(Wow, I don’t know whether to be slightly shocked, or ready to congratulate Wills just based on that quote…)
If you’re anything like me (besides feeing slightly flustered after reading the above quote), the royal wedding held little appeal to you. The amount of media attention that this marriage gained was humorous if it weren’t so ‘key’ to the future of the British royal family.
Possibly the most watched wedding in royal history, the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton of England was held on the 29th of April, 2011.
After some quick (and admittedly shameful) research on the net, I found some interesting facts that you may have not known about the wedding:
1. The wedding has been estimated to have cost between 50 million and 100 million pounds. (Considering Harry’s track record, then it was probably appropriate to spend this amount on William)
2. Approximately 1900 guests were invited to the wedding ceremony in Westminster Abbey. Of this number, names such as Rowan Atkinson, Sir Elton John, Julia Gillard, Ian Thorpe and David and Victoria Beckham were glimpsed by the crowds.
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| Just kidding... |
3. Proving that patriotism is not dead, English plumber Barmy Baz Franks had his front teeth tattooed with a picture of the happy newlyweds. Costing about 6 hours and £1000 (about $1523 in Australian dollars), the pictures were hand painted by dental wizard Dr. Neil Gerrard. The image will last for an estimated 3 months, unfortunately for Franks (and fortunately for everyone else).
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| Look at them pearly whites! |
For some light entertainment, check out the T-Mobile Royal Wedding Dance on YouTube. It’s sure to brighten up your day - especially if you were like me and actually had to endure watching the whole real wedding on TV.
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