Will and Kate royally down to earth
Posted Jul 13, 2011 7:51 am.
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Whether demanding a certain type of tea or forcing concert venues to remove all the red candies from a bowl of M&M’s, famous people can be a royal pain.
But, it appears the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were anything but when they visited a rustic lodge near Lake Louise before coming to Calgary for the final leg of their Canadian tour.
The royal couple didn’t demand red carpet treatment, according to Charlie Locke, who owns Skoki Lodge.
Locke tells The Calgary Sun the couple, “ate the same food we feed all our guests.”
He says Will and Kate explored some of the hiking trails near Lake Louise on their own, without requesting a guide or taking any security with them.
The lodge did provide the newlyweds with a larger cabin that normally sleeps a number of people. Multiple beds were replaced with one queen-sized mattress.
Will and Kate’s only demand before staying at Skoki was a bathroom with running water be provided.
The lodge brought in a bath house, complete with a tub, shower, sink and toilet, with water being pumped in from a local creek.
