Prince Charles married Lady Diana Spencer in 1981. That's a loooooonngggg time ago for the talking heads on
insert name of network here (they're mostly interchangeable, anyway).
Those of us who middle-aged* tend to remember that event quite clearly. It was described as "the wedding of the century", a "fairy-tale romance" or "fairy-tale wedding" - said heads couldn't quite make up their minds, on this point - and the media frenzy was over the top.
For today's royal wedding, the new talking heads described it as "the wedding of the century" and "a real fairy-tale romance". I supposed it to be possible, in 1981, that the Charles/Diana event
might have been; after all, the century was nearly over, if one takes the long view.
But today? Really? So do we know, in advance, all the others who might marry in the next 89 years?
Diana's butler - whose 15 minutes of fame were over a long, long time ago - appeared on Fox News and said that her wedding wasn't
really a fairy-tale wedding, because of the age difference between Charles and Diana. The "romance" wasn't there, or so he opined. The anchor (ol' what's-her-name McCollum, or some such) agreed that the event was much more formal. I think the word "stiff" was included in there, somewhere.
I agree that this couple did appear much more relaxed, and they themselves seemed at ease with the crowds - and each other.
Fine.
Having said that, if you're getting hitched in Westminster Abbey by the Archbishop of Freakin' Canterbury, I don't think it's possible to be "informal".
Okay, it's done. Can we PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE move on now? We fought a war to be free of all this royalty claptrap, and there is a terrible tragedy still unfolding in the American south.
Or do I owe the royal couple an apology? I don't think so.
In other news, gas jumped to $4.19/gallon here, overnight. Can we talk about
that? No? Then how 'bout this: a "group of legislators" from Juneau (no names given, in the early report I heard) have asked Attorney General Holder to "include Alaska" in the federal investigation of possible price gouging.
Yeah, that'll work, since the price is up due to the Fed's continuing devaluation of the dollar. You 'spose the results will come back, naming the President and Chairman Bernanke as the culprits?
I don't either.
*Darn it.
