Assuming that if royalty comes to town, of course you’ll get to see her – you’ll probably meet her. Now, if that isn’t quintessentially, preciously American. Newspapers from the Louisville Courier-Journal to the Daily Racing Form have been offering etiquette tips this week for horse-racing fans who expect to find themselves in The Presence.
– The queen comes to the Kentucky Derby today, the living symbol of Great Britain’s ancient class consciousness coming face to 150,000 faces with an enduring symbol of America’s rowdy class mobility.Īctually, the culture clash already had its comical beginning, days before Elizabeth II and Prince Philip are scheduled to arrive at Churchill Downs at a time and location that have been closely guarded secrets here.
