My views on the royal wedding seem to fluctuate. Most of the time I wonder what the fuss is about and why on earth so many people are so indulged in the wedding of a man and a woman whom they have never met and most probably never will in this lifetime. No one in their right mind would be organising street parties for the marriage of Mr and Mrs Joe Bloggs but for William and Kate, effectively two strangers, thousands of people are doing just that!
WHY?! What difference does it make to our lives that they have decided to go and get married? Why do we need to tune in watch it from 8.30 in the morning?! Why is it ok that we are part-paying for it?!!?! If I remember correctly the public are paying for transport and security... Sooo when I decide to get married I can expect someone to foot the bill for my open top carriage and armed gunmen is that right? Please do let me know who to invoice when the time comes.Don’t get me wrong I have nothing against William and Kate as people. From what I have seen they both seem like extremely nice individuals. I actually watched part of a documentary about the couple last night and enjoyed hearing about how they met and how their relationship evolved during university but that is not because he is a Prince but because their story was communicated to me in an interesting form and I have an interest in people in general.
I can understand why the wedding might appeal to an older generation as they most likely lived through times where the royal family has had a more important role to play in the country’s affairs. My mum justifies her interest by pointing out that Diana was the same age as her when she had me, that she had two sons with of a similar age difference, and that she has seen them grow up over the years. Part of me empathises with this but then the other part thinks SO THE FUCK WHAT! (sorry mum) If the couple living at the end of your road have a kid that you see grow older every day but you never actually speak to the parents or the child, would you celebrate their wedding? NO you wouldn't. I see little difference between that and the Royal wedding on Friday.
But I am not completely against the euphoria surrounding it as I can see the benefits too – not to mention the day off work! I see the royal wedding having a similar affect to an England football match at a World Cup. It has the potential to unite the country in a way that only certain occasions can. Even people who don’t think it’s a big deal – myself included – I can still see most absorbing some sense of happiness from the event regardless of their pre-wedding views. I hope that this is the case...
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The thing is that they are royal. So when there's an event as big as that wedding, people get excited, even those who don't know them personally. The royal effect has it's own magic and that magic worked. I agree with you and I also think it's stupid and nothing will change those people's life, but still, they are royal, they are famous so people adore it.
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ReplyDeleteNice Post Sam! I agree to an extent, people just enjoy jumping on the "Lets be Patriotic" bandwagon...
ReplyDeleteAppreciate the comments guys. I do get the whole magic about the wedding and all the tradition and thrills that go with it. I also understand the "Let's be Patriotic" bandwagon but I can envisage a couple of months from now that no one will give a shit - that is until they have kids or get divorced!
ReplyDeleteAwesome blog Sam. Totally agree with your views, waste of tax payers money, however many people will use it as an excuse to party. The only good thing that will come out of this is the fact it will boost Tourism numbers, and do alittle for the economy, but apart from that we are forking the bill out on two people that very many people will probably never ever get to meet.
ReplyDeleteI say get rid of the Royals, we don't need them, they have made a mockery of themselves over the years. To be honest I reckon if we did a poll on this 50 percent of Britons would easily want them out.
P.S. I hope I didn't offend any one who loves the them :)