Had to refuse the invitation - too busy.
I'm a big fan of the Royals - they generally do a hard and unwanted job extremely well (especially The Queen). I shall watch on and off (not big on ceremonies). Good luck to them - although, not being a God botherer, I can't see the point of marriage (especially not for gays - "please let us into your club that hates gays"). It is great for tourism and very good for the country. That makes it OK for me.

I think William would look more at home slumped on a street corner in Alabama, dressed in old denim dungarees and blowing wistfully into an empty cider jug. But in this Emperor's New Clothes world of ours he's supposed to not bear any trace of his family's long tradition of institutionalised in-breeding. I don't mind him and his chronically simpering wife, I just resent being told that 'we' are all fascinated.

Well I have to say - Kate looks absolutely gorgeous.

these are bad times, difficult times, so let's keep the pople happy with 'bread and circus'

cum on Prunella..it's just bloody good old British show biz at it's best !!!..it's the very ordinaryiness of them that makes it so good.

I've worked for that family 3 times in Oz..funny little people in the end..

speaking of William not showing any of that alleged in-breeding..wot about Harry !!!

Looking at Harry reminds me of the one and only time I was Best Man at The Bean's wedding. At least I didn't lose the ring! You'd think with all the money Wills could have bought her a ring that fitted.

WOW ! Kate just got half of William's empire !!.. whoopeee

Well I have to say it went brilliantly, looked splendid and was a triumph for British spectacle. Love their convertible car with horses. It could catch on. Is it electric?

My two thoughts - they should knight whoever it was decided to put trees in the Abbey - absolute genius; changed the entire atmosphere for the better.
And my God what respect for our Queen - 85 - and her Duke (who was VERY dishy when he was young) Philip - aged almost 90; my God, I couldn't do all that standing and walking at 66, let alone 90.
Respect Dudes.

"Kate looks absolutely gorgeous"

Her mothers doesn't look bad either.

The BBC built-up to the "famous" balcony-scene gets a bit tedious.

veritas wrote:
cum on Prunella..it's just bloody good old British show biz at it's best !!!..it's the very ordinaryiness of them that makes it so good.

I've worked for that family 3 times in Oz..funny little people in the end..

speaking of William not showing any of that alleged in-breeding..wot about Harry !!!


This is what gets me - one isn't allowed not to be excited. It's intolerant.

Everyone almost without exception seems to agree her dress was sensational; quite an achievement to please everybody.

"phew!" breathed William as they arrived back at the Palace.

"Wow" gasped Kate she was the crowd around the balcony.

Young Tom could not stop smiling.

It was an amazing day. I enjoyed it all - and still am.

Pumpkinhead wrote:

"Wow" gasped Kate she was the crowd around the balcony.

What does that even mean?

Watched, I think, Pru Pedant.

And I have to say - I'm the greatest cynic you will ever encounter but I loved every single second of every minute. And if I were a laydee, I'd book Kate's dressmaker for all my frocks. Fantastic.

JK2006 wrote:
Watched, I think, Pru Pedant.

And I have to say - I'm the greatest cynic you will ever encounter but I loved every single second of every minute. And if I were a laydee, I'd book Kate's dressmaker for all my frocks. Fantastic.

Oh, I honestly couldn't figure it out!

Prunella Minge wrote:
Pumpkinhead wrote:

"Wow" gasped Kate she was the crowd around the balcony.

What does that even mean?


yes, my blackberry did a wobbly in that sentence.

Or maybe I was drunk on punch.

It was a good day anyway.

(Tom was one of the page boys)

JK2006 wrote:
My two thoughts - they should knight whoever it was decided to put trees in the Abbey - absolute genius; changed the entire atmosphere for the better.
And my God what respect for our Queen - 85 - and her Duke (who was VERY dishy when he was young) Philip - aged almost 90; my God, I couldn't do all that standing and walking at 66, let alone 90.
Respect Dudes.

wasn't it Kate's idea ?

everything looked absolutely amazing. What a cast-all good looking.. even Elton.

This was a successful billion dollar tourist advert for London and the UK. I reckon it will be paid back in spades by increased tourism. London looked glorious.

There was something poetic about Blair /Brown not being invited..to me it seemed a lid had ben pout on the ghastly phoney Labour government that turned the brand into something ghastly and attempted to change Britain into a little USA.

A step back in time but done as only the Brits can do.

Loathed it. Refuse to be happy at the media's request. Kate Middleton is beautiful, but she's no better than anyone else. Sorry for being a cynic. I still believe we'd all be better off without all of this nonsense. No substance whatsoever. Shallow and hollow.

It must be heartbreaking for the news channels that all of their desperately trivial forelock-tugging 'features' on the newly-wed couple - no doubt scheduled to run all week - have now been pushed off the screen by that most rude of interventions: actual news.