'The most fun you can have with you boots on' – how Calgary made a cowboy out of a future king
What do Tony Blair, Yellowstone star Kevin Costner and the Royals have in common? They’re all staring back at me, a cowboy hat on their head or in hand. I’m at the historic cowboy hatter Smithbilt in Calgary, Canada, an energy sector-fuelled city of 1.4 million famed for its cowboy roots, and the boot-stomping, liquid courage-fuelled rodeo and music festival it throws each July to celebrate them. When foreign dignitaries come to town, it’s customary to “white hat” them. Which brings me to Smithb
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