The Royal Wedding

[mcgillianaire]

As much as I don't want to care about it the fact is I do. I maybe proud to call myself a dyed-in-the-wool Republican, but you can't take away the fact that as nauseating, outdated and wasteful these extravagant occasions are, pageantry is something we Brits do well. It's in our blood, or at least among those in the line of succession. It's part of our cultural heritage, a ceremony dating back centuries and as British as roast beef. When it comes to the Royal Family this lot know how to put on a good show. And tomorrow will be no different. There's even a good chance of rain just for good measure. I wish the newly-weds-to-be all the best in life.

PS: Just seen an amusing headline in Google News: The best spots to watch the royal wedding in the UAE ... I never realised the view from the Burj Khalifa was that good! (Should've gone to Specsavers)

PS 2: Dad says he bought his first TV in the UK to coincide with the last major Royal Wedding in July 1981 between Charles and Diana. Dad had just been appointed Registrar at the hospital he was working at (incidentally, the one just down the road from where I'm typing these words) and wanted to splash out. It was no ordinary Sony TV for it was being used till even a couple months ago by our housemaid in Oman! As they say, old is gold.

Comments

[lctrc-gtr-dde.livejournal.com]

I've heard that pro-monarchy street parties are allowed while organisers of anti-monarchy parties are liable to be arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to cause public nuisance and breach of the peace. Can you confirm? I've also read that The Chasers in Australia have been banned from presenting satirical coverage of The Wedding. So far I'm not impressed with this whole thing.

[mcgillianaire.livejournal.com]

"Not the Royal Wedding" Street Party (http://www.republic.org.uk/What%20we%20do/Republic%20Campaigns/Royal%20wedding/index.php) - I'm hoping to join it at some point if I recover from my ill-timed migraine, but it's looking increasingly unlikely. I was really looking forward to it especially after the Council denied our first street party application in a nearby location. We made a song and dance about it and they relented the second time around. I think anti-monarchical parties will be "tolerated" as long as we refrain from the "off with their heads" chants...

But that's really disappointing about The Chasers. I can't think of a better event to satirise till the cows come home.