"Refugium royal"

Name of traveller

Elsemarie Maletzke (b. 1947)

Reason for travel

• writing for German newspaper Die Zeit

Date of travel

2011

Weiter als bis nach Anglesey kann man vor Nachstellungen kaum flüchten. Einmal über die viktorianische Hängebrücke, und schon fühlt man sich insular, heiter und in Sicherheit. Selbst die Häuser tragen nicht mehr durchgängig den grieseligen Waschbeton-Putz des Festlandes, sondern haben Hortensienfarben aufgelegt. . . . Wohnen William und Kate wirklich in einem Cottage an der Küste? (Maletzke n.p.)

Content

• art: notes Rex Whistler's (1905-1944) large mural in Plas Newydd, Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
• customs: reference to legend of St. Dwynwen (5th century)
• language:
  • reference to the Welsh language
  • town names indicative of Welsh language
• people:
  • descriptions of Anglesey embedded in a narrative about newlyweds Prince William Duke of Cambridge  (b. 1982) and Catherine, Duchess  of Cambridge (b. 1982)
  • encounters and interviews with local people from Anglesey who share their anecdotes about the royal couple -- everyone is charmed by the new neighbours
• terrain:
  • fringe location of the island turns Anglesey into a retreat
  • location of the cottage rented by the royal couple is a secret
• compare with earlier account about journey through north Wales
• click here to read the full account

Nationality of traveller

German

Language of publication

German

Gender of traveller

Female

Type of publication

travel guide; travelogue

Citation

Maletzke, Elsemarie. "Refugium royal." Die Zeit 18 (28 Apr. 2011): 67. Print.