# 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:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2005, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-wedding-take-2/298546/41 "2005-04-11T18:05:55Z")
> [@Cunctator](#): > > HRH the Earl of Wessex (Prince Edward) and his wife the Countess of Wessex (formerly Sophie Rhys-Jones) have a daughter, HRH Princess Louise of Wessex. Didn’t think “Dockyard Doris” had it in him! Or, rather in _her_ . . . ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2005, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-wedding-take-2/298546/42 "2005-04-11T20:00:18Z")
I read somewhere that Joanna Lumley was at the wedding. Was that a joke or was she really there . . .? If she was, she probably made the best-dressed list. ---
**Author:** ![6\_6\_6](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/6/e0b2c6/32.png) [@6\_6\_6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/6_6_6)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2005, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-wedding-take-2/298546/43 "2005-04-11T20:44:43Z")
> [@teela brown](#): > > I read somewhere that Joanna Lumley was at the wedding. Was that a joke or was she really there . . .? If she was, she probably made the best-dressed list. Joanna Lumley, the actress, wore a colourful outfit in gold brocade with a wide-brimmed hat sporting a silk flower. **(UK) Sunday Times** ---
**Author:** ![lisacurl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/41988e/32.png) [@lisacurl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisacurl)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2005, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-wedding-take-2/298546/44 "2005-04-11T20:55:30Z")
Joanna Lumley’s outfit looked, dare I say it, frumpy. Tara Parker-Tomlinson looked like a showgirl. Tacky. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2005, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-wedding-take-2/298546/45 "2005-04-11T21:07:07Z")
> [@lisacurl](#): > > Joanna Lumley’s outfit looked, dare I say it, frumpy. Lacroix, sweetie, Lacroix. She looked _fabulous_. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2005, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-wedding-take-2/298546/46 "2005-04-11T21:13:10Z")
> [@Savannah](#): > > I wish them the best of luck. Obviously, there is a bond between them that must be strong to have endured all these years. Yeah-too bad they were married to other people and had kids and all… :rolleyes: So glad their bond stayed strong all those many years…meh. Sorry, I don’t see their “romance” as anything but tawdry. While I have reservations about Diana–she was horribly used by the Royals and they should have been on their knees thanking her for dragging them out of the Victorian era. She kept the Royals from becoming moribund, IMO. I’d like to see William actually find a virgin to marry! Good luck with that one… Not so sure re: the legitmacy/illegitmacy thing–Henry the VII was an illegetimate grandson of a King and he got the throne (ok, by conquest–picky picky picky!)…anyhoo, my point is that there were plenty of usurpers etc to the throne of England throughout the ages. Perhaps it would be better to call it a good plan that can and did often go awry… All that said, I enjoy hearing about all of them in a mild way. Kind of like a soap opera that I tune into now and again. I wish them all well, but can’t see Milly and Chuck as anything but suburban. ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2005, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-wedding-take-2/298546/47 "2005-04-11T21:18:01Z")
Paternity tests aside, there’s no way William isn’t Diana’s kid - he looks so much like her that it’s scary. And Harry, who was once a kinda funny-looking kid, in my opinion, is turning rather handsome, in a roguish sort of way. Very nicely grown up, those two. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Punkyova](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@The\_Punkyova](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Punkyova)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2005, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-wedding-take-2/298546/48 "2005-04-11T21:27:52Z")
> [@Carm6773](#): > > Out of deference to Diana, I don’t think Camilla should ever be called Princess of Wales. There is precedence for this. Since Queen Victoria reigned for so long, the title “Princess of Wales” was totally identified with her daughter-in-law, Alexandra. She was an extraordinarily beautiful woman, very involved in charity, and adored by the public. When she became queen, the title “Princess of Wales” didn’t pass to her daughter-in-law Mary for several years. People had to get used to the idea of her as Queen before they could see someone else in her place. In this case, people probably need to get used to seeing Camilla with Charles before they are ready to see her as Princess of Wales. The second lesson from this is that “Princess of Wales” is a title that has belonged to many, many women. It doesn’t belong to Diana. Someone else will use this title, and in 20 years, Diana won’t be the first woman you think of when you hear “Princess of Wales.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-wedding-take-2/298546.md?page=2)