This Friday Prince William and long time girlfriend Catherine Middleton were wed at Westminster Abbey while billions of people around the world watched the ceremony on many different channels. Prince William and his best man and brother Prince Harry arrived in military uniform, while the bride arrived in a breath taking wedding gown designed by Sarah Burton. It was a long sleeved lace and ivory satin design with a 9 foot train and a veil a tiara to match. As Middleton walked down the aisle, Prince Harry said to his brother, "Wait until you see what's coming". When she arrived at the altar Prince William said, "You look beautiful". Though the newly wed couple were not able to kiss in the church (that is not tradition in the church of Englad), they locked lips twice on the balcony before half a million screaming Britains. Your Royal Highnesses the Duke and Dutchess of Cambridge then proceeded to Buckingham Palace for an evening dinner which lasted until the early hours of the next morning. And on the next day, a helicopter whisked them off to an unknown destination for their honeymoon as husband and wife.
When I told people I watched the Royal Wedding they said in reply, "Why do you care?" Well, first of all I am a hopeless romantic though I try to hide it (don't tell anyone) and Kate Middleton is living the life that every girl dreams of at least once. She got Prince Charming, literally Prince Generous, Polo Playing, Uniform Wearing, Charming. She is a commoner and he is a prince, they fell in love and got married, that is seriously a fairytale come true! Secondly, in a world where bad news is all we see, this was a grand event of happiness. When interviewed, the U.S. ambassador to St. James Palace said, "Everyone needs a day to bask in happiness and just smile, and that's what we did today". With everything that is happening in the world, war, tragedy, disaster, it was a welcome relief to see love and joy. That is why the Royal Wedding had such global appeal. As for the new couple, I wish them a long life of love and happiness something William's parents were deprived of.
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