who are our VIP's?

We went to see the Sunset Ceremony of RCMP Musical Ride. There were elevated levels in the grass around the parade ground for the audience to sit in lawn chairs or on the ground. At what would be the centreline at a hockey game was a section of chairs, covered by a tent to keep the rain off the VIP's. The VIP's were piped in by bagpipes, down a path lined with RCMP officers in their red dress uniforms. Once the VIP's took their seats under the tent, the ceremony began. The kids asked why those people got to have special seats. I explained that those are the VIP's - the "important" people. Taylor said "We are the most important people to you though. Right Mommy?" I couldn't argue with that!