I was 17 and went up with a gang of friend. My Mum and Dad were wildly patriotic and were keen that I should go.

It was wonderful -the crowd was so happy and we all believed in the fairy tale marriage - well who wouldn't at 17..

I still have the scrap book and all the papers that I collected about the Royal wedding.. I even have the Ladybird book that was written about it.

We didn't. We were at school watching it in the classrooms.

Was it a reform school?

Nothing like this?  I really don't get the vicarious joy that I'm supposed to feel about two very mollycoddled people wallowing in unearned ostentatious privilege.  It doesn't lift my spirits at all because it is a total irrelevance to my life and I resent the assumption that I'm supposed to fawn over a throwback to feudalism. Why should I?  What the hell have the royals done for me? It reminds me of the hypocrisy of our country where people really struggle in hard times and reduced to penury when there's always money to chuck at establishment figureheads.  This adds insult to injury. 

Why not just watch a soap wedding or Jordan's next wedding?  At least Jordan's earned her money and didn't get rich by just being born.  Maybe your favourite pop star or movie actor is getting wed?

oh dear ........have a cuddle

I remember reading that Diana on the day of her wedding knew she was making a big mistake ,her older sister told her more of less "Tough luck Dutch",her pet name for her sister.Oh and Charles had  the older sister too.

Prince William has said he doesn't want the traditional fruitcake at his wedding....Prince Philips says he doesn't give a toss...he's still going!

Aye Croc and that auld Goat Philip had mistresses galore...all kept under cover,so to speak.

It's amazing the shags money and privilege can get you .. as Peter Crouch knows all too well. 

I have no problem with them getting married or with people getting into the whole party wotsit if that's what they want. I'm even mildly interested in the dress but 20 seconds should satisfy THAT aspect. What's bugging me is the fact that he rest of us seem to have no bloody choice about having it rammed down our throats - and haven't for the last few weeks. Eight hours of coverage? EIGHT HOURS?!! My own effing wedding didn't last as long (although the next 10 years felt like lifetime).

So wedding or crap western? Great scheduling.  Roll on a decent book and a few glasses of something rich and red (aside from Harry that is...)

Achh  Cariad ..are you not out on the campaign trail drumming up votes for your assembly etc...Like wot we are in Scotland...? We have Alex(pie face ) Salmond (SNP), a Grey person in name and looks for Labour...err a few others.The fact that the "Scottish Sun"  is supporting Salmond..veers me away from him.A few years back they stated he was a"NOOSE"  round Scotlands neck..Har!

Tsk..I live in Rhondda Cynon Taf - people here do what the Labour party tell them. 

If only England was like that!  People in the south east of England do what Rupert Murdoch tells them.

Just reading this again....I could apply this exact post to when you go off on one of your Eastenders rants

This thread shows me what is wrong with this country nowadays.No national pride at all.

It's not like it happens everyday. Some people have never seen a Royal Wedding. I will watch what I want to watch of it and find something else to do for the rest of it.

I've posted this in another thread but it seems apt to put it up in here.

It looks like it could be a whole lot of fun IMO.

I just google imaged UK Bunting and this fella popped up

You got lucky.I got this!

I can't quite think of reasons why people would be proud of this country any more. 

There's a lot more wrong with this rubbishy right wing country than the unwillingness to behave like glorified Justin Beiber fans, just because we're told we should by a media who's staff have one eye on the pathetic establishment baubles.

The anti establishment trait in the British character is something to be proud of, not sneer at.

Yeah, and?  Is their life really that empty that it needs to see two people get married?  Don't they watch the soaps or have in-laws?

Even the porn in this country is crap... the americans are much better.

 People love weddings.

I always get a warm feeling, if I drive past a wedding party. 

It's a public declaration of love that wouldn't get you chucked out of a pub in Soho!

I have to agree about the media, though.

They know how to put you off watching something! 

Not everyone does.  I hate weddings, particularly all the hypocricy. 

My girls (and secretly me) are really excited about seeing a new Princess  

OK, most people love weddings! 

People watch what they want to watch. You can't blame the couple because the media decide to act like idiots and try to ram it down everybody's throats. They already have Kate lined up as the new Diana and they will fill up magazines with everything about her. But like I said I will watch what I want and turn off when I have had enough.

 So far I haven't watched or read anything about it because I choose not to. In fact I thought the wedding was tomorrow until my hubby put me right

I'm not even being secret about it. I'm looking forward to it.

I don't know why people go on about the media so much. If it's in your newspaper...turn the page. If it's on telly...choose another channel. If it's in the shops it's not gonna jump off the shelf into your trolley and make you buy it. 

I just hope that all the people I've heard over the last few weeks (not only on here) moaning about it are gonna volunteer to work that day so that their colleagues who do want to watch it can have the day off 

Eh?! Is is tomorrow I'd get there early if you're watching the procession.

Eh?! 

It's next Friday Karma  

Just in case anyone actually believes it is tomorrow and sets up their tent and all that gubbins, you'll be camping for a week

I know, I was being a twunt as usual x

I wish I could blame my memory on old age. Hubby thinks I am a nutter, all the days and weeks just blend into each other.

Crap. I have plenty of national pride. But being Welsh the Windsors don't tend to constitute a huge part of it.