William and Catherine, Duke and Duchess that they are, as married as can be, and her village could not be more proud.
Brian Wilson, our correspondent on all things wedding...and he is NOT at fault for these posts being published on Sunday instead of before...sends us some fun facts and photos.
I appreciate the fact that some of the locals made the scene at the Abbey. Catherine, staying grounded, for the time being at least. Will it last? Time will tell, but let us hope so.
One thing I especially about this local celebration was the popping of the corks.
Read on, kids!
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Contributed by: Brian Wilson
United Kingdom
Kate Middleton's parents live in the small village of Bucklebury - just 50 miles from London - the village where Kate spent her childhood and where she came home to.
So, you can guess the villager's pride and the Big Day had been anticipated for months.
They had set up a big marquee so that hundreds of people could cheer and celebrate when Kate said "I will."
Picnickers popped corks and poured champagne into plastic flutes, while children sat cross-legged at the front of thew crowd, transfixed by the pageantry.
Jane Johncock, who has lived in the Berkshire village for 24 years, said: "The wedding ceremony was brilliant, it was very emotional and I am overwhelmed.
"It was just beautiful."
The festivities in Bucklebury are a very English country life affair.
The colourful and jingling Kennet Morris Men perform one their fertility dances, called Haste To The Wedding, for the local girl and her husband-to-be.
The village green, nestled amid sprawling country lanes, majestic oak trees and grand rural homes, is dotted with marquees selling the local ale, enclosures with ducks, goats and donkeys, and the aroma of hog roast wafting through the air.
Some villagers could not be in the marquee - several were invited to the royal wedding, including Martin Fidler who runs Bladebone butcher as well as John Haley and his partner, Pam Brown, who run the Old Boot Inn in nearby Stanford Dingley, were also at Westminster Abbey.
The clouds overhead looked ominous but they came to nothing as the rain kept away so nothing dampened spirit of these very proud villagers.
Love to everyone over there from over here.
Brian and Mo
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