perfect marriage, without a doubt my favorite with the one of Mary and Frederick. The crowd, the English know how to celebrate and rejoice. Their originality, eccentricity, creativity, craziness, crazy hats that some have created to the glory of married, flags, color, some have stayed 3 nights out to ensure they have the best possible view , this craziness is unique. No country with a monarchy can boast of having half of this madness or infatuation for a royal wedding. This has failed in Victoria’s. The crowd was there – less important than today but it did not give the show the million of people (confirmed by the police) gave us today (show Getty Images).
Secondly, I love this mix of pomp and humor and the lightness of the two Princes. The walkabout yesterday on the Mall of William and Harry, surprising, unexpected and there is really only them to do that. Even more, the exit of the newly weds from Bpalace in an Aston Martin!! A must. And the decor made by Harry on the car ... Great. A helicopter flying over the car with william’s Colleagues.
It’s undoubtedly the most famous monarchy of the planet, but it knows as nobody does not take itself seriously. It was huge.
The ceremony: the beautiful singings, the choirs absolutely amazing, great dignity and restraint. The floral decoration was perfect because simple and gave way to the extraordinary setting of the Abbey and the trees were just there to “dress” the heaviest and most ungainly stone pillars. Very wise.
James Middleton was perfect. Only at the wedding of Felipe and Letizia I saw a member of the family of the bride doing the same thing (the grandmother of Letizia). Again, very sensitive from William to ask a Kate’s family member to take on this role and not – for example - his cousin Peter Philips.
Kate looked comfortable but not too much. Perfectly in tune with much grace and dignity, smiling without overdoing it and nod as Victoria (which I love anyway). I note the similarity more striking with Mary. Not physically. But his behavior, his gait, his grace, they are both “delicates”.
Kate has charisma, as Mary. And both have husbands who are shy and not very comfortable in public. They have a sweet voice. I hope that Kate will do as well as Mary. There were no effusions as some wanted to see as at Victoria’s wedding. Good. But with Victoria, Kate reinvented the royal wedding gowns. Both moderns and gorgeous. The skirt is fully embroidered and the cut is sublime. The train is very modern (look how it is attached to the dress). Not too large veil or long train. Nothing was missing.
Not talking about Beatrice and Eugenie, horrors. Letizia I like her dress and her little “bibi”, the Greek royal family, fine, fine too Mathilde, Maxima pretty, Victoria's dress is pretty but too sticky back, front is beautiful, Charlene coat and hat no interest. But yesterday evening Letizia and Victoria were just sublime, gorgeous etc...
The wedding cake is a splendor. So beautiful. I saw photos of Kate greeting Prime ministers, she is so at ease. Mary again. And Kate has a very very strong handshake. Good sign.
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oh well, still lovely and worth no sleep
