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I'm not sure what the big deal is in the UK, except possibly the fact that yet another commoner marrying into the royal line (and maybe staying married this time) gives hope to the rest of the nation. Over here, I think the alien-ness of the idea of royalty and nobility, and the great deal of pomp (and somewhat less circumstance) that attends them, is what holds interest. That and, for the female viewers, the whole "princess/fairy tale" paradigm.

meh. I can hear practical explanations for it all day long, but I won't ever "get" it intuitively. I'm sorry, but one nice pretty couple getting wed isn't the greatest news on the world stage of the millennium.

It's because an enormously large percentage of the population are still quite royalist. The majority population, if they supported...I don't know, Kerry Katona, would watch her wedding if they had the chance. This is no different, only its far more important because even if not in practice, in technicality and in word of law the royals are in command of the state. If Barack Obama's wedding were televised, I'm sure an inordinate sum of American's would watch it. Now I'm not saying that changes any person's views on it, I'm just simply stating that telly addict people watch it if its on. Simple.

Reliant121 wrote:It's because an enormously large percentage of the population are still quite royalist.

I forget the exact wording of that line in one of the Naked Gun comedies (RIP Leslie Nielson) about how it seems silly to Americans to have a Queen (this happens during a speech in the fictional Queen's visit to LA, naturally)

No offense of course, but that sprung to mind to illustrate one of the different cultural aspects across the pond.

Well, to be fair. A lot of Americans still see the King & Queen of England as THE KING AND QUEEN. There are still a lot of Pro-England places in the US.

Nitpick: we haven't got a King, and hopefully won't have for a long time to come.

Captain Seafort wrote:Nitpick: we haven't got a King, and hopefully won't have for a long time to come.

Dude - she's 85. Whether it's a Charles or a William, you're going to have a king sooner or later.

Interesting note: an American was one of the Household Regiment cavalrymen to escort the carriage. He had dual citizenship with Canada, and as a citizen of the Commonwealth was allowed to join the RA... and eventually to become a member of the Household Regiment.

Mikey wrote:Dude - she's 85. Whether it's a Charles or a William, you're going to have a king sooner or later.

Not for another couple of decades if she's anything like her mum.

Interesting note: an American was one of the Household Regiment cavalrymen to escort the carriage. He had dual citizenship with Canada, and as a citizen of the Commonwealth was allowed to join the RA... and eventually to become a member of the Household Regiment.

Strange career path. I assume he transferred from the RA to the RHA and was with the King's Troop?

Captain Seafort wrote:Not for another couple of decades if she's anything like her mum.

True enough.

Captain Seafort wrote:Strange career path. I assume he transferred from the RA to the RHA and was with the King's Troop?

I don't know the particulars, as the broadcasters (being American) didn't know the particulars.

Hm, various somewhat pro-democracy revolutions in the Middle East ... the death of Osama Bin Laden ... Seafort and Deep agreeing with each other ... Are the End Times approaching?!

Would it make you happier if the Muslim Brotherhood swept to power across the Middle East, it turns out the SEALs got a body double, and I pointed out that the Lakota is a retarded piece of crap?

Captain Seafort wrote:Would it make you happier if the Muslim Brotherhood swept to power across the Middle East, it turns out the SEALs got a body double, and I pointed out that the Lakota is a retarded piece of crap?

Ah, now everything makes sense again!

Now if we could only get Sonic to reload his av, all would be right.

Mikey wrote:Now if we could only get Sonic to reload his av, all would be right.

Frak! I keep forgetting to do that... Need to find one of the right size.

Better now?