Americans have some interesting people we look to as our heroes. Of course athletes seem to fill our lists of heroes but there is a fascination with royalty and legends. Its not much of a stretch to think that the "legends" list is filled with professional athletes and movie stars. The fascination with royalty is an odd one for me but not for the reasons one may think. Certainly the mixture of legend and royalty is as rare as ice in purgatory but when it happens it can be a beautiful thing.