The upcoming wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton is something I'm looking forward to with excitement. I am planning to watch it live on CNN television early morning on Friday, April 29th when it airs on the west coast of the United States. Hopefully I can wakeup at that unearthly hour, but I'm going to record it in any case..
The Wedding of William and Kate brings back lovely memories of the magical wedding of Prince Wiliiam's parents, the then Lady Diana Spencer to Prince Charles back in the Summer of 1981. I was a school girl 14 years old at the time. We did not have live coverage of the wedding in Fiji where I lived , as TV had not come to Fiji as yet. Videos of the of the Royal wedding's coverage by Australian TV were soon available for people to rent from video stores. I remember first seeing the video recording of the wedding at a family friend's house. Later they showed it at our all girls school as well. The wedding was beautiful,exciting and happy.
Immeditately after the day of the wedding the local Fiji newspapers headlined the wedding on the front page with extra photos inside. The Australian Women's Weekly had a souvenir edition of the Royal Wedding with beautiful color pictures. The magazine was sold out in no time and I was not able to secure a copy, much to my disappointment. It was only a few years later when I went to Australia to study that I was able to purchase a used copy of that special souvenir edition.
Currently the TV stations are airing count down programs to the wedding of William and Kate. They range from how Kate met William to prior Royal weddings. It is a time of excitement and anticipation. What will Kate wear? How many bridesmaids will she have? What will the guests wear? What will Prince Harry say in his speech to his brother Prince William? What will Kate wear when she goes away? What will the bouquets look like? What will the cake look like?
I have not been a Royal follower since Princess Diana died but the Royal wedding is something special and it has brought my attention back to the British Royal family.
