Monday, May 2, 2011

Royal wedding: Daily Mirror wishes good luck to Prince William and Kate Middleton

Prince William and Kate Middleton (Pic:PA) Kate Middleton and Prince William

WEDDING days are a nerve-jangling moment for any happy couple. But for Prince William and Catherine Middleton, today is an especially daunting prospect.

Few newlyweds share this most intimate of moments with a million people on the streets of London and two billion more watching on TV around the world.

But Wills and Kate have conducted their courtship and preparations for the big day with grace and modesty. Part out of seeking to avoid the three-ring circus that surrounded other royal weddings. Part out of the realisation that the country’s relationship with the monarchy as an institution has changed irrevocably.

The Royal Family are no longer at the centre of public life. And for “The Firm” to survive, it needs to make further changes to reflect how Britain has changed.

In 1923 the BBC were asked not to broadcast the marriage of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (later the Queen Mother) and the Duke of York in case men “might hear the service, perhaps even some of them sitting in public houses, with their hats on”. How times have changed.

While wedding fever has gripped the United States, our own interest has been as relatively low-key as the couple themselves. It reflects not only a change in our regard for the monarchy, but also a reflection of these difficult economic times.

One day Wills and Kate will be King and Queen. But from the moment they become husband and wife, the responsibility for taking the monarchy to its next, more modest, stage rests on their shoulders. But that is a debate for another time.

Today, even the cynical among us should enjoy the pomp and circumstance, the colour and majesty, and cheer two young people who are declaring their love in time-honoured tradition.

Good luck to them both.

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