# Royal Wedding: Take 2 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 9, 2005, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-wedding-take-2/298546 "2005-04-09T09:35:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2005, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-wedding-take-2/298546/1 "2005-04-09T09:35:21Z")
_There’s just a few more hours; that’s all the time you’ve got A few more hours before they tie the knot…_ Two hours, if I’m not mistaken, before the wedding of Charles and Camilla. As one of our British dopers said when the engagement was announced, “I’m happy for them insofar as I give a stuff.” ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2005, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-wedding-take-2/298546/2 "2005-04-09T12:20:56Z")
And it’s done. The boring old gits have wed. Big Ben has not crumbled, the sky has not turned dark, and as far as I know, Her Majesty is still ticking. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2005, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-wedding-take-2/298546/3 "2005-04-09T12:24:31Z")
And doesn’t the phrase _the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall_ sound silly? How long do you reckon before she’s upgraded to _Princess of Wales_? ---
**Author:** ![owlstretchingtime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/958977/32.png) [@owlstretchingtime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/owlstretchingtime)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2005, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-wedding-take-2/298546/4 "2005-04-09T12:29:52Z")
Cracking hats. Marquee and vol au vents to follow. Traditional British wedding. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2005, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-wedding-take-2/298546/5 "2005-04-09T13:07:57Z")
> [@Cunctator](#): > > And doesn’t the phrase _the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall_ sound silly? How long do you reckon before she’s upgraded to _Princess of Wales_? I don’t know that they ever will do that. Congratulations to them. It’s nice they can finally marry. ---
**Author:** ![Tuco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tuco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuco)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2005, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-wedding-take-2/298546/6 "2005-04-09T13:39:26Z")
Was it me or did it look like the young Royals had all been down the pub when William, Harry, Beatrice, Zara, etc. wandered down the hill? They just had a look of a wedding party who had nipped off for a swift half! ---
**Author:** ![Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/779978/32.png) [@Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazon_Floozy_Goddess)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2005, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-wedding-take-2/298546/7 "2005-04-09T14:56:36Z")
Did you see Camilla’s bridal attire? It was underwhelming. Especially that hat. It looks like a seagull landed on her head and died. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2005, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-wedding-take-2/298546/8 "2005-04-09T14:58:52Z")
The hat was actually stalks of wheat. I thought it was different, but not as bad as some other hats I saw. Remind me again of the history of their relationship and why he didn’t marry her 30 years ago? Did Mum disapprove of Camilla? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2005, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-wedding-take-2/298546/9 "2005-04-09T15:14:46Z")
IIRC, he dithered, she laid down an ultimatum, he continued to dither, and so she went through with marrying ol’ P-B. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2005, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-wedding-take-2/298546/10 "2005-04-09T15:19:03Z")
> [@ivylass](#): > > The hat was actually stalks of wheat. I thought it was different, but not as bad as some other hats I saw. Wheaties! Marriages of Champions! Umm, ah. Wait a sec. We’re talking the British Royal Family here. Never mind. ---
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2005, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-wedding-take-2/298546/11 "2005-04-09T17:07:01Z")
Well it’s about bloody time. It took them long enough! ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2005, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-wedding-take-2/298546/12 "2005-04-09T17:14:37Z")
I think it’s sweet, being in love for 35 years and finally tying the knot. You know, married couples do tend to look alike. ---
**Author:** ![CrazyCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CrazyCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrazyCatLady)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2005, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-wedding-take-2/298546/13 "2005-04-09T18:03:36Z")
Yes, it would be very sweet, were it not for the whole marrying other people and then promptly screwing around on them bit. Star-crossed lovers torn apart by cruel fate is one thing, this is quite another. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2005, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-wedding-take-2/298546/14 "2005-04-09T18:49:47Z")
I liked the feathery hat. It beats the stuffing out of a poufy peice of veil and a tiara. I think the entire after the wedding ensemble was very classy. I didn’t see the wedding gown. Came in late. ---
**Author:** ![SnakesCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2005, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-wedding-take-2/298546/15 "2005-04-09T19:55:21Z")
If I’m not mistaken the suit she was wearing was the wedding dress. The actual wedding ceremony was in a Civil Office, and I was glad to see she had more class than to go the “white fluffy dress and tiara” look which would not suit her at all IMO. My opinion of her actually went up a notch. I didn’t see if she wore anything different to the Blessing or the reception, which the Queen was scheduled to attend. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2005, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-wedding-take-2/298546/16 "2005-04-09T21:55:24Z")
To the Blessing, she wore a long gray dress. I think it was an ankle-length sheath with a chiffon kind of robe over it. And the wheat stalks. But I thought wheat was for fertility. Isn’t that a moot point by now? ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2005, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-wedding-take-2/298546/17 "2005-04-09T23:12:33Z")
I also didn’t think too much of the wedding suit, but loved the “blessing” outfit. From the AP: > [@](#): > > For the blessing ceremony at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle, the duchess changed into another Robinson Valentine design, a long, fitted silk porcelain-blue dress and high-collared coat embroidered with gold thread, with a slight train. Clarence House said shades of blue and gold were her favorite colors. The outfit was inspired by a piece of jewelry that had belonged to the duchess’s mother; Robinson Valentine researched embroidery, technique and fabric in the textile collection at the Victoria & Albert Museum and decided the desired effect required them to create their own fabric. On her head, the duchess wore a feather headdress covered in gold leaf and tipped with crystals. Her shoes were pale gray silk with subtle gold embroidery detail on the toe, and she carried a small, simple bouquet of gray blue and yellow flowers tied with the same kind of silk used to make her dress. The more I read about Camilla the more I like her, and I’m happy for both of them. She’s a classic, low-key elegant, tweedy Englishwoman, and she’ll make wonderful Princess Consort. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2005, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-wedding-take-2/298546/18 "2005-04-09T23:27:53Z")
I wanted to see the hats, and found [this pic](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7444709/?GT1=6428) of the bride’s daughter. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2005, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-wedding-take-2/298546/19 "2005-04-09T23:51:17Z")
anderson cooper had me laughing with the coverage on cnn. he was very amused and obsessed with the hats. i’ll bet he brings some home for mum. i thought camilla dressed well, 3 clothes changes in one day. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2005, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-wedding-take-2/298546/20 "2005-04-10T00:34:52Z")
> [@Tuco](#): > > Was it me or did it look like the young Royals had all been down the pub when William, Harry, Beatrice, Zara, etc. wandered down the hill? They just had a look of a wedding party who had nipped off for a swift half! Well, they probably did! Or there was an open bar in the limo. But who’s Zara? I thought Charles’ neices were Beatrice and Eugenie. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-wedding-take-2/298546.md?page=2)