sneeky nostalgic peek at Kate and Wills wedding

I went onto tube for the first time the other day to watch Bob Dylan, Joan Biaze (mind gone dead on spelling} etc it was really lovely. Also love to watch any pomp involving the RF but missed some of the Wedding, so Utube. Sounds a good idea. Paddyann you come across as a very narrow opinuated person who doesn’t seem to mind how or think about other people and their lives.if your opinion comes across as upsetting or nasty, well that’s ok by you. Just think of other people.

oldbatty it's worth 'flicking through' even if just to look at the hats!!

On her 21st birthday The Queen (then Princess Elizabeth) promised to devote her whole life to our service and I think she has done that and continues to do that exceptionally well.

True luluaugust, one only has to remember the grieving for Diana

However irrational I think the RF are not "strangers" to vast numbers of people.

paddyann, it is not what you say, it is the way that you say it. And somethings just aren't worth saying unless you want to be deliberately offensive. I think most of us thought your remark about those who watch royal weddings fell slap, bang in the middle of that category.

Oldbatty, that old fluff certaintly takes one’s mind off thing if only for a short while, keep watching and tell us what you have seen,i looked at William and Kate’s wedding even though it was ‘years ago”! Think it was only seven years ago though ?

Incase anybody is remotely interested I'm not a lover of the royals. Just a bit of fluff like flicking through hello magazine in the hairdressers. Lord knows I need that fluff at the moment

It wasn't an opinion though, was it? It was being rude to another person making an inoffensive statement.

paddyann It wasn't your opinion of the wedding that people are criticising you for. It was saying that people with no life watch it after the OP said that she did so that the comment was aimed at her.
That was unkind and rude and an apology would have been nice but that is your choice.

Dont worry about me GG I'm more than capable of speaking for myself.I wont apologise to anyone because MY opinion doesn't agree with theirs .i find it very odd that folk want to watch the wedding of total starngers,different if its your own family but people you dont know ...people who neither know you exist nor care ..as long as the cash keeps flowing into their coffers decade after decade century after century...as for going back and watching one from years ago..now that truly astounds me .IF opinions aren't required on here it should say so in large type at the top of the page ...otherwise I'll have my say ..just like the royal fans do.

Oh Grannybuy I'm with you. The Righteous Brothers are so good they make me shiver. Have you heard them do "You'll Never Walk Alone" ?? Oh my !!

I was away the weekend of the wedding and deliberately didn't watch, however I have enjoyed catching up with the highlights. Especially the RF stifling their smiles at the preacher man! They are obviously not used to that sort of sermon.

I watched ‘Truely,Madly,Deeply’ recently on uTube, couldn’t be bothered to put the DVD on

I heard the Righteous Brothers singing Unchained Melody on the radio the other day. Although they were in 'my era' , I'd forgotten how good they sound. I thought I' d try You Tube to hear more.

Enough time for fun at a wedding after the wedding ceremony, it’s what wedding receptions are for. If people want a fun wedding they can have the three day beach wedding like Megan’s first wedding.

I'm not a royalist but watched the weddings. The way pomp and ceremony is done in this country is really impressive. DH and son went to Queens birthday parade (?)years ago and we often have Cenotaph ceremony and whatever else is going on on the tv. Not always to sit n watch every minute but so well done and deserving of respect.
And Johnny Mathis... went to a concert 40 years ago in Dublin with a few girlfriends. I don't think DH knows!!
Youtube is great. We often watch music videos, classical and contemporary.
Check out Sia, Christine and the Queens (Paradise.. and Tilted esp), Alan Walker, lots out there. Very enjoyable and culturally broadening

We got a tv in 1957 when I was 15. It was the first time I had seen or heard Johnny Mathis and I was very taken with his voice and looks. My father walked into the room and snapped the TV off. JM became my secret love as I lay in bed next to my little sister with my head hanging down to hear my transistor radio playing quietly under the bed and waited for his songs to be played.
Father wasn’t a bad man but his racism baffled me and I never dared ask him why.
I don’t think he would have approved of last week’s royal wedding any more than the Queen seemed to. I on the other hand enjoyed it very much. A fun wedding for a change.

I don’t think David Cameron went to any part of the wedding. No politicians were involved were they?

I'm a fervent royalist, always have been. I think they add stability and I just love the traditions. But I feel no need to make catty remarks to those who don't agree.
I like Johnny Mathis too... his greatest hits CD is on in the kitchen right now.

Suppose ‘better bargain’ depends if a wife wants to dominate , William and Kate seem to work as a couple, I think Harry will trot along behind Megan, rather like a well trained pet.

I know I risk being shut up in the Tower of London for this but......although Harry looked fine I thought Wills looked a bit on the plump side - certainly more so than in HIS own wedding photos.

Bald and running to fat, maybe? Er, has Meghan got a better 'bargain' than Katie Cambridge?

Personally I like the royals and hate the idea of a president, but each to their own. You never appreciate what you have till it’s gone.

Well I'm not a fan of the RF either, but after watching Countryfile the other evening I have to say I have a different view of some aspects of their lives, in particular the contribution they have made to preserving Windsor Great Park and the innovations in farming methods on their farms. The care of their herds was an eye opener for me too.

For the record I love watching the Everly Brothers and First Aid Kit on youtube. Watch them sing 'America' to Paul Simon.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBwKp6QhIvE

Then again perhaps I don't have a life either!

I just love it when I see the taxpayers money being well spent.

I think enough people have fired bullets at paddyann
Time to leave her alone.