I think this is gonna have to be a Netflix night. The Royal Wedding reminds me of the Energizer Bunny. It just keeps going... and going... and going.
My mother was watching it earlier, during Repeat # 1 or 2, so I joined her for a bit. I must be a strange one, because these are the things I noticed through watching it off and on:
- The blue and red colors in the cathedral reminded me of Beauty and the Beast. (Which made me want to pop the dvd in the BluRay player post-haste).
- Seeing actual trees inside a church was just strange. At that point, I felt London was another planet.
- Hymns are very l-o-n-g and there are a lot of them.
- The hats the ladies wore were really hilarious. Their mirrors must be fun house mirrors, because I'd never even pick those hats up at the store.
I'm pretty sure I would just point and laugh.
- When I saw the ferris wheel before a commercial break, it made me think of Doctor Who.
- Westminster Cathedral is massive. It looks as big as Tomorrowland at Disney World! Those people must have burned a lot of calories just by walking down that aisle alone.
- Kate's father must have been freaking out. I mean, his daughter is the future, flippin' Queen of England. He had to have been nervous around all those people and cameras.
- This wedding was l-o-n-g. I hope everyone went to the bathroom before they left and didn't have a second cup of coffee.
Okay, tea.
- They had some awesome camera angles inside that cathedral! That's what kept me watching from time to time.
That, and the horses. (I'm serious here, too. I LOVED those horses).
- Prince Harry looks like quite the rascal. His smile looks incredibly mischievious. I hear he's sort of a bad boy, so I guess that's why I like his energy? Lol!
On the other hand, Prince William reminds me so much of his mother. His mannerisms mirror her a lot.
- Just HOW MUCH did that wedding and receptions end up costing? I can't imagine.
- I don't envy the frou-frou, stressful life Kate will have from now on. How could the girl possibly relax even in her own home? I swear I'd go mad.... pray to be abducted by aliens... ANYTHING to get out from under that microscope. I can't imagine any man being worth that, so I do wish her luck. It'll never last if they don't love one another like mad.
- When I saw the priest, I couldn't help thinking of The Princess Bride.
"Mawage. Mawage is wot bwings us togeder tooday. Mawage, that bwessed awangment, that dweam wifin a dweam. And wuv, tru wuv, will fowow you foweva."
- This is supposed to be William and Kate's day, but in the middle of the service everyone has to pay homage to the Queen via 'God Save the Queen.' I may not be into weddings, but I do know that - Queen or not - NO GIRL'S big day should have an intermission for their grandmother-in-law.
- Kate's sister has it made. She gets all the perks without the pressure.
- There was a little blond boy there, and he was TOO FREAKIN' CUTE FOR WORDS! He was having the time of his life. Lol!
- There were a few Disney moments: The cathedral... the coachmen.... the prince and his princess riding in a carriage pulled by white horses... all the formal costumes the men wore... the coach which the Queen rode in. (I loved the crown on the roof of it).... the church bells ringing (also reminiscent of 'Beauty and the Beast' to me)... and most important of all I saw DRIZELLA and ANASTASIA!
I don't know their names. I think it's Beatrice and Eugenie? All I know is I saw them sitting inside the church, and INSTANTLY it was like seeing two Disney cast members.
- My mother made an interesting observation today.
"God Save the Queen."
That old woman must be so tired of hearing that song. Mom says that song has followed the queen almost all her life, so surely it's like another appendage to her.
Mom thinks it would drive the woman crazy hearing it so much, but I think that by now surely she's tuned it out?
All I know is that it's been in MY head all day, and already I'm sick of it.
- Loved those trumpets kind of near the end, before they left the church. It sounded so surreal and like I was witnessing another era. It didn't last but a few seconds, but it was awesome.
Okay, I cannot believe I babbled so much about The Royal Wedding because I really could care less. It's just that it's EVERYWHERE.
I told Mom earlier that the commercials for the dvd to buy of the wedding will start hounding us pretty soon.
I kid you not, but a few minutes later Mom opened her email and saw an ad for that very thing. Lol!
Well, anyway... the bride looked beautiful and just like a fairytale. I think her sister - they look a lot alike, don't they? - did a great job as maid of honor. I can't even begin to imagine how nervous they all were today.
And I'm sure Princess Diana was there. I didn't follow her life or anything, but it was easy to see that she was a good person that really cared for people. I just know she was at her son's wedding today. I know it, and I hope those boys felt her presence. It had to have been a bittersweet day for William most especially.
