Originally posted by mikelomI am with you all the way. I did not watch the whole thing, but one thing was indeed impressive; the security was completely inconspicuous! Marvellously well organized event. Pomp, elegance, no skin, no tats. Showed Hollywood what class is all about. Wonderful music throughout. Happy couple. Weddings like this one come along once in a generation. The historic perspective lends the event an aura missing from American life, by choice(and we would have it no other way), since we have only those who are declared as monarchy wannabes by a doting mainstream Yankee press despite being descended from bootleggers(the Kennedys).
The majority of the wedding was privately paid for by families, sponsors, BBC and other media venturers, and not by the tax payer.
If the Royal family is of no interest and unuseful, why did over 2 billion people watch the event?
Sorry, but I strongly disagree with you. Historical events are of importance, and the heraldry of the British Monarchy is en ...[text shortened]... can't, understand the historical side of it, and what it means to be British/English.
-m.
I begrudge you Brits your monarchy not at all! Pageantry at its best is what was on display. I believe the UK gets thier money's worth from any taxpayer expenditure on maintaining their royalty. Jolly good show, chaps! As you say, the world indeed was happy at the tune of two billon's worth watching!
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Originally posted by robbie carrobie's not true. He came at a direct invitation from the Sassenach. And besides, we are nothing to do with your current lot - you got those from the other end of Germany from where ours are from. And besides besides, William the *cough* Illegitimate was a Frog/Pirate mix, anyway.
I blame you, you were the ones that shipped over William of Orange
and started the whole thing off again.
Richard
I wonder what anti-royalists actually want.
To quote English Bob from Unforgiven "English Bob: [discussing the assassination of President Garfield] If you were to try to assassinate a king, sir, the... how shall I say it? The aura of royalty would cause you to miss. But, the president...
[chuckles]
English Bob: I mean, why not shoot the president?"
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Originally posted by Virtue76They probably want the idea that they, too, could become president if they played their cards right.
I wonder what anti-royalists actually want.
All but five of them are mistaken, and of those five, one is already prime minister, one is brother to the leader of the opposition, and one shares the latter's first name and party membership.
Richard