CELEBRITIES IN DISGRACE, our short film, has been chosen as an official selection at the Hoboken International Film Festival and will screen there in June…
AND THE ROYAL WEDDING OSCARS GO TO…
*Best Performance by a ‘Commoner’ in a Regal Role: the day belonged to KATE and she rose to the occasion, showing that being regal is not about bloodlines. In a demonstration of ‘grace under pressure,’ Kate showed true poise as one third of the world watched her take her vows. Litotes, our resident wit, summed up why William finally chose Kate: “He knows that she is hot and that she can take the heat.”
*Best ‘Best Moments Reel’: CNN takes the cake with these vivid clips
Pippa flirting with Prince Phillip
*Best Decision for 4AM programing: CBS rewarding those of us who rose at 4AM by replaying nearly the whole of Charles and Diana’s wedding. Time and tragedy have only intensified those iconic images…
Best Set design: The trees in the Abbey!
Best Budget Cut: the ‘minor European royalty’ arriving via mini-vans!
Best Comic Relief: Prince Harry cracking who knows what joke to his bro as the bride headed down the aisle…
Best ‘Extras’:The million or so bystanders who provided rousing medieval cheers…
Best Performance by a Supporting Sister: Pippa! A Star is Born. Pippa rocked her own sleek white dress, served her sister and kept the kiddies in hand beautifully during the service and flirted gamely with 90 year old Prince Phillip on the balcony– then with who-knows-how-many eligible men later on…
Best Directorial Decision by a Royal Couple: William and Kate declaring that even if it rained they would ride in the open coach, because they didn’t want to ‘disappoint’ the waiting crowds and they would not ‘mind getting wet’…
Luckily even the British weather co-operated for the big day. ’Good Show’!
(photos: socialvixen.com, uzgexuwa.blogspot.com, ibtimes.com)
Yes, Good Show is right. And Kate is a real star already, heaven help her.
A star, yes– but as noted in my previous post she does seem to be made of sturdy stuff. Certainly she sailed through her big day!
ONE WORD
PIPPA!!
Greetings AntiStar–
Yes, what can we say except:
she is a Pip.
We may not get much soap opera mileage out of Wills & Kate, or I hope for for their sake. But Pippa looks promising in that and other directions–
Cheers
Elizabeth
PS to ANTI:
Thanxx to ‘MN’ for this LINK, for those who think PIPPA stole the show:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2011/05/01/royal-wedding-pippa-middleton-stole-the-show-now-her-man-says-hands-off-115875-23098582/
Thanks also to ‘MN’ via Twitter for this link; the FORMAL WEDDING PHOTOS ARE IN;
note the now-famous pouting flower girl:
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2011/royal.wedding/interactive/gallery.wedding.key.moments/?hpt=C2
All will be relieved to know Harry’s comments were completely appropriate (confirmed by lipreaders). Way to go Harry!
http://au.news.yahoo.com/royal-wedding/a/-/article/9287734/lip-reading-who-said-what-at-royal-wedding/
THANKS Penny2 for this super link!
I love the lipreader angle–
Yes good to know Harry kept it classy.
Wonder why Pippa minded that grandfather joke?
I am enjoying all the coverage and we had other good links sent in, including one focussed on Pippa, who looks like the next tabloid star of this extended family/soap-opera. Hopefully Wills and Kate will be the ‘boring’ happy ever after characters…
Cheers!
Elizabeth
Please tell me why you, or anyone else not immediately involved — in or out of “the Commonwealth”, but especially outside of it — cares, at all, about this event and the people involved in it, including some allegedly actual person named Pippa.
I’m not being snide. This phenomenon has me absolutely baffled and relatively depressed. Or perhaps it’s the opposite. In any case, what is the interest? (And I beg you, let the answer not be some version of “We care about it because other people do.” Please don’t feed the misanthrope.)
Greetings Andrew–
A fair question, and an interesting one given that one third of the world did tune in to watch this event. That one third did not include the male members of my household, though even they were not indifferent to it all. For me, I care for many reasons.
First, the wedding was a tremendous spectacle, a huge-scale version of a basic primal human ritual. The British, as they say, ‘do this sort of thing well.’ They have obviously a long history that they tap into here– having been to London, it is moving to see the Abbey and such amazing buildings, and moving even on TV. I love the history and drama of the horses and carriages etc. My father was a young serviceman in London when Queen Elizabeth was coronated.
He is not at all a sentimental person and is far to the left politically but he recalls the whole event very fondly as tremendously exciting and fun. He understands that the Royals for Britain connect to their history and sense of national pride and of course bring in huge tourist bucks.
Personally, I love a good Soap Opera and the Royal Family provides that too. I also love fashion and they did not disappoint there either. I loved seeing the clothes, hats and the wonderful ‘morning coats’ on the men. And The Dress on the bride. And to me, the biggest draw of all is just the human drama of watching a young woman who wasn’t raised in all this and is therefore ‘relatable’ become the star of an extravaganza the world is watching. I loved seeing her ‘rise to the occasion’ and play the age-old role of Bride with grace and poise, under great pressure.
I’m not saying it’s ‘right’ that all this happens but to me it is fascinating to watch the human beings amidst the splendor and pageantry. So I found it entertaining and at times moving and I greatly enjoy looking at the pictures and reading all the details later.
It is not unlike the way some folks feel about sports. The allure of sports is baffling to me– the games themselves boring and repetitive. Yet millions are enthralled and invest a part of their identity in their ‘team’ and it’s all a billion dollar industry. I say, hey, different strokes for different folks. Everyone needs their entertainment and escape. And if you do glance at the clips of the crowds at the Royal Wedding, it seems to me pretty clear a Good Time Was Had By All…
I love your coverage of the Royal Wedding, and can’t get enough of it. I have a few Oscars to add to your excellent list:
Cutest grin: Prince Henry turning to sneak a glance at the bride coming down the aisle.
Most Steadfast and Unchangeable: The Queen in a yellow outfit that she could have worn 20 years ago.
Best Preserved: Elizabeth’s husband Prince Philip who at 90 remains a good catch for the Royal Princess Elizabeth.
Most bored guest: the little bridesmaid on the balcony as the Royals kissed.
Best Picture: the happy couple in the open coach glowing and enjoying the adoring crowd!
We all needed this glorious event!
Thanks Barb!
I love your additions to my list– so true about Prince Phillip; no wonder Pippa was flirting with him on the balcony.
And yes, it is comforting how the Queen is always the same.
I agree the best photos were in the carriage: balding William looked super handsome in his officer’s hat and Kate glowed with happiness and relief–
Speaking of relief: a commenter on FACEBOOK suggested that I add to my list a special award for the Abbey offficial caught doing cartwheels right after the ceremony; love it:
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/royalwedding/westminster_abbey_royally_ticked_tKtCa0eA0V9gW4pp83m66K
Cheers from a fellow Royal Wedding Coverage addict! Elizabeth