The week before any wedding has a lot of excitement and wonder attached to it. When you are talking the royal wedding that excitement gets multiplied and shared all over the world. The upcoming wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton has the media on it's toes ready and willing to divulge every detail of the upcoming nuptials. It is almost impossible now, 6 says before the wedding, to turn on a news station and not hear updates and breaking news.
When the world fell in love with Lady Diana Spencer, the future wife of Prince Charles we became enamored with these royal weddings, their traditions, and their expenses. Charles and Diana were married on July 29th, 1981 at St Paul Cathedral in front of 750 million global viewers. Their wedding 29 years ago cost them over 6.4 million dollars and became one of the most grand royal weddings that has only begun to catch our attention (Stasi). William and Kate will take their vows on April 28, 2011, just under one week from today at Westminster Abbey in front of many friends family and foreign royalty. There is expected to be viewership of over 2 billion people watching on their televisions and through online broadcasts. The total cost of their nuptials is yet to be divulged, but can be expectedly more than Williams parents ("The royal wedding," 2011).
Prince William and his bride to be Kate Middleton have captured the hearts of wedding enthusiasts all across the globe. There is a page in almost every pop culture magazine and website dedicated to these two. They have become cultural icons not only in England, but in the US and abroad. Everyone is wanting to know who she will be wearing what kind of accessories will adorn her, how will she adjust to royal life. What could it be like knowing one day you might be the queen of England? This wedding gives hope to all of the non-royal little girls who dream of becoming a real life princess.
Stasi, L. (n.d.). Di-secting the royal wedding, how will will and kate's big day measure up. Retrieved from http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/tv/di_ssecting_the_royal_wedding_eE2xvX26RLjBorxh6MLJEI
The royal wedding william & kate. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.theroyalweddingwilliamkate.com/
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