Oooh, Snap, Miss Princess!

It's in the Breeding

I don't bother with royals as a rule, but it seems we are all obliged to prefer one or the other pair of young married ones right now in Great Britain. Surely any person of spirit would take Harry and Meghan over the other two, just on sight, and yet they catch an awful lot of flak, whereas Will and Kate get the kid gloves.

            Here is the kind of treatment marie claire, evidently a sort of magazine, accorded Kate recently:

            "Catherine, Princess of Wales, had a hilarious reaction to being called Prince William's assistant."

            Are you ready? Swallow any liquids you may have in your mouth, because this anecdote is a potential spit-take inducer.

            Seems Catherine "handled the potentially awkward moment with grace."

            Well of course she did, but wait, wait, we haven't hit the hilarious part yet.

            "Despite the pair being perhaps one of the most recognizable couples across the globe, Kate was mistakenly called William's assistant (oops!) and her reaction was priceless."

            Wait for it . . .

            "Meeting the duo, Joan Drew-Smith pointed at Kate and asked William, 'Is that your assistant?'"

            Oh. My. GAWD!

            That was me unable to suppress an exclamation. Here is marie claire:

            "Ever a pro at thinking quickly, Kate laughed and said to William, 'Well, I am your assistant,' before adding, 'I have been for a long time.'"

Marie claire goes on to parse the moment further:

            "The classy way she handled the mixup is proof of her poise, grace and wit in the moment."

            When a heavier-handed princess would have had Ms. (or Vice-Countess, I don't know her) Drew-Smith clapped into irons. Or at least deprived of her hyphen.

            And what did Drew-Smith say when she saw what she had said? I hear Elliza Doolittle, before her improvement by Professor Higgins:

            "Owwwwwwwwww."

            What the Prince of Wales (I'm guessing that’s the title the Princess's husband goes by when he's not at home) may or may not have chimed in with is not known. "You tell 'er Katie," maybe, or, under his breath, to Drew-Smith: "You can just kiss the Princess's hiney."

WE HAVEN'T HAD A LIMERICK ABOUT AN OBJECTIONABLE MALE IN SOME TIME, WHICH IS THE SAME AS SAYING WE HAVEN'T HAD A LIMERICK AT ALL IN SOME TIME. SO HERE IS ONE:

"What I said," said a fellow named Doug,

"Was 'I'm snug as a bug in a rug.'

            Not 'smug.' Because why

            Would anyone say 'I

Am smug'? Are we clear on this?" (Shrug.)