Salud, Kids!
Ah, everything is so hoity-toity (now, there's a word you can't use everyday, wait, I live in the Palm Beaches, so never mind) with all things William and Catherine (is it K or C?) and their upcoming nuptials.
Therefore, it is my duty to slap us down a bit with this clip from one of my favorite films, Four Weddings and a Funeral.
Let's just hope the ceremony at the Abbey on the 29th fares better. Well, they would have it no other way, right? Naturally.
Oh, after the clip, read on as there is more from that British-Brit-Brian, you will enjoy what he has to say about how they will celebrate this charming couple.
By, Brian Wilson
United Kingdom
All rights reserved and copyrighted.
The Country is now getting ready to celebrate the "event"
The 29th will be a public holiday (we call them "bank holidays" just to be awkward) - so there will be lots of celebrating
Local councils have received a lot of requests to close streets for parties etc - you will not believe the "red tape" that many councils surround themselves with - I am sure they do it just to feel important (moan over)
One thing is certain, people will be celebrating on the streets of London - Mo and I (and family of course) will be doing the same - we just hope it is a lovely day, especially after all this good weather we are having
The papers have been full of "tittle tattle" for some time now - it is all a ruse to sell more papers
For example - the other day, even The Times had a one page spread about Kate going shopping - photos, details of what she bought etc
You would think that no bride has ever gone shopping before her wedding!
The papers are full of Kate this and Kate the other - but hardly anything about William (us chaps know all about this - we have just got to grin and bear it - we are such a fantastic gender!!)
However, William has asked the Press for some time - 2 years - of low levels of cover - so they can begin their life together. I hope this happens
The list of guests is out - AND WE ARE NOT ON IT!!
But the list is very interesting
Some politicians are out (Blair and Brown)
Some are in - John Major
William has invited a good number of his Service colleagues (William is a RAF helicopter pilot seconded to Search and Rescue)
Those invited include all ranks - this tells you a lot about the chap himself and the strength of Service camaraderie
They have also invited as number of disabled service people (many with horrific injuries) - these are people that both Princes (William and Harry) have met during their tours of duty (especially in Afghanistan)
Kate's family live in a small village called Bucklebury - some 50 miles from London
So she has invited a number of people from the village to the be at the Abbey
These include the butcher and the people who run the local Post Office and shop
You can image their astonishment when they received their invitation - if it was me; you would have heard the shout in Florida!
Unfortunately, there will always be people who will use every opportunity to press their own points of view.
Some writers have bemoaned the invitations that have gone out to the rulers of certain countries (including those with a less than average human rights history).
So, out come the pundits - "why has the Queen invited so and so?"
The answer is simple - she did not, the Government did (to support our Department for Foreign Affairs).
To make matters worse - the pundits know this, but still make full use of their chance to get noticed.
It must be galling not to be free to choose your own guests - ah well I suppose that "goes with the territory."
If anyone has ever had problems choosing who to invite to a wedding (can we invite Aunty Bea as she always has one to many and starts to dance on the tables!?) - well your problems are minuscule compared with those faced by the Royal Family.
So, like many of us Brits, we will be raising a glass to the young couple.
So, make sure the sparkling wine and beers are on ice - actually we only cool lager
British beer is a different beast - we usually drink it at room temperature - people from the US find this somewhat amazing!
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You've heard it straight from the continent of the wedding of the decade...get those libations prepped...iced or not...and wish these royal-kids a life of joy! Oh, and of being incredibly rich.
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