The Royal Wedding
Apr. 29th, 2011 11:19 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
almaviva90Despite not being too interested in the proceedings of the Royal Wedding beforehand, I caved in at the last moment and decided to watch it anyway...I mean, how often do you see a Royal Wedding take place?
And was I glad I did (it's my first)...the most touching moment was when they took their vows. Beautiful. And Kate Middleton's dress was very elegant indeed, much better than I had previously expected. And the uniforms...of course, I adored them. The most amusing moment was seeing Prince Philip waiting for the Queen to get into the carriage after the wedding ceremony then being waved inside by his wife. I could simply imagine the Queen going 'Oh no, Philip, do go in first. I'll bring up the rear.' XD
Watched the wedding through the ABC News broadcast on Yahoo! but was bemused when the commentator said the music being played as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (those are their titles now) was Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance March No. 5 when it sounded unmistakably like William Walton (it's quite hard to forget Walton's style after listening to his music for Laurence Olivier's Henry V). Was proved right when I read later that the music was indeed Walton's Crown Imperial. I must say I'm getting quite good at listening to classical music! Either that or I've listened to waaay too much for my own good.
And was I glad I did (it's my first)...the most touching moment was when they took their vows. Beautiful. And Kate Middleton's dress was very elegant indeed, much better than I had previously expected. And the uniforms...of course, I adored them. The most amusing moment was seeing Prince Philip waiting for the Queen to get into the carriage after the wedding ceremony then being waved inside by his wife. I could simply imagine the Queen going 'Oh no, Philip, do go in first. I'll bring up the rear.' XD
Watched the wedding through the ABC News broadcast on Yahoo! but was bemused when the commentator said the music being played as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (those are their titles now) was Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance March No. 5 when it sounded unmistakably like William Walton (it's quite hard to forget Walton's style after listening to his music for Laurence Olivier's Henry V). Was proved right when I read later that the music was indeed Walton's Crown Imperial. I must say I'm getting quite good at listening to classical music! Either that or I've listened to waaay too much for my own good.
