The. Royal. Wedding.

[English Bloke]

... A few random observations for skeptics:

Observing the amount of free advertising that the UK has garnered in the USA and Canada over the past month, or even over the past week, makes any expense to the British taxpayers look less than trivial...

...And, I spent last weekend with a sector of the family that are as little aware of their British heritage as it is possible to be, but when I showed the princess-obscessed little girls the real princess, Kate, on TV, they instantly became super-heritage kids...

...These royal events do have a saluatory effect on the British that goes far beyond the shores of the UK. Have fun everyone!...

Canuck, thanks for explaining the above. I think you're absolutly right.

There is an undercurrent of negativity in UK over this event. I don't really understand why because it is a bit of a fairytale. We seem to be bogged in the "There's far more important things going on Nationally and Globally" bahh humbug!

It's a shame really as I think it's a good excuse for everyone to get a day off and have a knees up... It does us all good and paints Britain in in a positive light around the world and the interest from the international press and spike in tourism seems to confirm this. There seems to be a great deal of North American and Australasian spectators being interviewed on TV anyway. The British Military will be putting on a great show too. That's what I'll be watching most closely, how sad is that?

Edit: My wife tells me it's more about ladies hats... Meanwhile, back on the Mall.