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The Royal Wedding of Prince William of Wales and Kate Middleton
I sat in front of the tele today to get caught up on the impending wedding of William and Kate Friday April 29th (11am UK Time).
I was watching the wall to wall coverage on BBC America. I know the many other TV and cable channels will be covering the wedding and the run-up to it, but it was nice to spend a leisurely Sunday afternoon watching about 4 hours worth of video.
So the Prince and his bride to be are already living together. Well, that's pretty representative of how many couples are before tieing the knot.
Here's some fun in speculation on Royal titles, or lack thereof, regarding this marriage (from Wiki):
The footnote numbers are left in.... :)
Title upon marriage
There is only one case of the oldest surviving son of the Prince of Wales marrying before his father succeeded to the throne: the future George V who married Mary of Teck in 1893. He had already been created Duke of York a year earlier, shortly after the death of his older brother brought him directly in line of succession to the throne.
In recent years, several royal princes who did not already have a title were given one upon marriage, including Prince Andrew, who was created Duke of York when he married in 1986.[58] In a break with precedent[59] Prince Edward was created Earl of Wessex; at the same time it was announced that he will be given the title Duke of Edinburgh when that title, currently held by his father, reverts to the Crown.[60][61] According to The Daily Telegraph, it is expected that William will be offered a dukedom on his marriage, allowing his wife to be styled as a duchess.[62][63] In an interview with This is Sussex, Charles Kidd, editor of Debrett's, said that the title most likely to be bestowed on Prince William on the eve of his wedding was Duke of Sussex, although he added that other available dukedoms are Windsor, Clarence, Cambridge, Kendal, Avondale, and Strathearn.[64][65]
In Letters Patent dated 21 August 1996 (shortly after the divorce of the Prince and Princess of Wales) it was acknowledged that "by convention the wife of the son of a sovereign of these Realms the wife of a son of a son of a Sovereign and the wife of the eldest living son of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales is entitled to the style title or attribute of Royal Highness".[66] If William were not given a title then, after the wedding, Middleton would, by convention, be known as Her Royal Highness Princess William of Wales[62] taking her husband's first name on marriage (as with Princess Michael of Kent).[61] If however William is given a title, she would be known as "Her Royal Highness the Duchess [or other rank if appropriate] of N".
In December 2010, it was reported in The Daily Telegraph that William did not wish to receive a dukedom, preferring to remain simply "Prince William" while also wanting Middleton to become "Princess Catherine". It was suggested that this caused a dilemma for the Queen because princesses traditionally receive such titles through birth instead of marriage. If the Queen does break tradition, royal biographer Kenneth Rose believes Princess Michael of Kent would then also ask for a non-traditional title like "Princess Marie-Christine" too.[67]
I was watching the wall to wall coverage on BBC America. I know the many other TV and cable channels will be covering the wedding and the run-up to it, but it was nice to spend a leisurely Sunday afternoon watching about 4 hours worth of video.
So the Prince and his bride to be are already living together. Well, that's pretty representative of how many couples are before tieing the knot.
Here's some fun in speculation on Royal titles, or lack thereof, regarding this marriage (from Wiki):
The footnote numbers are left in.... :)
Title upon marriage
There is only one case of the oldest surviving son of the Prince of Wales marrying before his father succeeded to the throne: the future George V who married Mary of Teck in 1893. He had already been created Duke of York a year earlier, shortly after the death of his older brother brought him directly in line of succession to the throne.
In recent years, several royal princes who did not already have a title were given one upon marriage, including Prince Andrew, who was created Duke of York when he married in 1986.[58] In a break with precedent[59] Prince Edward was created Earl of Wessex; at the same time it was announced that he will be given the title Duke of Edinburgh when that title, currently held by his father, reverts to the Crown.[60][61] According to The Daily Telegraph, it is expected that William will be offered a dukedom on his marriage, allowing his wife to be styled as a duchess.[62][63] In an interview with This is Sussex, Charles Kidd, editor of Debrett's, said that the title most likely to be bestowed on Prince William on the eve of his wedding was Duke of Sussex, although he added that other available dukedoms are Windsor, Clarence, Cambridge, Kendal, Avondale, and Strathearn.[64][65]
In Letters Patent dated 21 August 1996 (shortly after the divorce of the Prince and Princess of Wales) it was acknowledged that "by convention the wife of the son of a sovereign of these Realms the wife of a son of a son of a Sovereign and the wife of the eldest living son of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales is entitled to the style title or attribute of Royal Highness".[66] If William were not given a title then, after the wedding, Middleton would, by convention, be known as Her Royal Highness Princess William of Wales[62] taking her husband's first name on marriage (as with Princess Michael of Kent).[61] If however William is given a title, she would be known as "Her Royal Highness the Duchess [or other rank if appropriate] of N".
In December 2010, it was reported in The Daily Telegraph that William did not wish to receive a dukedom, preferring to remain simply "Prince William" while also wanting Middleton to become "Princess Catherine". It was suggested that this caused a dilemma for the Queen because princesses traditionally receive such titles through birth instead of marriage. If the Queen does break tradition, royal biographer Kenneth Rose believes Princess Michael of Kent would then also ask for a non-traditional title like "Princess Marie-Christine" too.[67]
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Ah well, I guess it's beyond the couple's own control. They are supposed to follow the protocols. I'm not sure, if I were prince Williams, that I'd be pleased with all that media attention - in fact even a 'regular' wedding with friends, colleagues and family attending seems like a nightmare to me right now. The girlfriend and I are no doubt going to disagree about a great many things in that respect, should the day ever come of course. :X
To me it was NO BIG DEAL so I won't be watching this!!
Considering the state of the world today and I am sure there are many people in the UK too that are not doing too well, this is a waste of taxpayer money !!
Furthermore, correct me if I am wrong since I am just a humble and often misinformed American regarding the Royal Affairs of the British Empire;
but isn't being a Prince and a Princess, Queen and King, etc etc in the UK just a title now?
It doesn't mean anything anymore.
The Queen and King no longer have absolute power like they used to and send the British Army to conquer any country they want at a shake of a fist!!
I found this, the British Citizens pay money to maintain the Royal Family?
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/176828.html
Why?
The Royal Family has more money than all the British Citizens combined!!
"Can one give one one?" :-)) >:-) :-j
I'll be watching it anyway - to see the dress and all :)
The monarchy is very much about pomp and ceremony these days, but the value of the monarchy to an island like Britain is incalculable. Critics call it outdated, which it is. But for the sake of tourism if nothing else the monarchy is as important as any stone built landmark or Shakespeare, Robin Hood and the Beatles.
Maybe it belongs in the past, but if we didn't have it we would want it back. Americans love Royal weddings because its something they don't have. And if no tax payers money was pumped in to the Royal family not one of us would actually feel any better off. Hundreds of small London based businesses would certainly feel worse off though.
I will watch it if only to enjoy playing games like 'how the hell did Rowan Atkinson get an invite?'
Another fun game is a drinking game ... alas as I need to be very alert the next day I'll be recording it and saving that way of watching it for another day ... I mean what ...? :P
Stephane Bern, our very own Monarchy expert here... Not sure I'll be watching him on the telly for 5 hours straight during the wedding tomorrow morning...
Yes, you'd literally have to hide under a rock until it had passed to avoid hearing about it. My God. Can't understand the attraction myself.
It amuses me how the Americans are so fascinated by the Royals. As someone said, guess it's because they haven't a Royal family. Alot look at celebrities and royalty like they're gods or something. LOL.
The only apparel Kate could wear that interests me is her Birthday suit. Down with the damn wedding! ;-) Looks wise, I think she is average but she seems like a very nice, stand up, devoted girl which is to her credit.
I bet Prince Harry will be counting down the seconds until it's over or atleast until the booze fest starts afterwards.
@Bounine There's something missing with Kate for me; though I'm sure she's a likeable enough girl in person and everything. Her mum's a bona fide MILF, mind... :>
Personally I'd like to watch some of it. The wedding is an occasion that will be remembered for a while. Amidst this whole bleak philosophy we have the uk, the wedding will be something we can actually have fun over, whether we are strict royalists or not.
Now my hunch is (and I should stress it's only an educated guess and I have no inside information to confirm this) that she will opt for the fake leopard skin, slutty look.
Anyway regardless of what you may feel regarding the Monarchy, these are two young people very much in love, and I genuinely wish the happy couple the very best wishes on their big day and hope they have a long, happy and successful marriage.