I fawned over Kate's Alexander McQueen,on the verge of tears from the beauty of it all,as did many.Who knew royalty could pull off such a stunning event ? The lovely ceremony began on Friday morning with the arrival of guests such as Boris Johnson, David and Victoria Beckham and a early Elton John, alongside the likes of Tara Palmer Tomkinson and David Cameron.
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| Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice arrive |
Guests also included ninety four members of the royal family including Queen Elizabeth dressed in yellow, and Goldsmiths student Princess Beatrice and her sister Princess Eugenie. Former prime minister John Major was also invited who was actually appointed special guardian of Harry and William after their mothers death in 1997 due to the Queens personal friendship with Major. William wore his red Irish guards tunic as confirmed, alongside his brother and best man Harry's black attire.Both looked nervous and arrived half an hour before the blushing bride.
The thorough ceremony captured two confirmations of ''I will'' which equalled in a hearty cheer from thousands outside in the crowd, which William and Kate obviously heard. At this point Kate was no longer a commoner as she has been called in the past, but a princess and duchess. After many hymns, speeches and a awkward ring squeeze, the lovely couple were officially wed and ready to face the world.
If anything, Catherine stole the show, William becoming Peter Andre for the day. The public's familiarity with her as if she were or is a friend, has both it's negative and positive viewpoints.
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| This is the view which made Kate proclaim "Oh My!" as she stepped onto the balcony |
Thousands of Londoners stood tattering the union jack until it was on its last legs, but with a hard jab in the air at that. The pride of this day in London was like no other. Green Park became like a forbidden paradise where some longed to climb the palaces gates as we do in the heat.
At precisely 1:25pm , the newlyweds appeared slowly on the balcony to have the highly anticipated traditional first kiss which dates all the way back to1923. The human tidal wave below cheered until their were dry throats, fully appreciating the young couples new titles and marriage, which represented the U.K beautifully. Now the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the royal couple satisfied hundreds of extravagantly dressed television reporters who were placed all around the palace like a swat team and captured the million pound shot.
With the loud click clack of hooves and occasional orders from police, many Britons who had slept overnight near the palace grounds were finally rewarded and able to catch a glimpse of Kate and Wills passing through and waving a less than artificial hearty hello.
Never short on parties especially on a bank holiday, many Britons celebrated with street parties which I'm sure had extra cucumber sandwiches to last days.
After the kiss, the last the public saw of the couple, was their entrance into the palace accompanied by 186 horses and then later their journey to the reception that night after a change of clothes. The main act Ellie Goulding performed her rendition of guest Elton Johns "Your Song" encapsulating it as a "very surreal, incredible experience. I will never forget it. It was amazing." Insiders revealed Prince Harry as becoming emotional, breaking down in tears as he labelled Kate as "like a sister" whereby she too became emotional. The two Princes became doubly emotional as they made a tribute to their mother Diana, and their father Charles tried to lighten the mood by telling funny stories of Williams childhood whilst Harry changed the subject joking about Williams baldness.
Though apparent how much pressure comes with marrying a prince, nonetheless the son of the late Princess Diana, I and many others hope Kate is able to live out the promises she has made in the past about her position now, whereby she is able to make a change and do good for others. Other than that, congratulations to both on a beautiful wedding and I wish them well in the future.
