So, yes as I'm sure everyone would be aware of Prince William and Kate Middleton were married today, apparently witnessed by 2 billion worldwide, and of course, cost altogether £20 million. Yay! Hooray! We have a new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge! Isn't that great!? Yeah, you might've guesssed I don't really care if those two are married. One, Prince William is not the first in line to throne, anyway. Two, I don't really care that much for the concept of marriage, and finally Three: they're not really going to do anything for me personally. However, I did spend time travelling across London to Westminster just for the heck of it. But what do I see but Union Jacks everywhere? It. Was. Ridiculous. However, Central London did seem incredibly fun. Wish I had my vid cam at the time. Although allow me to get a few things straight:
1: Barack Obama (or whatever world leader you were griping about) wasn't invited because the marriage of Prince William and Catherine Middleton is NOT a state wedding (and yet, we blew £20 million over it), so it only allows for the leaders of countries of the Commonwealth to come.
2. It isn't really a "Cinderella wedding story" as people like to paint it as. Well, I guess it is if you saw it as "royal marries non-noble". Yes, Kate Middleton is not an aristocrat. But she is most definitely "nouveau-riche". Her parents own Party Pieces, which has an estimated worth of £30 million. She in 2006, was also an accessory buyer for the clothing chain Jigsaw. She's about as far from a peasant as you can get. The fact of the matter is that she is the 11th generation of princesses, by marriage.
3. Americans, you outta piss off. No joke. You go out of your way to celebrate the 4th July (Independence Day) and gloat how much better you are than the rest of the world, especially the limey, crooked-teeth Brits. But when one of our sweet princes gets married, I hear some insipid talking head for the CBS declaring that the Americans have such profound interest because "We want what you have. We never had royals to look up to, and be proud". Tell me, then, what is the point of you celebrating Independence Day, then? A holiday where you gloat over sticking to George III of the United Kingdom, and when one of his descendants get married, you're all googly-eyed. Well, I'll tell you what, if it was up to me, I'd say: "You want the royals so badly? You can have them." Seriously, what are they there for anymore? The army?
Actually, I might take that back.
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