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The royal wedding: there’s no escape

The best/worst of the press on the weekend Wills and Kate took over the media.

It was inevitable: two weeks away from the royal wedding and the British media has succumbed. If you are sick of reading and hearing about the wedding already, I suggest you do not leave the house, open a newspaper or engage in even the vaguest way with the internet. However, if you'd like a selection of absurd wedding-related material, read on.

1. The ultimate weak link. BBC News Magazine has come up with the kind of entirely pointless article that has nothing to do with the royal wedding at all, but has something to do with weddings and is thus deemed worthy by association: the "Plus-One Invitation Dilemma". Yes, it is as urgent as it sounds.

2. At last, Wills and Kate's astrological compatability. Thank you, Shelley von Strunckel. This is the kind of analysis we've been craving: "With the expansive, friendly and independent Jupiter prominently positioned, he's already thinking about how to modernise royalty and be an inspiring king."

3. A "cult classic", says the Daily Mail. To what great cinematic triumph could they be referring? Donnie Darko? Not quite. Drum roll, please: William and Kate: the Movie.

4. "As for the British aristocracy, it's pathetic. All that snobbery is ridiculous today." Thank you, Martin Amis, for talking sense to Le Nouvel Observateur (quoted by the Telegraph). In other Amis highlights, Prince Charles apparently has a laugh like a "pig's snore".

5. Actually brilliant. The comedian Tim Key's poem for the occasion, which contains the immortal line: "The Queen clenched her fist, Henman-style". Watch courtesy of the Observer here (and ignore the Cisco ad at the beginning: that's not Tim Key).

12 comments

Don Diego's picture

There's a brand new iPad, iPhone App (made for the royal wedding) called: "Kiss me, Kate. It's really very funny!

Bodger Bailey's picture

Couldn't be less interested in the Royal Wedding when 8 out of 10 teachers have encountered serious poverty issues with pupils. No doubt Cameron, Blair and many other political traitors will be invited to this over-hyped snobfest. Keep creating our currency as debt guys ... Let's not spoil the party for the 0.5% chaps!

Jenny Lao's picture

There are still lots of hotels available near the Royal Wedding. Check out http://HotelMap.com/RoyalWedding

Robert Taggart's picture

Hoping some of those anarchist types give all us republicans something to remember on the day.
That would be worth reading about !

Alisha's picture

Not everyone is remembering their own weddings, or dreaming of their weddings-to-come, vicariously through the royal wedding.

Weddings are not financially possible for many people.

And for adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse, they are completely impossible. For many survivors (there are many), a public wedding -- where the abuser would be present or mentioned -- is impossible. So hearing about any wedding brings pain. But hearing everyone and the whole country nattering on about a royal wedding, makes the pain inescapable and constant.

Weddings are unfortunately not possible for everyone. Can people recognise this?

Dan's picture

The public cost for the Royal wedding is unjustified .Liz and her family are worth Billions .its time that they funded the entire wedding from their own pocket like any family in Britain .They should be know bank holiday because Willis and Kate are getting married .Its a private matter that i hope is a great success .however in the 21st century the UK needs to modernise and abandon sill feudal relics like the Monarchy ! I dislike the snobbery and elitism that the Monarchy represents.Its time for Britain to be a Republic to facilitate a fairer Britain and a democratic political system .

hmmmm's picture

I think dtdrtdr and nyalneo and jkjjghh have more to say on this issue then EhtchTee, who comes across as some fucktard spambot who hasn't quite got what he is supposed to be doing....Infact Dtdrtdr link was far more enjoyable then any links EhtchTee has posted...ever!

Mr. Divine's picture

I hear that someone is going to dump smelly 'manure' on the route in one big pile.

Orthodoxcaveman's picture

I've been quite impressed by the BBC news websites unsubtle shoehorning of monarchy related stories into the news every other day for the last 4 months. Why don't they just have a permanent link to the Buckingham Palace press office.

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