The Royal Wedding Debrief

Despite the formality, the pomp & splendor, it seemed to me that two lovely young people who love each other very much got married yesterday.

There were some great moments and here are a few of my favourites.

When Kate was walking down the aisle, William was trying so hard not to turn around and sneak a peek. His wing man, Harry, gave him a couple of updates, no doubt letting his big bro know how gorgeous Kate looked.

When she finally made it to the front of the Abbey and joined William, you could see him say to her, 'You look beautiful". Awwww.

I thought that Beatrice and Eugenie's outfits rocked. Everyone should leave them alone! There are so many nasty comments and articles today about them both. Really people, it's not necessary.

Kate was so glamorous, so poised, so perfect.

Her dress seemed to be inspired by Princess Grace's. It was classic, elegant, flattering and truly fitting for a Princess.

All in all, it was a lovely affair. But as much as it was amazing, it was also terribly formal. I felt for Will and Kate; they didn't have the opportunity to have an intimate, casual, or private wedding. I guess that's the price that needs to be paid for being born into nobility. And so for me, as much as it was special and really a quite incredible occasion, I'm still glad that I didn't have to go through the same. I got to choose the kind of wedding and indeed, the kind of life that I want. These two will have every luxury, every need met, every material possession they could ever dream of owning; but us 'commoners' have our freedom, our privacy and choices in how we live our lives.

My Royal Confessions

Some of my readers already know my sordid Royal secrets... some of you might not. There are a few to share, so I'll kick off the confessions with the biggest and best!

First; when I was a little girl, I scrapbooked pictures of the late Diana, Princess of Wales. Although I was a little young at the time, it was these images of her visit in the early 1980's that kicked me off.

Second; I saw the Queen at one of her visits to Adelaide in the 1980's. I'm a bit scketchy on the details, as I can't have been very old, but I'm pretty sure we went as a school excursion to the showgrounds and saw them parade through in a motorcade. I've done some research via Wikipedia and think that it may have been the 1986 visit that the Queen and Prince Philip made.  I also remember buying a venus fly trap plant at the showgrounds that day (what a random memory!)

Third; when my husband proposed to me, he was aware of my Princess Diana background, so he gave me something pretty special when he popped the question at the top of the Eiffel Tower...

It's only costume jewellery, but I love it! When we got home from our holiday we chose my 'real' ring together:

I love that one even more.

Fourth; 31st August 1997. The day Diana was tragically killed in Paris, was my 19th birthday. I was so devastated that she was killed and it seemed a little poignant that it was on my birthday.

Fifth; I'm so looking forward to watching the Royal Wedding tomorrow night! While I might be alone with some of my other confessions, It's safe to say that there are many. many of you who can join me in confession number four.

Enjoy watching the wedding tomorrow night; I know I will.

The Royal Wedding

There's always something special about weddings; the way the groom smiles when he first sees the bride, the 'I do' moment, the exchanging of rings and the promise that two people make to spend the rest of their lives together. It's no wonder that the world has gone a little ga-ga over the upcoming Royal Wedding; weddings are magical enough without the Royal element thrown into the mix.

I'm sure that I'll post again about the upcoming wedding of William and Kate, but as a preamble I wanted to share some photos from some of the Royal Weddings that I remember, or that I have always been interested in. 

Also, did you know that there is an official website for The Royal Wedding? It's Royal Weddings 2011 style! Check out the website here.