Bank Notes, Vegetables, and KFC: This Month With the Royals

Here’s the thing about the royal family: they stay busy. To the extent that we can say they have a job—a debate let’s save for another time—that job is to visit various places in the United Kingdom and look very engaged with a wide variety of people on an array of topics. They inaugurate bridges, visit grocery stores, investigate hospitals, unveil plaques, preside over tourist attractions. And there is always, always a crew of photographers there to capture the moment. Hence this, a new, monthly slideshow roundup of stuff the royals have been doing lately. Let’s get into it.

While the Queen’s schedule has been truncated by the coronavirus and Harry and Meghan have departed for California, Will and Kate are even more visible than ever. They recently visited one of the exhibitions mounted as part of the “Hold Still” project, a community-sourced photography series on the coronavirus lockdown, overseen by Kate. The venue was Waterloo Station in London, so the couple walked briefly through the streets like a couple of normals, and William paused to look into the window of a KFC. Apparently, he stopped to speak to a member of the public through the window, but personally, I choose to believe he was simply staring at something wholly beyond his personal experience. Will, hop the pond and I’ll take you to a Popeye’s and really blow your mind.

Even better than the KFC shot, however, was this image of Will and Kate juxtaposed with some hammer and sickle graffiti. I would like to personally congratulate the pool photographer who got this one, because he nailed it.

Not to be outdone by the young people, Charles and Camilla had their own field trip. Specifically, they went to the Headquarters of the Bank of England to learn about what the Bank is doing to shore up the British economy during coronavirus. Vanity Fair reports: