Prince William and Kate at The K? That’s the idea behind #Royals2Royals
This is the longest shot in sports history, but what the hey.
What if we could entice the British Royal family to come to KC to cheer on our #Royals? #takethecrown #Royals2Royals pic.twitter.com/9hC9dVisTK
— Royals 2 Royals (@Royals2Royals) September 25, 2015Get it? A campaign to get the Royal family in England to cross the pond and watch the Royals play in the postseason at Kauffman Stadium.
Organziers said (in a tweet, what else?) that the idea came at Royals game. While tailgating, they wondered why someone else hadn’t considered this idea.
A little photoshop magic helped get the word out:
We crown our #Royals differently here at Kauffman. It's an acquired taste #PrinceWilliam #Royals2Royals #TakeTheCrown pic.twitter.com/I9hSJ4vbc6
— Royals 2 Royals (@Royals2Royals) September 29, 2015Hey @AmericanRoyal would be cool if the Royal family got Royal BBQ here #Royals2Royals and http://t.co/FTFgbaIrBd pic.twitter.com/A6ZecYWmmd
— Royals 2 Royals (@Royals2Royals) September 29, 2015Let's get the Prince at the K! #Royals2Royals pic.twitter.com/Tdvxyudy12
— Royals 2 Royals (@Royals2Royals) October 5, 2015The campaign including a cutout of the Queen at Kauffman Stadium, the Plaza Art Fair and other locations. Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce even got into the fun:
@Royals2Royals pic.twitter.com/QBbKcl8UtP
— Travis Kelce (@tkelce) September 27, 2015.@KacieMcDonnell and her majesty this morning on @41ActionNews! #Royals2Royals pic.twitter.com/6kFP3mQjeT
— Royals 2 Royals (@Royals2Royals) October 1, 2015Birthday celebrations with the Queen. #PlazaArtFair #royals2royals pic.twitter.com/l5G3OUQxl6
— Royals 2 Royals (@Royals2Royals) September 26, 2015Organizers say they are just having fun and trying to put the spotlight on Royals fans and the team as the playoffs begin.
Mission accomplished.
Pete Grathoff: 816-234-4330, @pgrathoff