The setup seems well intentioned. Their Royal Highnesses, in Charlottetown, on Victoria Day…so of course why not put on a performance featuring the Fathers of Confederation, Anne of Green Gables and “The Queen.”
But then you watch it, you don’t laugh and you see Camila’s near death stare and the Prince of Wales’ meagre clap. All we’re left pondering is, “what were they thinking?”
(Perhaps Charles was thinking about the large wooden mallet he got to fool around with earlier in the day…)
CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA – MAY 20: Prince Charles, Prince of Wales hammers in a peg with a giant mallet as he visits the woodwork department at the centre for applied science and technology at Holland College on May 20, 2014 in Charlottetown, Canada. The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall are on a four day visit to Canada. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
