By Pepper
Americans, particularly the middle classes, have always had a certain fondness for British royalty.
We love them so much that we put them on our magazine covers, celebrate their second marriages on the cable-news channels, and worry about the state of society if they dress in offensive costumes.
We love Diana so much that Houston has devoted an entire exhibit to her - at their Museum of Natural Science.
We love the royals so much that some Americans felt we had to have a royal family of our own. And we've got one - right down to a president who has ears exactly like Charles'.
(Wondering why we let this happen after the jump ...)