The UK Royal Wedding Thread - Just When You Thought GTP Was A Safe-haven!

[Moglet]

Question for the Brits...

...Do you really say prices like that?

Yeah, how else do you expect us to say it?

Regarding the wedding, I really couldn't care less. One of my old uni friends has put flags etc. up in her window for the event. Total waste of time and money. Nobody cares if you have flags in your window and William and Kate certainly aren't going to see them, so why do it?

Apart from being so self centered they have to shout it out to the world, of course.

 

[E28]

Completely uninterested in it.

I've no sense of pride for the royals, there are a hell of a lot more things to feel a sense of patriotism or pride for than a royal wedding. Sporting success, wartime heroes, the Red Arrows, innovation and invention, contribution to world history etc... the royals are just an omnipresent tourist feature.

However, I'm quite happy to accept the days off...

They are a very useful 'omnipresent tourist feature' and are possibly the hardest working royals in the world.

I don't care but I'll still end up watching part of it. The tacky merchandise though...

Off-topic (sort of): Anyone noticed on the sky news advert for it one guy spends all day glued to his sofa.

 

[Robin]

Regarding the wedding, I really couldn't care less. One of my old uni friends has put flags etc. up in her window for the event. Total waste of time and money. Nobody cares if you have flags in your window and William and Kate certainly aren't going to see them, so why do it?

I've seen quite a few flags on people houses and cars, is it the world cup again?! and they all seem to be England flags not the union jack, I guess people are being cheap! In any case its slightly silly.

 

[Omnis]

Be grateful you have actual royals and not a bunch of de facto ones.

 

[homeforsummer]

They are a very useful 'omnipresent tourist feature' and are possibly the hardest working royals in the world.

"Hardest working royals" is a bit like saying "least irritating fungal infection".

 

[Ardius]

On a different note, I do support the street parties people are organising, its nice to see community spirit is not completely lost. I'm actually gutted my road hasn't organised one.
Even if I don't care for the wedding, its nice to have some fun!

 

[ASH32]

On a different note, I do support the street parties people are organising, its nice to see community spirit is not completely lost. I'm actually gutted my road hasn't organised one.
Even if I don't care for the wedding, its nice to have some fun!

I am not gutted mine street isn't having one, it wouldn't be much fun with alcoholics and drug addicts anyway. In any case, I am not interested in the Royal Wedding at all.

 

[Moglet]

I am not gutted mine street isn't having one, it wouldn't be much fun with alcoholics and drug addicts anyway.

This. Someone on my street recently had a birthday party and promised they would end it at midnight. The music carried on blasting into my house (5 doors away!) until 4am, constant booming bass from their crappy 'bassline' and 'grime'. My neighbour knocked on their door at 1am asking them to keep it down as he had a small child. They ignored him. I called the police at 2am and again at 3 and got no answer (I'm not calling 999 as it's not an emergency). We just had to put up with it until 4. I did get my own back the next morning by blasting my horn as I left the house at 7 though

These people were recently raided by the police on suspicion of drug dealing, and someone was taken away in a police van. I dread to think what it would be like if there were a street party.

 

[Highlandor]

Maybe something about all the knock-off products and tourist scams going on

How do you know about that from Oz?!?!?!?

I totally agree, a few weeks ago, went down to my local newsagent for my paper and ciggies, what was on the counter - minature flags for the royal wedding for sale.

The Royal family looses so much credibility by being stinking rich in the first place, then not being happy about this fortune they amassed, they then 'sell' themselves to make more money.

What's that famous saying from 'her Majesty'- "....one is not amused...." - 100% agree your highnesseseseseses...

Sooner this fiasco is over with the better, it's another wedding, get over it, and quick please.

They are a very useful 'omnipresent tourist feature' and are possibly the hardest working royals in the world.

Yeah, right - like Prince Andrew who's supposed to be selling Britian to foreign investors, instead he uses his business trips to find people to pay off his ex-wife's huge debt.

Maybe it's the charity work - that very same charity 'work' like riding motorbikes through the desert (sounds more like fun than work), and raising thousands of pounds - cool.

It's just a shame that the security bill (as paid for by the British taxpayer) to protect the royals in their charity 'work', is far higher than the money raised from their 'charity'.

Great.

Could go on about how certain Royal can't be bothered to drive, so they've used Helicopters for oh so important....................games of golf.

Let's not even mention thier private businesses either..

Hard work??? I guess there's more than one Royal family in the UK then.

 

[MarinaDiamandis]

I'm not really interested, but am very happy for Will and Kate. I'll celebrate when Prince William becomes King William. I like the tradition involved, especially seeing the Household Cavalry/Queen's Life Guard looking the mutts nuts.

Saw a few Union Jacks flying recently, and love seeing them. To me, the St.George Cross represents the bad things about the U.K, the Union Jack represents the good.

 

[Keef]

Do these people actually do a job worth the tremendous amounts of money they get? I don't understand this whole kind-and-queen stuff just a much as the president-on-a-pedestal thing.

 

[Robin]

Saw a few Union Jacks flying recently, and love seeing them. To me, the St.George Cross represents the bad things about the U.K, the Union Jack represents the good.

I agree, seeing something like this picture looks really nice and nostalgic, like it was taken decades ago (even though it was taken today). The St.George Cross says something rather different!

 

[Ardius]

Why does the St George Cross say something different (in a negative sense)? Its merely a flag representing England, as opposed to the government of the UK. If its negative to be patriotic to England, why not the UK? Why don't we fly the EU flag? Or a World flag?
I have no problem with the English flag, sometimes I prefer to use it as it is my actual nationality as far as birthplace/parents is concerned. Personally I find the St. George Cross kind of refreshing to see as it doesn't have the reputation of the government attached to it.

 

[Keef]

I find it hard to have pride in a failing system. The idea, yes, but not the institution.

 

[McLaren]

At least those are vaguely relevant to the actual service. We've been treated to things like hour-long programmes in which Diana's demise is (pardon the pun) dug up once again, under the premise that it somehow needs investigating to see what effect it'll have on Will & whatshername's marriage.

They decided today to share what cafe & shops the couple go to. Again, not seeing why the world should care where they spend time together....

Being a prince is such a raw deal. The upside is that he gets pick of the litter, right? I don't know a girl that wouldn't want to literally become a queen and have a royal wedding. Girls dream about that crap. On the other hand, being a prince means that he must act "princely" so he can't run around and sleep with everyone since everything he does is scrutinized by the media. Sounds like cake but it's actually pretty difficult to live your entire life like that.

Btw, that's awesome to get days off for that crap.

That's typically part of the reason Kate has been getting a lot of respect. When they weren't dating, she went on about her life. As far as she has been portrayed by the media, she seems content with her life regardless of the family she is entering into.

 

[Ardius]

Having pride in something which you personally didn't really contribute to is quite an odd thing. Pride is normally to do with some kind of self-achievement, so having pride for one's country is a bit weird. I don't really get what people feel proud about when they see their nations flag, proud to be part of a group of people who accidentally happened to be born in the same area?
Sure, there is a reason to have a preference or a love for your country's achievements or for people from the same country, as they are obvious going to have related attributes and have had an influence on your life.
But I don't get the use of "pride" in this way, or at least not in a distant way like this. For example, I can understand feeling proud of being part of group, like if you played football as part of a team and you were proud of the team winning. Even feeling proud simply as a spectator, perhaps you feel you were a part of their success as you cheered them on even if it was just in spirit. But pride for a nation?
It just seems a little vain that we have to feel proud of something or someone simply because of where they were born.

 

[Sureboss]

Why does the St George Cross say something different (in a negative sense)? Its merely a flag representing England, as opposed to the government of the UK. If its negative to be patriotic to England, why not the UK? Why don't we fly the EU flag? Or a World flag?
I have no problem with the English flag, sometimes I prefer to use it as it is my actual nationality as far as birthplace/parents is concerned. Personally I find the St. George Cross kind of refreshing to see as it doesn't have the reputation of the government attached to it.

I think it's more to do with the little "ingerlunder" image, as much as anything. Besides, people like that wouldn't understand why having the St George's cross out for the royal wedding is wrong.

I've never used either flag and never will of any flag. It's just a piece of fabric.

 

[Neal]

I'm off work this week and next so because of the extra bank holiday I'm off for 17 days for only 7 days holiday...I like the royal wedding on a serious note the royals and the wedding are good for tourism regardless of how ridiculous they are so it's all good. Besides if the queen didn't live in Buckingham Palace what would they do with it? I certainly wouldn't want the PM there!

Fortunately I'll be going to see the tall ships bonanza on The Mersey on Friday so I'll have no chance of seeing it.

 

[Sureboss]

They could re-start Krypton Factor in Buckingham Palace if they kicked the queen and her runts out.

 

[Neal]

I hadn't thought of that...I'm sure there's space to fit The Crystal Maze in too.

 

[Ardius]

I think it's more to do with the little "ingerlunder" image, as much as anything. Besides, people like that wouldn't understand why having the St George's cross out for the royal wedding is wrong.

I've never used either flag and never will of any flag. It's just a piece of fabric.

I say "use", I mean I prefer to think of myself as English sometimes, rather than British. I don't really know why, I guess its just a manifestation of how confusing our "national identity" is.

 

[Jondot]

Saw a few Union Jacks flying recently, and love seeing them. To me, the St.George Cross represents the bad things about the U.K, the Union Jack represents the good.

Clearly Nick Griffin agrees.

 

[Dan_]

I agree, seeing something like this picture looks really nice and nostalgic, like it was taken decades ago (even though it was taken today). The St.George Cross says something rather different!

The UK national flag is incredibly pretty. I don't know who designed it but it was a lump of simple and direct genious.

 

[ivoyared]

I want to see Jeremy Clarkson making jokes about this wedding on Top Gear.

 

[Wiegert]

I've noticed that quite a few people in my area are flying the Union Jack in their gardens or on the walls of their houses, but I'm not seeing that many flags of St. George though.

I don't care much for the large amount of media coverage this is getting. To me it's just another wedding, but I'm happy for Will and Kate none the less.

 

[Moglet]

These people were recently raided by the police on suspicion of drug dealing, and someone was taken away in a police van. I dread to think what it would be like if there were a street party.

Funny, last night someone kicked our garage door at 2am, as has happened before. But the people I wrote about above had some flags on their cars which have been snapped off and taken. Guess who's on the case? And it's not the police. It's a few people who will get stuff done instead. Sometimes having absolutely insane headcases for neighbours can work in your favour!

 

[prisonermonkeys]

For all the people sick of the Royal Wedding, it could be worse - the Australian news networks are reporting on Justin Bieber's tour before the Wedding.

 

[Tesla]

For all the people sick of the Royal Wedding, it could be worse - the Australian news networks are reporting on Justin Bieber's tour before the Wedding.

When was the last time there was actually a full half hour of news and not, well, this? And we're getting rid of Foxtel this month too, so bye bye proper news channels

 

[Barra333]

Im happy for Will and Kate, I just hope that she doesn't get paparazzi'd to death like Di did

 

[DQuaN]

Apparently she asked the Queen for advice on a long and successful marriage. The Queen told her "always wear seatbelt and don't piss me off".