It's a nice day for a posh wedding

[Dave B]

In the UK, it's been impossible to escape the news that there's going to be a royal wedding next year. The front pages of all the papers have been heaving with the story, and it clogged up all the TV and radio for hours the other day.

Yet no thread here. Anyone really care?

I wish them well and all that, they seem like your typical nice-but-dim couple, but honestly I can't begin to get excited about this. The papers are banging on about what the dress might look like, where the ceremony might be held, where the honeymoon might be, who might be paying for it... I couldn't give a stuff.

Is it just me?

[Mark]

It's a nice story and I must admit to sitting and watching the 30 minute special that the BBC just so happened to have ready on the day.

But I agree all the speculation is pretty pointless, but I'll likely be watching it when it happens - I'm assuming it'll be on TV! After all it's history in the making.

[fandango]

It makes the people of Ireland happy - that they live in a Republic, and at least don't have to pay for that!

I loved the bit about him giving her his mother's ring "because obviously she can't be here". It was something about how he said it, as if the media would speculate whether Di would make an appearance.

[Mark]

whether Di would make an appearance.

I wouldn't be entirely surprised if she managed it!

[GridGirl]

I'll care more if we get a free bank holiday out of it. At the end of the day, they had been dating for 8 years. He was going to have marry her or dump her for some blue blood sooner or later. The heir to the thrown couldn't exactly keep stringing her on forever.

Me and Williams share the same birthday. I'm also hoping he becomes king so I can get an extra bank holiday. I feel we deserve one in June.

[schmenke]

Riots in Haiti
Terrorists aquitted in Guantanamo
H5N1 bird flu in Hong Kong
Suu Kyi speaks to the public

Front Page news: Prince William to Wed

[Captain VXR]

yawn.

[Mark]

I hear a lot of talk of days off. But it'll likely be on a Saturday I would have thought?

[Eki]

Riots in Haiti
Terrorists aquitted in Guantanamo
H5N1 bird flu in Hong Kong
Suu Kyi speaks to the public

Front Page news: Prince William to Wed

At least he's not to Fri.

[Ghostwalker]

I hear a lot of talk of days off. But it'll likely be on a Saturday I would have thought?

that was the case in June this year when our throne heir wed.