# The Royal Wedding; will it be watched by you? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 25, 2011, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-royal-wedding-will-it-be-watched-by-you/579693 "2011-04-25T19:05:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Double\_Foolscap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85e7bf/32.png) [@Double\_Foolscap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Double_Foolscap)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-royal-wedding-will-it-be-watched-by-you/579693/41 "2011-04-26T12:18:45Z")
Nope - there’s a beer festival on that day, so I’m going to be using the extra holiday to get drunk and eat pies. It’s what Diana would have wanted. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-royal-wedding-will-it-be-watched-by-you/579693/42 "2011-04-26T13:41:39Z")
Good god no. I can’t even watch the news this week, as half of it seems to be taken up with fawning over a bunch of privileged rich people. How the UK puts up with this enormous expense is beyond me. ---
**Author:** ![Steophan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steophan/32/9595_2.png) [@Steophan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steophan)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-royal-wedding-will-it-be-watched-by-you/579693/43 "2011-04-26T13:47:09Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Good god no. I can’t even watch the news this week, as half of it seems to be taken up with fawning over a bunch of privileged rich people. How the UK puts up with this enormous expense is beyond me. What expense? They are paying for it themselves. ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-royal-wedding-will-it-be-watched-by-you/579693/44 "2011-04-26T13:52:58Z")
If I’m up I’ll watch it, otherwise no. I especially got up to see Diana and Charles get married, and then PBS re-ran it later on that night. I was mad about that 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-royal-wedding-will-it-be-watched-by-you/579693/45 "2011-04-26T13:54:43Z")
> [@Steophan](#): > > What expense? They are paying for it themselves. Not only that people are raking it in. I saw on the Daily Business Report, London hotels are pulling in twice normal rates, and sales of all sorts of paraphernalia are through the roof so that is helping the economy a bit ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-royal-wedding-will-it-be-watched-by-you/579693/46 "2011-04-26T14:09:24Z")
> [@Steophan](#): > > What expense? They are paying for it themselves. So they’re paying for all the cops’ salaries, the security run-ups, the horse guards, the police dogs, and the cleanup afterwards? Wow, who knew they were such philanthropists? ---
**Author:** ![Steophan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steophan/32/9595_2.png) [@Steophan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steophan)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-royal-wedding-will-it-be-watched-by-you/579693/47 "2011-04-26T14:15:43Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > So they’re paying for all the cops’ salaries, the security run-ups, the horse guards, the police dogs, and the cleanup afterwards? Wow, who knew they were such philanthropists? No, and neither should they. They pay tax, the same as everyone else, and as such are entitled to the protection of the police. My understanding is that the Royals are paying for the private element of the ceremony, and taxes are paying for the public element, including security, and making arrangements for members of the public who want to come watch. I can’t find a cite for this, not that I looked for very long, but that’s what I read months ago. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-royal-wedding-will-it-be-watched-by-you/579693/48 "2011-04-26T14:16:37Z")
> [@Markxxx](#): > > Not only that people are raking it in. I saw on the Daily Business Report, London hotels are pulling in twice normal rates, and sales of all sorts of paraphernalia are through the roof so that is helping the economy a bit I still don’t understand how people who don’t own hotels (or restaurants, or pubs) are benefited by this kind of thing. Those hotels aren’t even necessarily owned by Britons. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-royal-wedding-will-it-be-watched-by-you/579693/49 "2011-04-26T14:18:48Z")
Englishman here. I will be doing my damnedest to avoid it. Not everyone is as curmudgeonly as me, however. One of my colleagues is going to a garden party, and my parents are having a special do at their club, where they’ve got a big screen, and their village is already festooned with Union flags etc. ---
**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 26, 2011, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-royal-wedding-will-it-be-watched-by-you/579693/50 "2011-04-26T14:33:45Z")
i’ll watch with my tiara on. like savannah i watched with my mum when c&d married. we dressed and had breakies while watching. my mum has passed as well so… this time it will just be me and the cats. the furry ones will have fancy feast and i’m still planning the breakies menu. ---
**Author:** ![Floater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dc4da7/32.png) [@Floater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Floater)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-royal-wedding-will-it-be-watched-by-you/579693/51 "2011-04-26T15:14:35Z")
I’ll be in London in the morning, but head straight for Aberdeen as that is almost as far away from the circus I can get on the island. ---
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-royal-wedding-will-it-be-watched-by-you/579693/52 "2011-04-26T15:53:02Z")
> [@Floater](#): > > I’ll be in London in the morning, but head straight for Aberdeen as that is almost as far away from the circus I can get on the island. Considering where they both went to uni, I’m not sure Aberdeen is going to be exactly quiet about the wedding. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-royal-wedding-will-it-be-watched-by-you/579693/53 "2011-04-26T15:56:00Z")
I’ll watch it live because 4:30am happens to be my “me” time to do silly things like that. If it’s moving slowly or boring I’ll DVR it and click around the next morning. And I just really want to see the dresses. And the horsies. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-royal-wedding-will-it-be-watched-by-you/579693/54 "2011-04-26T15:58:37Z")
Gotta admit the Brits know how to put on a show – weddings, funerals, coronations – they’ve got it. Hope it doesn’t rain (much). ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-royal-wedding-will-it-be-watched-by-you/579693/55 "2011-04-26T16:08:49Z")
Couldn’t possibly care any less. If I cared any less, I wouldn’t even know about it. ---
**Author:** ![gwendee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-royal-wedding-will-it-be-watched-by-you/579693/56 "2011-04-26T16:22:08Z")
I like to see the carriages and the uniforms and the ceremony before the ceremony. I watched Charles and Diana’s wedding. I also got up to see Princess Anne’s wedding. I’ll want to see the hats. We didn’t have 24 hour news channels then. I’m sure I’ll be able to see all the parts I enjoy without making any extra effort to see it live. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-royal-wedding-will-it-be-watched-by-you/579693/57 "2011-04-26T16:32:49Z")
Kate won’t be taking a carriage to the church. She and her dad ride in a regular old car, and afterwards Will and Kate (or “Princess Catherine” as she will be then) ride in a carriage back to the palace. I wonder what the dress looks like. I hope she doesn’t have a ridiculously long train. I mean Diana looked fantastic, but that’s been done. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-royal-wedding-will-it-be-watched-by-you/579693/58 "2011-04-26T16:39:16Z")
100th “No” vote! w00t!!! ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-royal-wedding-will-it-be-watched-by-you/579693/59 "2011-04-26T16:53:29Z")
> [@a35362](#): > > Kate won’t be taking a carriage to the church. She and her dad ride in a regular old car, and afterwards Will and Kate (or “Princess Catherine” as she will be then) ride in a carriage back to the palace. > > I wonder what the dress looks like. I hope she doesn’t have a ridiculously long train. I mean Diana looked fantastic, but that’s been done. A “regular old” RR Phantom, I think I heard. . . ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2011, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-royal-wedding-will-it-be-watched-by-you/579693/60 "2011-04-26T16:58:42Z")
😛 Yes, I know. But still not the glassed-in carriage that Diana had… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-royal-wedding-will-it-be-watched-by-you/579693.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-royal-wedding-will-it-be-watched-by-you/579693.md?page=4)