It’s official: the wedding yesterday was amazing … the Queen said so as she arrived back at Buckingham Palace.
Let it be said that I have not watched a Royal Wedding since I have no idea when! Charles, no; Anne, never; Andrew, as if; Edward, pshaw … any others?
On behalf of a friend in a country far away who was trapped in an office without access to a television, I turned official wedding photographer. OK so snaps using a 3Mp camera in a BlackBerry Bold is hardly the stuff of photographic heaven. However, I provided a running commentary on colours of outfits and then the first official photos of the bride’s dress. Within a minute or so, my photo had gone around the world and people in that office were delighted.
The IMOM strikes again! Glad to be of service ma’am!
As to the wedding: imagine being the woman, much more than the man, who has such a superb choice of venue, order of service, dress, reception, palace, soldiers. For Britain, this is a magnificent contribution to the marketing of the country. No one on the planet who loves a parade and some ceremony can deny that yesterday’s spectacle was magnificent.
Hundreds of millions of Pounds will pour into Britain as a direct result of this ceremony: it wasn’t even a State event!
As for the drivel spoken by so called commentators and people in the crowds … they’re such nice people, he’s really down to earth … tripe. All tripe and really uncalled for. The Royal Family is among the world’s most privileged group of people: not just for inherited wealth but for access and isolation. They can really go where and do what they want, when they want and hang the consequences. Just look at the behaviour of the Duke of York: lambasted for his behaviour in his roving business ambassador role.
Then the people highlighted by the BBC as they entered the Abbey. The Beckhams and Elton John: the zenith of British society? I think not! And that Tara Palmer Blah Ma … hardly the epitome of role models for young girls.
Overall, a fabulous day out for Britain shared by the world and it’s something we do well in the UK. Would I sack the palaces today and disband the royalty, though? Yes!
I chatted to people throughout the day from half a dozen countries around the world and they ALL watched the wedding and loved it: or they looked in awe at my photographs and my mini commentary and loved it.
Crack on with normal life now!
DW
