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A few minutes ago they caught Prince Harrys South African girl fiend entering the Abbey and the commentator said she was the Paris Hilton of the UK? What a slam! IMO.
I just lost BBC. I hope I can bring it back.
DW called from the TV room that CNN had good cameras.
Barbara, I wish I could have seen the pictures of the parties and train stations.
They identified Beckham arriving.

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You need to get Expat Shield up and running Cheers.

Elton John and David Furnish just arrived, pop royalty along with The Beckhams footie royalty. :thumbsup:

I just heard George Michael :wub: has a song especially written for the couple, available for download as a gift........must check that out!!!

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One hour to go, I am glued to BBC World here in France..very exciting!

Tina

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Guy Ritchie and girlfriend just arrived, I bet Madonna is kicking herself. :lol:

Just found out that the George Michael song is a Stevie Wonder :wub::wub::wub: number and was announced a week ago :zzz: I will look for it later.

http://www.georgemichael.com/gift/


I wasn't really bothered about the Royal Wedding before now but have become quite caught up in the whole thing today, I wish now I had taken the train to London for the day to join in with the feel good crowd.

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We are watching CNN with Piers Morgan, Anderson Cooper and Richard Quest, excellent coverage and knowledge...

First Class, just love this, it pulls on my heart strings...

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"Jerusalem".....where's my hanky?!
wonderful.

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Oh wow that was just so moving!! I am so very proud to be British today, can't say as I am a Royalist as such, but I just love the pomp and ceremony and the history. Every monarch bar two have been crowned in Westminster Abbey since 1066 (according to the commentary). Astounding!!

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yes, very moving and perhaps more than anything, the many many positive comments by people in the crowd of all ages who just love the whole thing. A great atmosphere, it has really brought people together...
A lovely day of Englishness...

and the sun even came out for a glimmer as they rode back in the landau.

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My comments

I noticed Prince Charles as he entered the Abbey wiped his nose with his hand then went to shake hands with the clergy who was welcoming them. Typical.:ohmy:

They have casually mentioned the cost of this wedding then I got to thinking about just how much a typical movie costs to make. Interesting, what?

This day shows a different side of Britain and their people than is usually shown on TV.

I loved the whole event partly because like so many other people have said I'm a royalist.

Cheers

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It was an absolutely beautiful wedding!! I ended up getting the day off work. I loved her dress - loved everything!! I sat on my sofa with my tea and scones and a box of Kleenex!!!! I kept thinking of Princess Diana and how proud she would be of her sons. Oh how I wish I had been back in the UK to join in all the excitement, street parties, etc. Oh well, got to make the best of what I have here - I am going over to my daughter's house this afternoon and will watch it all over again with my daughter and little grand-daughter when she comes home from kindergarten. Very proud to be British!! :)

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What a lovely day. From start to finish it went beautifully. The dress was perfect and Prince William and Harry were really sweet. What a threesome. I thought that Prince Harry's ex-girlfriend looked a bit tatty. Especially her hair. Looked like she just put a lan elastic band around her hair and stuck a saucer on her head. Prince Andrews daughters looked silly in those hats. Dont know who dressed them but they need a new designer. David Beckham's wife looked like a sour lemon. Would it hurt her to break into a smile once in a while. I saw her attempt to smile but she never quite made it.
I got all choked up when they sang Jerusalem. Makes you feel so proud to be British. My husbands favourite part was the fly past.:)

I just kept thinking of all the History connected to Westminster Abbey and the Royal Family. Would love to have been home to be involved in the whole thing. My family in the UK had a get together with sandwiches and cakes and off course tea.

I watched it on Fox which had Sky and BBC America. I missed Richard Dimbleby. He was a great commentator.

Well back down to earth and got to go do some garden work.:frown:

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Yes it was gorgeous. The dress was very elegant and classic, yet natural. Both Princes seemed relaxed yet had just enough dignity (even that mischevious-looking Harry!) No flubbing of the words, lovely music....I agree about Princesses Eugenie's and Beatrice's hats, daft, and also think Victoria Beckham could smile now and then--she is famous for never doing so, I believe.
Huw Edwards did excellent commentary on BBC.
I too love the history, it is so much a part of what England--Britain-- is. Also I had been thinking it might be time for the church of England to become disestablished, ie not the State church, but after today I am not sure...the service was so beautiful and the words of the old Prayer Book so resonant.

Yes, it all made one proud, and so glad that this is all part of one's heritage.

Tina

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I saw Victoria Beckham on American Idol last year when she appeared as a guest judge one week. She really surprised me. She was funny and warm and sweet. Not at all how she looks at these events. Maybe she's just miserable to be married to a serial cheater with not much up top :lol:

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I echo the past posts.
Luvly service, music, lessons.
Ditto on a few personalities.
Now see here we have a problem with our 'arry. He has lost his anchor. Things will never be the same between 'im and is brotha'. Now all things could correct themselves if he took a fancy to Princess Catherine's sisters and married 'em.
Just sayin'
Cheers and all.

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I have thoroughly enjoyed it all. I had to be up early for Ds to leave at 6.30am for a swim meet. So I got the hankey and watched with dd before Kindergarten started. She was very impressed, asked it was real or a movie :lol: once she knew it's real she wanted to know if Price Harry was already married :lol: I think she's putting herself on the list, she'll be 18 in 2023 Not sure he'll wait that long for a wife.

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I think Prince Philip was making a move on her sister LOL!! :lol:

Then my mum went into a big monologue of how they used to fancy PP in the day but he's always had an eye for the ladies, but HM chose to ignore it as they do LOL!! :rolleyes:

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I think polygamy is illegal in the UK, even for the Royals. Now incest is a different thing - cousins, nephews, nieces, they've married them all (which I think explains why some of them are a bit crazy - maybe that explains the silly hats).

... and it's Katherine, with a K. Mind you don't get sent to the Tower.

But yes, the whole day was really quite touching and heartening. I think Princess Di can take a lot of credit for this generation of Royals being quite normal and likeable. The ending with the little sports car said it all - nothing pretentious or stuck-up about William, Harry, or Kate. :thumbup:

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I think she spells her name Catherine with a C, but calls herself Kate with a K. Yes - you're right about William and Harry - Diana did a great job - they are fine young men - she would be proud of them. I must admit, I shed a few tears, thinking of Diana today!

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Me too Derrygal, I bet she was watching over Kate/Catherine and Wills when the sun shone instead of the predicted rain. :)

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I agree about some of the hats but heck there were some stunners there, can't wait for the fashion disection now.

And although Posh Spice didn't smile she did look utterly beautiful, loved her hat but not the beige one of the princess, can't remember her name but one of Fergie's two.

And weren't Kate's mum and sister sooooo slender and good looking?

I think Kate and Wills will make beautiful children together unless there is some throwback LOL!!;)

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Beedybya....As of tomorrow I am on a diet.:eek: My daughter bought the book that Catherine and her Mother went on to lose weight but she said it was not a diet you could stick to.:frown:

I think 90% of the guests look stunning whether they were skinny or plump they just looked good. The hats were wonderful apart from a couple. It will be interesting to see how the press reacts to it all. I hope they leave the newly weds alone to get on with life for a few years.

I think Diana would be watching down on them and smiling. I think she did a great job with them and I think Prince Charles stepped up to the plate after she died and did a good job. They are two well rounded young men.

Princess Anne's daughter is getting married in a couple of months. Her young man could do with a nose job. How many times has he had it broken. Still love is blind.:)

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Oh was that the guy they kept showing with the shaved head? He looked like he'd gatecrashed from some council estate in Oldham :lol:

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Agreed TT, and I did remark to my mum that there were no obese people there as is often said about the great British public. :ohmy: I haven't heard of this diet book but I bet they don't pop into Greggs for a pastie LOL!!

I think Camilla has been good for the boys too because at least she made their dad happy, and I have to admit to being terribly against her at the beginning but I like many others have kind of warmed to her.

Yes Zara is getting married, but they did say today that her fiancee will not be getting his nose fixed until after he has finished playing rugby, well it would be a waste of money LOL!!:lol:

Now I am watching a programme about how to nab a prince, so funny they have got a TV presenter on dressing her in the Kate way, cost about £8000 for her casual clothes, now she is having elocution/right word lessons ha ha, she is a Northener!!

You do not say dessert, you say pudding, you do not say mirror, you say looking glass, you do not say couch, you say sofa, you do not say toilet, you say lavatory and so on..................too funny!! :rofl:

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He is a famous rugby player LOL!! :D

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Kate's mum is a lovely looking woman - not sure how old she is - mid 50s maybe? I loved her outfit - very classy!!

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Re the "correct" way of saying things, it seems that you use words in the old way, not in the new way.................remember this if you want to nab Prince Harry. :lol:

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She looked gorgeous and a very classy outfit. I remarked to my mum that Kate didn't seem to have any grand-parents like Wills, did anybody see any?

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You are right, catherine with a "C" - looks like it's me that will get sent to the tower. :blink:

As for Mike Tindall (Zara's fiance), he reminded me of my students - every time the camera was on him, he was yakking or looking around instead of paying attention or singing a hymn like everyone else.

Bloody commoners. :rolleyes:

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Uh-oh, spoke too soon:

"The couple are also possibly twelfth cousins once removed, ..." :eek:

I'm sure they will have lovely babies.

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Re. first para. ...What about his eyebrows - almost as long as his beard.

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I love it:lol:

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My DW was watching this program on TV while I dozed off and it could explain why Kates relatives were not there.

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/meet-the-middletons

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...leans-act.html

Kates uncle and younger brother.

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The British Monarchy (facebook page) have already put the days photos on flikr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/britishmonarchy
The wedding cake looks amazing.

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Lovely Jubbly wasn't it ?

Was Harry there with his South African chick ( shes rather a hottie ) ?

Where are they jaunting off to for the honeymoon ?

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Her name is Davey and she was there! Her photo is on Daily Mail on Line.

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Actually I thought she looked rather a mess (unless I've mixed her up with someone else). Was she the one with her hair pulled back with a scrunchie (rubber band)? At least that's what it looked like to me.

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Beedubya.... No I didnt see any Grandparents but it was mentioned that there is a good for nothing Uncle that was invited. You would have thought that if there had been any close relatives invited they would have been seated at the top of the church close to the wedding party.

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Derrygirl...Thats correct. I could not think of the name for the device that held back her hair but it was as you said a scrunchie. She looked as if she had thrown something on. I think I heard them say she was at the party held later and she was with Harry. Could have been wrong by then I was half asleep.

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Well apparently half of the British people are related in some way to the Royal Family so....