The Royal Wedding

**A_Forever** · 04-29-2011, 07:48 PM

Actually, their's was way shorter than any I have been to. Shorter than my parents'

**Ralath** · 04-29-2011, 07:50 PM

How long can you take to repeat vows?

**A_Forever** · 04-29-2011, 08:02 PM

Usually you have your own vows too though..

I'm just sayin' it was short and everything else was pointless.

**Ralath** · 04-29-2011, 08:10 PM

I thought some parts were actually really important, like the carriage ride afterwards. It's important for both the public and the royal family to engage in that kind of relationship. I was watching the BBC broadcast and they kept mentioning, maybe necessarily, that Kate is (was) a commoner. Her family background consists of, a couple generations ago, miners and airline pilots. And now she's a future Queen (consort). Pretty incredibly once you get your head around it.

The balcony kiss is a little cheesy but the overhead flyby is pretty symbolic.

**A_Forever** · 04-29-2011, 08:14 PM

She's a commoner who has millionaire parents. nocareaboutpastgenerations.

Royal family means nothing. They don't do anything. It's just tradition. It's really dumb, imo. The queen just goes to events year round. Honestly, I don't think England would fall apart if the Royal family weren't there.

**Blaaaaaaaah** · 04-29-2011, 08:25 PM

Definitely do not hope they will fall apart.... cos that probably means no more Queen's Birthday public holiday for us =(

**Ralath** · 04-29-2011, 09:40 PM

Originally Posted by A_Forever

She's a commoner who has millionaire parents. nocareaboutpastgenerations.

Not even past generations. Both her parents were flight attendants before they started their business. They're self-made millionaires, which I think is an important distinction.

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Royal family means nothing. They don't do anything. It's just tradition. It's really dumb, imo. The queen just goes to events year round. Honestly, I don't think England would fall apart if the Royal family weren't there.

While I agree that the UK probably wouldn't fall apart without the Royal Family, it's still an important part of their shared national history. And a lot of people do care about them, as evidenced by the 500,000 people who tried to get a glimpse of the balcony.

I had like 15 friends camp outside last night to get their seats.

And I don't agree that the Royal Family don't serve any purpose either. While they don't hold any formal power, they still serve as ambassadors, spokespeople, delegates, etc. A lot of countries have positions that are similar to the Royal Family: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preside...entary_systems

I think the Royal Wedding was as much a private celebration of Kate and Will's wedding as a very public celebration of British pride.

Originally Posted by Blaaaaaaaah

Definitely do not hope they will fall apart.... cos that probably means no more Queen's Birthday public holiday for us =(

Do you get Monday off for May Day?

**Yosei** · 05-05-2011, 12:40 PM

Originally Posted by Ralath

Not even past generations. Both her parents were flight attendants before they started their business. They're self-made millionaires, which I think is an important distinction.

While I agree that the UK probably wouldn't fall apart without the Royal Family, it's still an important part of their shared national history. And a lot of people do care about them, as evidenced by the 500,000 people who tried to get a glimpse of the balcony.

I had like 15 friends camp outside last night to get their seats.

And I don't agree that the Royal Family don't serve any purpose either. While they don't hold any formal power, they still serve as ambassadors, spokespeople, delegates, etc. A lot of countries have positions that are similar to the Royal Family: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preside...entary_systems

I think the Royal Wedding was as much a private celebration of Kate and Will's wedding as a very public celebration of British pride.

Do you get Monday off for May Day?

Just thought I'd tell you well said

A lot of my friends here in the states were like "Why should we care???" If you don't, then don't watch... but it's not like this happens everyday in the Western world. In one way or another, plenty of people can find a justifiable reason to watch and be interested. They didn't start making a big deal until the last month which isn't too bad. I find election seasons more annoying.

**Blaaaaaaaah** · 04-29-2011, 07:52 PM

I didn't like her dress or her make up =( She also had a boring bouquet!