British royal couple head to Hollywood (AFP)

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Prince William and his new bride Catherine were due in Los Angeles on Friday for a weekend of Hollywood glamor and Californian sun, after a nine-day tour of Canada.

The successor to the British crown is likewise due to play polo up the Pacific coast in Santa Barbara, and see an inner-city plan in downtown LA during the three-day stay here, Catherine`s first ever travel to the United States.

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Credit: Daniel Garcia, AFP

Stereotypes would make you believe rural kids are tough. They do all those farm chores, right?

Maybe, but they too get to get in the car (or truck, as tenacious as we're still dealing in stereotypes) to go anywhere. City kids get to pass everywhere - especially if they're too short to afford bus fare.

So, there you own it.