April 29, 2011
A special day
Today Britain (and apparently a lot of the rest of the world) sat and watched - in London or at home - while Prince William got married to Kate Middleton.
It was a National bank holiday here, so we'd made plans for Sir, i and Poppy to watch the ceremony together at home, with the twins joining in when they wanted. i cooked us all a traditional English breakfast this morning and then we all settled down in front of the TV at 8:00am when the BBC coverage started. To be honest i didn't expect Poppy to show much interest until the actual ceremony, but she was there on the sofa right the way through, waving the flag she'd made at nursery and making comments about things she could see. Finn and William joined us for the ceremony and were really good at keeping calm and quiet so the rest of us could hear what was going on. Poppy was absolutely enthralled for the whole of the ceremony, listening quietly to everything that went on, and Finn loved the parts where the trumpeters played and sang along with them! Even William got a sense of the occasion and listened to some of the songs, though definitely preferring 'Jerusalem' to the other hymns chosen. Poppy's favourite parts though were the ceremonial processions back to Buckingham Palace, where she cheered excitedly as we saw the open-top carriages and the soldiers on horses, and all the marching bands. We had an English tea-party as we watched, with tea and scones and cream and jam, and it was really lovely to be part of that with my little family, and something i will remember forever.
i thought the whole ceremony was really lovely and Kate looked absolutely beautiful in her dress (though her flowers weren't great). i think she coped really well with all the pressure on her and performed her parts well, as did her brother who gave a reading and her sister who was the chief bridesmaid. All the little bridesmaids and page boys were really sweet and beautifully behaved, and it was really nice to see the whole royal family together and appreciate the ancient traditions involved. i know some people say the royals are outdated now and it's foolish to still have a monarchy, but i think they do a great job for our country and i love all the pomp and regalia that goes with them. i wish William and Catherine (as she is now to be called - or the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to give them their official titles) every happiness together and look forward to seeing their first child together which i'm sure will be born sometime next year!
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I wish the Happy Couple all the best too. :)
5:25 PMI will have to mail you some pics libs, my eldest was up at 4 to get into London with five of her friends :) I had a morning of excited texts and phone calls, They spent the day on the Mall and got right infront of the Palace for the balcony stuff.
I think it's cute that you watched the wedding where in the country it occurred in, with all the proper traditions and that it was a big family occasion.
12:27 AMMy mom and I stayed up to watch the wedding here in California at 3am! We were very sleepy so we drank lots of tea and I made a huge pot of macaroni and cheese so I could munch and stay awake. We cried like babies when William and Kate made their drives to the abbey, and when they were exchanging vows. We're very big fans of the royal family and were looking forward to this for months.
I agree, Kate's dress was amazing. I would have preferred something huge and poofy like Princess Diana's dress, but it suited Kate's personality, she's so down to Earth. But her flowers were so... not okay! It was such a tiny bouquet, but it was just not made very pretty. A small bunch of white roses or lilies would have been beautiful.
Ah, I can analyze for hours!
yayyy i'm glad that other people were excited about the wedding and enjoyed watching it, not just me! i think it's lovely that people from other countries got up super early to watch it live :)
12:32 PMAnd how exciting for your daughter to be there in the crowds, Dream Ma'am. i would have loved to have gone up to London but not possible with 3 young children. i'd love to see her photos though!
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