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11-16-2010, 09:56 AM
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I hear them call the tide
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Royal Wedding
Finally. Seems to me they waited until the nation really needed something positive to celebrate to get them out of the doldrums.....
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11765422
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11-16-2010, 10:05 AM
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I hear them call the tide
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I love the way Charles said "They've been practising for long enough" ...taking a leaf out of his father's book of tact!
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11-16-2010, 10:41 AM
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"Doors to manual!"
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11-16-2010, 10:54 AM
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probably won't stay up all night for this one
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11-16-2010, 11:08 AM
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I hear them call the tide
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I might. Not sure why I'm interested, but I am. Guess it's a link to the homeland. I was on vacation when Diana got married to whoever it was she married
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11-16-2010, 11:24 AM
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He's giver her his mother's engagement ring.
Let's hope it works out better for Kate... Then again, it does seem like a love match this time. Good luck to them. |
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11-16-2010, 12:01 PM
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11-16-2010, 12:10 PM
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11-16-2010, 04:25 PM
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Next, it'll be the date, the venue (Westminster Abbey is top of the pops so far) then the flowers, the bridesmaids and of course the effing frock...
Starting today we'll all be flooded with royal wedding hysteria trivia and I do sort of wish they'd nip off to Gretna and just do it, but still wish them all the luck in the world, they'll need it. As to the effing frock, do you think she'll choose a brit designer  just kidding.
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11-16-2010, 05:23 PM
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do couples still elope to Gretna Green? It thought that was just in Heyer . . .
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11-16-2010, 05:50 PM
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They said on the news that it was going to be a small ceremony at the same chappel Charles married Camilla.
The ring Diana had for her engagement was a classic. I know so many people who had replicas (far less expensive) as their rings for quite a few years after that. I think it's nice that Kate is getting it. I'm sure it would mean a lot to everyone involved for her to wear it. As to the whole thing, good luck to them. Just like every other couple, I guess they'll have their ups and downs. I hope they have more ups though.
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11-16-2010, 05:50 PM
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pardon all the spelling errors in the above post.
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Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber |
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11-16-2010, 08:37 PM
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“Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo”
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Should be a great event.
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11-17-2010, 04:38 AM
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We have to go back, Kate!
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William said the ring was a way for his mum to be there, sharing their excitement and happiness.
I'm not one o'them thar royalists, as you can probably guess...but I quite like the princes. They seem a pretty well-balanced pair of lads (aside from the unfortunate choice in fancy dress outfits) considering the life they've led. It's strange really. I think there's a sense in which they, probably more than any other royals, seem to 'belong' to the nation. The whole thing about Di being the 'people's princess' was ridiculous and staged, but it also resonated. Very similar in fact to the way the nation adopted princess charlotte in the late Georgian era. Seems that side of our national culture remains strong at some level. The public death of their mother left the nation feeling, in a sense, almost in loco parentis to the young princes. I think, anyway.
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