Many Brits sick of the wedding (and the Monarchy?)

[hipeter924]

Royal wedding: Are they married yet?


Wed, 30 Mar 2011 1:51p.m.


By Jill Lawless

There's still a month to go until the royal wedding and yet some Britons are already asking: Is it over yet?
While millions around the world are following every detail of the wedding planning - the guest list, the cake, the carriage, the dress - others are desperately trying to tune it out.
In the British press, scores of stories about the April 29 nuptials of Prince William and Kate Middleton sit alongside grimmer news: An earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis in Japan, war in Libya, and a diet of spending cuts, job losses and inflation in Britain.
It's no surprise many people are not in a party mood.
"I'm tired of hearing all about it," said Andreas Dopner, 24, a postgraduate researcher at London's Imperial College. "You see it on television, the internet, everywhere. I don't believe in having a royal family and I think the money could be spent better elsewhere."
For many British businesses, the wedding is good news. International interest in the nuptials and the predicted pro-Britannia "feel-good factor" will bring in extra tourists, giving a boost to hotels, restaurants, shops and royal-related tourist attractions.
But there also will be an exodus, with several million Britons heading abroad, thanks to the lucky timing of the wedding day - a holiday for most - between the Easter weekend and the May Day public holiday. Clever employees quickly calculated they could get an 11-day break by taking only three days off work.
"I've booked it myself for that very reason," said Sean Tipton of the Association of British Travel Agents, which has seen a surge in overseas bookings for the wedding period.
Those still in Britain on April 29 will find central London bedecked with Union Jacks, tens of thousands gathering along the wedding procession route, millions watching on TV - and millions more trying to ignore it.

http://www.3news.co.nz/Royal-wedding-Are-they-married-yet/tabid/417/articleID/204740/Default.aspx

 

[waltky]

Yea we was watchin' it...

... Uncle Ferd noticed when dem escorts came outta dat Edward the Confessor room...

... dey was all grinnin' anna gigglin'...

... yea, Uncle Ferd knowed what was goin' on...

... dey was in there witnessin' when the verb got conjugated...

... if ya know what he mean.

 

[tigerbob]

Royal wedding: Are they married yet?


Wed, 30 Mar 2011 1:51p.m.


By Jill Lawless

There's still a month to go until the royal wedding and yet some Britons are already asking: Is it over yet?
While millions around the world are following every detail of the wedding planning - the guest list, the cake, the carriage, the dress - others are desperately trying to tune it out.
In the British press, scores of stories about the April 29 nuptials of Prince William and Kate Middleton sit alongside grimmer news: An earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis in Japan, war in Libya, and a diet of spending cuts, job losses and inflation in Britain.
It's no surprise many people are not in a party mood.
"I'm tired of hearing all about it," said Andreas Dopner, 24, a postgraduate researcher at London's Imperial College. "You see it on television, the internet, everywhere. I don't believe in having a royal family and I think the money could be spent better elsewhere."
For many British businesses, the wedding is good news. International interest in the nuptials and the predicted pro-Britannia "feel-good factor" will bring in extra tourists, giving a boost to hotels, restaurants, shops and royal-related tourist attractions.
But there also will be an exodus, with several million Britons heading abroad, thanks to the lucky timing of the wedding day - a holiday for most - between the Easter weekend and the May Day public holiday. Clever employees quickly calculated they could get an 11-day break by taking only three days off work.
"I've booked it myself for that very reason," said Sean Tipton of the Association of British Travel Agents, which has seen a surge in overseas bookings for the wedding period.
Those still in Britain on April 29 will find central London bedecked with Union Jacks, tens of thousands gathering along the wedding procession route, millions watching on TV - and millions more trying to ignore it.

Royal wedding: Are they married yet? - Story - World - 3 News

Poll on today's TV broadcast indicates 90% support for the monarchy. It's always high on days like this because it's basically one big party and everyone's in a jingoistic good mood. It will settle down once again over the next few weeks. Not 90%, but still a significant majority in favor.

 

[Bill Scott]

To answer the critics , the British people voted with their feet on 29 th april

Anti Monarchy Party - 400

Pro- Monarchy - 1.5 million

Bill Scott

 

[waltky]

Would hate to see her go the way of Karen Carpenter...

Kate Middleton at risk of anorexia: Italian expert
Jul 5, 2011: Kate Middleton, the 29-year-old Duchess of Cambridge, is at risk of contracting anorexia, says an Italian expert.

"You only need look at the pictures from the current visit to Canada to see that she really has lost a lot of weight and that she's bordering on anorexia," said Fabiola De Clercq, founder of Italy's Association for the Study and Research of Anorexia.

Prince William and Kate's tour of Canada and the US began June 30. Before her marriage in April, Kate went on a low-carbohydrate diet, De Clercq said. The Italian expert said she was concerned what effect the super-slender duchess could have on young women.

"As happens increasingly often in the case of fashion models, the young duchess's appearances risk becoming an advert for anorexia," said De Clerq. "Today, even women aged 45-50 dream of being like svelte 15-year-olds," she said.

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[Sarah G]

That's ok, we don't care about Will and what's her name anyway. We liked the wedding though...

 

[waltky]

Prediction comin' true...

A 'Skinny' Kate Middleton Collapses From Exhaustion
July 25, 2011 - The royal family is worried about Kate Middleton's health as the Princess collapsed at the end of her North American tour and was ordered immediate bed rest.

The Duchess of Cambridge, who reportedly wears a perfect size zero has sparked off concerns that her weight loss might be detrimental to her health and her ability to conceive.

An earlier report in IBT quoted Doctor Chris Steele telling Britain's Daily Star that if Kate continued to lose any more weight it was "entirely medically plausible she will have extreme difficulty getting pregnant."

"You only need look at the pictures from the current visit to Canada to see that she really has lost a lot of weight and that she's bordering on anorexia," Fabiola De Clercq, founder of Italy's Association for the Study and Research of Anorexia, told India.tv.

Looks like these fears weren't completely groundless as Middleton's official engagements were cancelled on her return from her hectic North American tour so that she could get some much needed rest.

"To make matters even worse, Kate Middleton has been starving herself to maintain her supermodel, svelte royal image. And to fit into all those chic designer clothes," wrote Hope Carson in celebs.gather.com.

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