I joined my mother, my twitter friends, and I’m sure millions of people around the world today to tune in for Prince William and Katherine Middleton’s Royal Wedding. I was asked by a friend why I would wake up at 4am to watch a wedding, and there are so many reasons.
I love their culture. I love the titles, the tradition, the respect, and the dress. I also love weddings, and why not watch it.
Check out the pictures below and read some of the tidbits I found about what Kate won’t be able to do now that she is married.
*The wedding took place at the Westminister Abbey
*Leave your bouquet at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
*Usually don’t have bridesmaids, so there is no one to compete with the bride, but Kate will have one.
*Hats are a huge deal. (on women)
*Kate will no longer be referred to as “Kate”, but Her Royal Highness…
*Prince William worn a uniform of the Irish Guards regiment, of which he is an honorary colonel, accompanied by his brother Prince Harry
*David and Victoria Beckham were invited
*Elton John was another celebrity guest
*Kate won’t be able to vote or run for office considered unconstitutional and not in accordance with the need for neutrality.
*Kate won’t be able to eat shellfish, due to British Royals fear of food poisoning.
*Television presenter Ben Fogle arrived in a blue suit with his pregnant wife Marina
*Kate won’t be able to finish her dinner, if she isn’t done by the time her grandmother is done. When the Queen stops, everyone stops!
*Kate arrives in the Queens 1950′s Rolls Royce
*Kate wore a Sarah Burton of Alexander McQueen
*Kate is 29 years old, making her the oldest Royal Bride ever. Diana was barely 20 years old.
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*British Socialite Tara Palmer-Tomkinson wore the The Best Hat at the Wedding
*The wedding is called a Private Event, unlike Princess Diana had a State Wedding.
*Mother of the bride Carole Middleton wore a blue wool crepe coatdress by Catherine Walker and a matching hat by Jane Corbett.
Singer Joss Stone. (Love her)
*Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
*Britain’s Prince Charles, left, and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall
*Royal cousins Princess Beatrice of York and Princess Eugenie of York chose sculptural hats from famed British milliner Philip Treacy.
*Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and her husband Prince Daniel
*Princess Mathilde of Belgium joined husband Prince Philippe
Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife who decided to break tradition by not wearing a hat.
*Prince Albert of Monaco and his fiancee Charlene Wittstock
*Sister Pippa and Flower Girls
Photos by Getty Images, Associated Press and InStyle.
