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The publicity has been bad enough here. I shudder to think of the carry on there must have in the country where it was actually taking place. I am genuinely surprised that in this day and age anyone could really be interested in the monarchy any more, which seems more of a ludicrous concept to me the more I think of it (basically "government by inheritance"). I do get, to a degree, the interest people have in the pure spectacle, but other than that the whole thing seems entirely irrelevant in the modern world.
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I won't be watching it, cos they never came to ours!...
(did I hear someone say 'Bah Humbug?..)
(did I hear someone say 'Bah Humbug?..)
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Bah Humbug!!
Marriage is not irrelevant to the modern world.
I am all for a bit of pageantry and tradition and a chance to celebrate.
There is enough doom and gloom in the world and to see all those smiling faces and flag wavers - good stuff. Not to mention the jobs it created and income generated through tourism and publicity.
Putting aside the monarch/no monarchy debate it was a wonderful spectacle stage managed to perfection and it also gave Owd Bob's fellow countrymen (and women) a holiday !
I watched it - all of it. Started at 6pm here - was very nice munching my Friday night oysters and chips and raising a toast or two :)
A few good laughs as well - OMG - some of those hats!
Of course there was a bit of marital strife in this house - the Wedding and the NBL Final clashed (thank goodness for 2 TV's) And just in case any of you have not heard the news - another cause for great celebration! Good on ya Breakers !
(sorry, Sam)
"New Zealand strangled Cairns down the stretch to earn a piece of trans-Tasman history with a crushing 71-53 victory in the NBL grand final decider in Auckland on Friday night.
The Breakers became the first New Zealand team to win an Australia-based sporting competition and did it in convincing fashion."
Marriage is not irrelevant to the modern world.
I am all for a bit of pageantry and tradition and a chance to celebrate.
There is enough doom and gloom in the world and to see all those smiling faces and flag wavers - good stuff. Not to mention the jobs it created and income generated through tourism and publicity.
Putting aside the monarch/no monarchy debate it was a wonderful spectacle stage managed to perfection and it also gave Owd Bob's fellow countrymen (and women) a holiday !
I watched it - all of it. Started at 6pm here - was very nice munching my Friday night oysters and chips and raising a toast or two :)
A few good laughs as well - OMG - some of those hats!
Of course there was a bit of marital strife in this house - the Wedding and the NBL Final clashed (thank goodness for 2 TV's) And just in case any of you have not heard the news - another cause for great celebration! Good on ya Breakers !
(sorry, Sam)
"New Zealand strangled Cairns down the stretch to earn a piece of trans-Tasman history with a crushing 71-53 victory in the NBL grand final decider in Auckland on Friday night.
The Breakers became the first New Zealand team to win an Australia-based sporting competition and did it in convincing fashion."
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I don't know...It's not like a Royal Wedding happens often...Best of luck on the newlyweds...
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Just as well I guess, or the country would be well and truly bankrupt.
Anyway, it's over now so hopefully the royal nonsense will be relegated back to the gossip magazines.
Anyway, it's over now so hopefully the royal nonsense will be relegated back to the gossip magazines.
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-Everyone is entitled to my opinion-
Yeah...but a lot more was paid by the humble taxpayer!..us!
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They put back the showing of the footy for that.. would have rather watched paint dry.. sorry I like weddings but when it's in your face for days before it and on every channel all day and night it's a bit much..
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I guess the thing is celebration was optional - and so was TV viewing.
The one million (estimated) that gathered along the route and the hundreds of street parties (not only in the UK)sort of makes one think that it was quite a popular event :)
Their philanthropic request for donations to their charities in lieu of gifts will benefit a lot of people - including our Earthquake victims here in NZ.
Perhaps it was not merely a celebration of the monarchy but an all inclusive celebration of pomp and ceremony, tradition, patriotism, love, marriage, hope etc. It was history in the making.
I am old enough to remember our street party (in the UK) for the Coronation - a memory so vivid it could have been yesterday - even though I somehow lost my (plastic) miniature golden coach which caused copious tears I still recall the joy and happiness felt by friends and neighbours.
I wish them well - the current Royal family has been quite dysfunctional - hopefully these two will start a new trend and follow in his grandmothers footsteps and have a marriage that lasts.
From Wikipedia "Currently, 44 nations in the world have monarchs as heads of state, 16 of which are Commonwealth realms that recognize Queen Elizabeth II as their head of state.
The historical form of absolute monarchy is retained only in Brunei, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Swaziland and Vatican City."
The many millions it costs to support the UK monarchy is a fact but all searching I have done suggests that each individual contributes about 70 pence annually. Some sources say less and some a bit more. Not bad value :)
The one million (estimated) that gathered along the route and the hundreds of street parties (not only in the UK)sort of makes one think that it was quite a popular event :)
Their philanthropic request for donations to their charities in lieu of gifts will benefit a lot of people - including our Earthquake victims here in NZ.
Perhaps it was not merely a celebration of the monarchy but an all inclusive celebration of pomp and ceremony, tradition, patriotism, love, marriage, hope etc. It was history in the making.
I am old enough to remember our street party (in the UK) for the Coronation - a memory so vivid it could have been yesterday - even though I somehow lost my (plastic) miniature golden coach which caused copious tears I still recall the joy and happiness felt by friends and neighbours.
I wish them well - the current Royal family has been quite dysfunctional - hopefully these two will start a new trend and follow in his grandmothers footsteps and have a marriage that lasts.
From Wikipedia "Currently, 44 nations in the world have monarchs as heads of state, 16 of which are Commonwealth realms that recognize Queen Elizabeth II as their head of state.
The historical form of absolute monarchy is retained only in Brunei, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Swaziland and Vatican City."
The many millions it costs to support the UK monarchy is a fact but all searching I have done suggests that each individual contributes about 70 pence annually. Some sources say less and some a bit more. Not bad value :)
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For the sake of (the) debate..
"I will be arguing that the monarchy is a burden to the UK and that the monarchy should be abolished and 99% of its wealth should be given to the treasury."
(/\ From debate.org ... in it's entirety found ... here.)
"I will be arguing that the monarchy is a burden to the UK and that the monarchy should be abolished and 99% of its wealth should be given to the treasury."
(/\ From debate.org ... in it's entirety found ... here.)
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As an avowed iconoclast in such matters, I can only wonder if the UK fascination with the royals isn't an attempt to stay emotionally connected with the nostalgic glories of Britannia past.
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'Let's eat Grandma!' or, 'Let's eat, Grandma!' Punctuation saves lives...
:) Maybe - but surely some of the "pasts" of some past monarchs are hardly illustrious or glorious.
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Gawd I haven't heard that song since my year 12 formal...
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-Everyone is entitled to my opinion-
Have a read for yourselves:
Is the royal wedding a cause for celebration?
Snippets and quotes;
YES:
"Sorry, but I'm really struggling to see who and what the royal wedding of the decade is not good for. It's good for everyone. Forgive my excitement, but it's win win win win win, for the monarchy, the Tories, blue dresses, English couturiers, media tarts, the press, TV.."
NO:
"In this case, only a very tiny proportion of us will be receiving a summons to attend, and might therefore be expected to mind our own beeswax. Alas, the combination of 24-hour rolling news and a country teetering on the brink of horrendous hardship may well sharpen our teeth. It's already entirely apparent that the powers-that-be are delighted with the prospect of a right royal celebration to take our minds off our woes, which, as they should surely be aware, is like a red rag to a bull; if Cameron and co imagine that people are tossing aside their anxiety-inducing bank statements to start planning a street party, they are liable to be disappointed."