Where’s The Beard News?
As a beard wearer for fifty years, I wonder if Harry will be hirsute tomorrow, like his great-great-grandfather, George V, was at his wedding.
This article in The Independent discusses the question.
It says this.
- Beards are not allowed with Army dress uniforms.
- The Queen is not a fan of beards.
But Harry is a Spencer, and there will be independent thought!
Princess Beatrice and Her Charities Have the Last Laugh
The price of her hat has now passed £75,000 according to the BBC.
Noone could call that anything but a good result for the charities she is supporting.
If you want to bid, the hat is still on sale here on eBay.
How To Dispose of a Silly Hat
Princess Beatrice was criticised for her hat at the Royal Wedding.
Now according to reports, she has put it on eBay, with the proceeds going to charity.
Good for her! Let’s hope it raises as much money as Myleene Klass’ bikini did!
The Real Losers From the Delayed Honeymoon
The decision of the royal newly weds to delay their honeymoon is a really intelligent one.
It will allow all the fuss to die down and they can enjoy a few days of rest and recuperation on Anglesey, if they want to. I suspect too, that the good people of Ynys Mon, will put their own protective cordon around the couple to make sure the only interesting pictures the paparazzi get are of sheep. I know from experience of Suffolk, that when outsiders start to pry and invade privacy, they are given very short shift.
I suspect though that the tabloids and the celebrity magazines, have spent a fortune to spot where the couple are going. And it has got them precisely nothing, except a large bill. When the couple finally sneak off, the gutter press will hopefully be caught napping again.
I suspect they may have another cunning plan up their sleeves.
Good for them!
Royal Wedding Wins at Fontwell
It just had to happen didn’t it!
The horse, Royal Wedding won at Fontwell at 4.1, yesterday.
Who’d Have Thought It?
I’ve just been to get the paper and it was a bit of a surprise to see that the largest pile of newspapers in the shop was for the Guardian.
I thought that all of that was below them!
Some People Have All the Luck
This pub will be coining it in after the wedding.
The Shape of Things To Come
BBC London has just reported live from a party in Canning Town. Some may think that the royal wedding is a waste of space, but not the East End.
Roll on the Olympics!
Church says, “Parties Unite Nation!”
It’s all here.
A bishop I phoned up, was unavailable so he couldn’t comment, although his spokesman said that too much fun wasn’t good for people.
A Bearded Archbishop
Was this the first royal marriage with a bearded archbishop?
I don’t think my mother-in-law would have liked that sort of thing?
The Anonymous Widower 