tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post8290357582108392361..comments2024-03-24T08:30:43.258+01:00Comments on FLY HIGH!: TO HAVE AND TO HOLD FROM THIS DAY FORWARD ...Maria Graziahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-11957965628071274682011-04-30T08:56:26.233+02:002011-04-30T08:56:26.233+02:00@mesmered
Interesting to know! This is what royals...@mesmered<br />Interesting to know! This is what royals are meant to be nowdays ... a tourist attraction to increase state incomes. Then many people in the UK claim they unfairly have to pay taxes to support royals'luxurious standards of living. These matters are sad but true. And so less attractive than the glamourous romantic wedding we watched yesterday!Thanks for your contribution, Prue!Maria Graziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-86857216595875121512011-04-30T08:24:34.780+02:002011-04-30T08:24:34.780+02:00Wonderful 7 hours of glorious pageantry, music and...Wonderful 7 hours of glorious pageantry, music and romance. The nay-sayers are miseries and I wish them joy in their sad lives!<br /><br />In respect of the money... I read that the wedding cost just under a 100 million pounds with the cost of security, loss of national income through public holiday etc BUT that it bought in 300 million pounds with tourism and 500 million pounds through food and alcohol bought around the UK for celebrations! Seems to balance out quite nicely, thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-90715961474873684722011-04-30T08:18:51.703+02:002011-04-30T08:18:51.703+02:00@Jenny Allworthy & @Lucinda Brant
Thanks for s...@Jenny Allworthy & @Lucinda Brant<br />Thanks for sharing your feelings and emotions while watching the royal wedding.I was moved too, Jenny, at thinking how different (young!) I was when I watched my first Royal wedding on tv and how joyful this one seemed respect to that one. And Lucinda, I wish I could have been with you in Australia. What an awesome party it must have been!Maria Graziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-90765417307415382602011-04-30T02:52:47.031+02:002011-04-30T02:52:47.031+02:00Fabulous post, MG! Watched it all LIVE in Australi...Fabulous post, MG! Watched it all LIVE in Australia (as I had Diana's wedding way back when I was a University student) Made fresh backed scones, jam and fresh cream with Twinnings tea. Toasted the happy couple with champagne and we all wore pink tiaras! A wonderful night of love and happiness and a welcome relief from the usual media forays into heartache, misery and cynicism. I truly hope it is a happily ever after...Lucinda Branthttp://www.lucindabrant.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-9817843699847250292011-04-30T00:48:32.961+02:002011-04-30T00:48:32.961+02:00Still watching the coverage (after 14 hours, altho...Still watching the coverage (after 14 hours, although I did have to go to work for 8 of those!).<br />I have tears pricking at my eyes as I remember watching the wedding 30 years ago (I was 17) and thinking how much happier this one is. Gorgeous, fun and wonderful. <br /><br />I wish all the very best. Hope you are all enjoying as much as I. Obviously Maria Grazia is!Jenny Allworthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08518779478842699970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-40796459505260629702011-04-29T22:28:04.190+02:002011-04-29T22:28:04.190+02:00@calexora
Glad to hear from you! :)@calexora<br />Glad to hear from you! :)Maria Graziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-36645549595651179322011-04-29T21:47:55.521+02:002011-04-29T21:47:55.521+02:00I'm with you too. I also got up at 4am and hav...I'm with you too. I also got up at 4am and have watched the whole thing twice today- the first time live, I was crying and cheering so I missed a few bits. The second time I could drink it all in. What can I say - I love fairy tales. And I also got up at 5am when I was 9 years old to watch his parents get married. And I was in London when Diana died and got to leave flowers at her palace. I was glad to see, so many years later, her son experience what was obviously a moment a true happiness. Did you see that beaming smile? He was trying to reign it in a few times...Is it true love? I sure hope it is. And wasn't it great to get a break from all the bad news for one day and just revel in the love, the pomp and ceremony and the fairy tale of it all :) <br />Yours truly, A French-Canadian Monarchist :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-89151456779203485372011-04-29T21:24:09.374+02:002011-04-29T21:24:09.374+02:00@Musa
There's not that big difference between ...@Musa<br />There's not that big difference between Italy and the UK. Only one hour. So no getting up at night for me :) I also still remember the day of Diana's wedding, so thrilling and moving. Thanks for your comment!Maria Graziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5114395886235179043.post-46281569938239700222011-04-29T21:14:45.689+02:002011-04-29T21:14:45.689+02:00I'm with you MG! I got up at 4:00am my time to...I'm with you MG! I got up at 4:00am my time to see it LIVE! We all need romance once in a while. I also remember getting up at the same time to watch Prince William's parents get married, and despite all, I still remember that day :)Musanoreply@blogger.com