princess gets a WHOLE page today in the sunday herald sun...how awsomes that - article and 4 pictures all about her lawn bowls expedition
http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,12528259^662,00.html
Swedish princess bowls them over
By CHRIS TINKLER
13mar05
AUSSIE Gary Thurgood took a leaf out of Crown Princess Mary's book yesterday, bowling over royalty.
The young lawn bowls champ gave Swedish Princess Victoria a lesson on the greens at Princes Park Bowling Club yesterday afternoon.
Mr Thurgood awarded Princess Victoria "10 out of 10 for attitude" after a relaxed and jokey game.
"It was the first time I've met royalty and she was very easygoing and nice," he said.
Asked if he would like to emulate Tasmanian Mary by marrying into royalty, he joked: "If Mary can do it, why can't I?"
Princess Victoria appeared equally impressed by her tutor.
"It was quite fun," she said of the game.
"I'd never heard of it before coming here."
The normally low-key bowls afternoon was turned into a royal event thanks to the club's "barbecue, beers and bowls" nights.
Princess Victoria was brought to the club by Melbourne-based Swede Mikael Ekholm, who became a keen bowls player after going to one of the club's Friday night get-togethers.
Now they are hoping Princess Victoria will spread the lawn bowls word in Sweden. They even handed her a book on how to become a champion in the sport.
The Princess spent an hour at the club after enjoying a morning stroll on St Kilda beach.
Last night she rocked out to her favourite musician, Swedish classical-rock pianist Robert Wells, at Federation Square.
Princess Victoria is in Australia on a 10-day tour -- her longest ever -- to encourage closer links with her country and promote Swedish arts and industry. She arrived in Melbourne on Thursday and will go to Sydney on Wednesday