting his home turf.  

Granted they appear to have turned down a chance to visit his father and stepmother (which would have put them within distance to drop by for tea with his grandmother).  One wonders if he will look back with that missed opportunity with any regrets.  Or his dad - I worry about his health as well but not as much as HM.

And the whole proximity to his brother but no plans to have their paths cross.  So many articles about this.  A space filler I guess for a slow news day.  

The next several days will have a number of events which will be dutifully covered by the press.  I'm hoping that people remember that the changing the PM is actually an important event politically for the country's future.  And read those too.  

There is a part of me which kind of wished Prince William would be there, along side of his father, just to watch.  He's the future.  This is one more (probably the last of this type) opportunity to help transfer knowledge from HM to the next generations.  When she's gone, that will be a massive data loss.  Her mind - so nimble (recollections may vary or the exit negotiations as recent examples).  That will be bad.  Very bad.

So they're back.  Might as well change the topic just in case something happens which is worth discussing.