tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post1367903039674259493..comments2024-03-26T08:06:19.661-04:00Comments on The Road Less Travelled: Monarchist musingsloribethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09272814565916935113noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-29018114980488434122011-05-02T18:54:48.481-04:002011-05-02T18:54:48.481-04:00Her dress was okay, much more conservative than I ...Her dress was okay, much more conservative than I thought it would be. Can't be too racy I guess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-27231991488927698882011-05-02T18:54:34.258-04:002011-05-02T18:54:34.258-04:00Her dress was okay, much more conservative than I ...Her dress was okay, much more conservative than I thought it would be. Can't be too racy I guess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-53304334409902922912011-05-02T12:12:17.618-04:002011-05-02T12:12:17.618-04:00Because you and I are contemporaries, I always enj...Because you and I are contemporaries, I always enjoy your historical posts because the milestones are the same for me.<br /><br />I think it's awesome that you took the day off to celebrate this happy occasion. It did have such a different feel than the 1981 wedding, but maybe that's me, the observer.Lori Lavender Luzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15394441222262940632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-91126070261241813992011-05-01T09:10:43.732-04:002011-05-01T09:10:43.732-04:00I have anglophilic leanings, dirty thoughts about ...I have anglophilic leanings, dirty thoughts about Prince Harry, and a good understanding of precedence, so I wasn't going to miss the royal wedding! I got up at 6 (CST) and caught up on the 4 hours of BBC telecast pretty quickly. It was a beautiful wedding. Of course it was planned down to the half-minute, but people didn't seem all that stiff; I've been in American weddings that seemed more formal. At 7 I was on the phone with my dad (LOL), who had woken up at 5 AND taken the day off work, discussing Kate and Pippa's dresses. Apparently my dad has a weakness for royal weddings. He also had a weakness for Diana and took off work for her funeral.<br /><br />It was a good day for brunettes. : )<br /><br />The girls' babysitter has a serious long-time boyfriend, and she is somewhat obsessed with weddings, so I asked her to keep me posted on whether this dress affects wedding gown styles (it had better...!).<br /><br />BTW, babysitter immediately said, "I heard she's pregnant." And so it begins.Ellen K.http://www.southcitysadie.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-74772895050804939992011-04-30T03:32:41.636-04:002011-04-30T03:32:41.636-04:00I really enjoyed reading your memories of the roya...I really enjoyed reading your memories of the royals. It seems like they act as touchstones for various points in our lives. I too remember what I was doing the day I heard Diana died, and we lived in London when the Queen Mum died. We lined up and saw part of the recessional. The flyover was pretty unbelievable. <br /><br />Great post.jjiraffehttp://jjiraffe.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-31136300905008132392011-04-30T00:10:31.252-04:002011-04-30T00:10:31.252-04:00I couldn't wake up in time to catch it so I re...I couldn't wake up in time to catch it so I recorded it instead... my goodness I didn't mean to actually have tears, but I did!<br />It was absolutely beautiful.<br />And I pray the royal couple will live the rest of their lives in true blissLorrees Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14902669969370073807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-21453646973630983672011-04-29T20:45:16.168-04:002011-04-29T20:45:16.168-04:00I didn't get up early, but I did watch what I ...I didn't get up early, but I did watch what I could today of the newest lovely royal couple. I am one of those "darn Americans" who does love all the pomp and circumstance of the monarchy. My hubby thinks I am silly -- but he did ask me tonight about the kiss and Kate's dress…. (so secretly he's interested too). My daughter is 4 years old. I had her watch some of the ceremony. She thought that the new princess was pretty and she said, "I'm glad she has brown hair, like me" and then said "Why do a lot of princesses have yellow hair". I thought that was cute. Hopefully she will remember watching it with me someday. We had a playdate this morning or I would have had us "dress up" for the whole thing. I remember watching Diana and Charles too. I thought… Wow, she's so shy.. how will she be Queen? But she came into her own… and was a wonderful mother. I remember my husband waking me up to tell me about Diana's death… it was actually one time when I was really mad at him because I thought he was teasing me -- and I didn't think it was a funny joke. It wasn't a joke. On a more positive note, I think that Kate will be a wonderful Queen someday and has had so much more training and practice. And her and Will truly love each other -- which makes the whole thing so much more wonderful. Thanks for sharing your story. I enjoyed reading it.AmyDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13912959287025898289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-25858571400841775122011-04-29T18:51:34.066-04:002011-04-29T18:51:34.066-04:00I wanted to PVR the event myself but instead found...I wanted to PVR the event myself but instead found myself online all the media websites catching all the latest info. I did watch some of the footage at lunch time. But I think tonight I'll watch the CBC recap. It is a fairytale wedding indeed. So happy for them. But I can't help but wonder...will they suffer from IF and pg loss? THat's what I think of every time I see a bride and groom. God forbid they are spared...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-35839081569354013312011-04-29T18:12:28.437-04:002011-04-29T18:12:28.437-04:00I LOVED the wedding today. I didn't get to se...I LOVED the wedding today. I didn't get to see it all but have it on my PVR and plan to absorb more tonight. They were just beautiful.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09211028670642739808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-43513775250045612162011-04-29T17:53:12.062-04:002011-04-29T17:53:12.062-04:00Thinking of you and wishing you'd been able to...Thinking of you and wishing you'd been able to curl up with your Katie and watch this. <br /><br />I hope this marriage works out, too.ericahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347057746449071812noreply@blogger.com