Royal Wedding - Prince William to Marry Kate Middleton
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martinput:
[Not just a long weekend but two four day weekends back to back, Easter is the 22nd - 25th April and the wedding weekend ends with the May Bank Holiday Monday so runs 29th April - 2nd May inclusive. So for those who get Bank Holidays off, (wedding fan or not
) the prudent application for leave Tuesday 26th - Thursday 28th will secure a period off work from 22nd April to 2nd May - some 11 consecutive days off for the cost of three days leave - bargain
Sadly my manager wouldn't entertain a form yesterday as he is not accepting next year leave requests yet and this trick will be common knowledge when he does. Still I have the form prepared for when he does....... Martin
Finally our workplace opened applications for leave for this period and I was able to submit the form that has been sat in my car's glove compartment since news of the date was announced. The long delay meant that many more had worked out the "eleven days off for the cost of three days" trick and my boss' side-kick poo-pooed my chances when I handed the form in, saying disparagingly "you're not the first to think of that" - well I probably was, having clocked it about 30 minutes after the date of the wedding was announced
But fortunately he was not the person dealing with the requests and my request was approved without query or comment. So Hoorah William and Kate/Catherine, party -time.....
Martin
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Yeah Martin
Congrats a long vacation! I'm very excited...this anglophile will be watching from the US...it's probably not going to be the best time to travel there. I wish the couple well and I've already drafted out one of my veggie columns in their honor
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Congrats, Martin. Enjoy your holiday.
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Kate is so pretty. She & William look so happy. Diana is smiling down upon them from heaven.
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Fergie Duchess of York got an invitation and turned it down, she feels she's too trashy to be there (?)...ACTUALLY I don't know why she refused the invite, does anyone know???
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Another development I don't quite grasp: Kate's parents are in the novelties and "party favors" biz, and they're coming out with a line of party fare bearing the likeness of their own daughter and Prince Wills--they're in that business, true, but WTF???!!!! Does this seem a bit odd, unseemly, to you? Another thing: Brits here maintain most Brits don't give a flyin' fig about this upcoming Royal wedding...but...remember the gigantic fuss over Charles and Diana's nuptials???!!! It's not like everybody didn't give a toss, not judging by what we saw on the telly, and in magazines and newspapers, etc. 'So what's up--are some peeps who post here just too cool for school so they'd never get down with anything about it, but they don't reflect the majority of English people and Britons? (or are those one & the same...oops)
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I had to laugh when I saw the ads on tv & in mags, hawking repros of Diana's engagmenr ring for $20! If they're going to try to make money from repros of such a lovely ring, at least do it thru Franklin Mint or Bradford Exchange & charge a couple of hundred for something decent instead of crappy glass & metal that will turn fingers green.
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Charles and Diana`s nuptials were 30 years ago - alot has happened since then.
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does anyone know if Stella was a contender for a designer of the wedding dress.
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Kate joined Prince William on their first "official" engagement as a couple. Cutting their joint teeth as a double act they named a Royal Lifeboat Institute inshore lifeboat in Anglesey. A simple task for their first joint foray, on safe territory as Prince William is stationed just a few miles away working as a pilot with the Royal Navy Rescue Helicopters. Kate won hearts by singing the Welsh National Anthem - she's been taking lessons apparently. Apparently passed all other tests with flying colours - dress sense, composure, crowd pleaser in the now traditional walk-about that followed. Indeed commentators remarked she showed more composure than William who was fidgetting prior to his speech. Mind you Kate didn't have to speak - she just had to waste a bottle of champagne over the bow of the boat. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12573025 One source, but many others as the images hit the press this morning. They both return as a couple to St Andrews, the university where they both studied and met today. Clearly a full programme of events is scheduled prior to the wedding day - probably for the very purpose of getting Kate familar with Royal events and engagements. Martin
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Such a lovely couple. I wonder when Harry will settle down....
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So much speculation already over Kate's gown. Can't wait for the big day!
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femaleanimal:
Charles and Diana`s nuptials were 30 years ago - alot has happened since then.
yup a lot has changed since then thats for sure...I'm not bothered by it infact I'm quite glad because I'm not even going to be in the country when this wedding happens. I wish all the best to them as a couple but other than that the royals dont impress me as an entity, once the Queen goes I'm interested to see what the next step will be
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I hope it will be like (i suppose) it was for Diana's wedding, where everyone goes out and has a street party etc...
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Kate seems to be very down to earth. She & Wills make a good match.
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BBC America will broadcast the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, live and commercial-free, in a direct simulcast with BBC One in the UK. http://blogs.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2011/03/16/bbc-america-to-air-royal-wedding-live-and-commercial-free/
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William and Kate have arranged a charitable fund to support a series of charities close to their hearts. They hope that those moved by the occasion to mark the event with a personal gift contribute to this fund rather than forward physical items to them. Details of the funds objectives and a link to the actual donation site can be found here: http://www.officialroyalwedding2011.org/blog/2011/March/16/Royal-Wedding-Charitable-Gift-Fund The actual site: http://www.royalweddingcharityfund.org/ When donating to the fund donors can guide the trustees in the general direction their gifts should be directed. The charities fall into five general groups: Changing Live through Arts and Sport Conservation for Future Generations Help and Care at Home Children fulfilling their potential Support for Services Paersonnelk and their families Or donors can donate to all with a general permission. The charities selected do not have royal patronage, some are small in nature, but the choices named may be an indication of the direction of the couples future patronages. Prince William is out on a solo trip to Christchurch New Zealand today visiting the city after it's own earthquake. Besides Commonwealth ties with the city William flies with the Royal Navy Search and Rescue service back here in the UK so is ideally suited to represent the Queen and the UK in this trip. I work in Coventry in the Midlands and they are proudly sporting the title of the most patriotic city in the UK based on the number of applications for street closures to host street parties in celebration of the wedding - apparently Coventry has approved 32 such applications. Martin
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I am very impressed at how much Wills & Kate are sponsoring charities mainly for children & families. They seem to be very much in touch with things today.
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Its so strange to see on tv how they keep saying the prince was groomed to be king. I Thought that. Being king was not a political position. You either are or your not.