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I'm not sure where number of engagements is obtained. Googling found me these: The Royal Family’s engagements in 2012 The Royal Family’s engagements in 2013 Relevant to this discussion, several things are clear. First, Kate didn't come anywhere close to 100 engagements in either year. Second...

Extremely well-toned. In fact, suspiciously well-toned considering that their owner supposedly hasn't been able to get out of bed for two months. Those legs look like they've been working very hard with the personal trainer during Kate's "debilitating illness".

Millions of women go back to work shortly after baby #2 is born, with a daycare center being their only help. And "work" consists of 40 hours a week, not being chauffeured to an event for an hour of small talk once or twice a month. So yes, I think the Duchess could step up her engagements, even...

I'm American, so it's possible I don't understand the purpose of royal patronage duties. But it seems to me that the whole point is to call attention to the charity, for the purpose of fundraising. I might add that I think this is a very worthy "job" and one which the royals are uniquely...

^^ Let's hope she can manage to keep her bottom covered up on her next trip! I have been a huge fan of the Duchess until recently. The dress fly-ups have made me start to re-think that. She knows very well it's a continuing problem, and she knows there are solutions. Yet she continues to risk...

As far as I know, it was pure preference. I loved it though; it was something different and had an old-world feel.

I agree it was well done; I didn't mean to criticize Kate! I thought it was charming, as if the two of them were sharing a private moment.

Very true, although there's probably a vast difference between being around royals and being royal. And there's a vast difference between being 19 and being 28, or being from a broken home and being from an intact home, or marrying for dynasty versus marrying for love, or dating for 6 months...

Impossible to pick one, but my personal highlights: Harry's backward glance at the altar and comment to William. These two brothers, so different, are eternally bound. Harry, like many a best man, developed a little crush on the bride. Watch him watching her when she first arrives at the...

Before the engagement interview, he is supposed to have asked her protectively if she was OK. This is one of the lessons he learned from his parents' marriage, and one of the reasons I think they have a good chance at a successful marriage: he saw what happened when a young woman is thrown...

I'm glad I'm not the only who had that thought! To me, Kate's smile said, "I did good, yes?" and the Queen's said, "Yes you did."

Photo gallery with some spectacular shots of the ceremony: Royal Wedding Ceremony (photos) | OregonLive.com .

Another little thing I noticed: When Kate curtsied, she did not incline her head. She held the Queen's gaze, with a big smile on her face. The Queen did not look displeased. :-)

^^ I agree, BritishSwede! Anyone who thinks they were unhappy to be there missed an awful lot of eye contact they had with each other throughout the ceremony. It's not inconsistent to say that they were happy to be getting married and, at the same time, terribly nervous about the circumstances...

Well, Queen Penelope, some of us aren't overly impressed with FoxNews's accuracy in general. I'll take your version!