Day Three Hundred and Sixty One - The Royal Wedding

Dear all

I blame my obsession with celebrities and/or dress spotting so YES, I did get up at 5AM to celebrate with the THREE BILLION other people around the world and raised a glass to Will and Kate.

I fired up the coffee machine and (sadly without the obligatory Bunting) watched in awe as the events of the day unfolded in glorious Technicolour.

I found the footage quite thrilling; least of all seeing London at its convivial best but the event was a monumental success and I loved it!

Highlights for me included the [186] impeccable horses, graceful and groomed to perfection (apart from the one [televised] incident where the horse bucked off his rider then escaped. Someone got his knuckles rapped for that one).

It was unbelievable to see the crowd of around 500,000 revellers gushing into Pall Mall while we all saluted the military fly-by of seven RAF aircraft including a Lancaster Bomber.

The Royal Kiss was a little cheesy but worth a mention as I was sure that just beforehand, William asked his new wife, 'Can I kiss you now?'

**it's fairly obvious who wears the trousers in that relationship!

The numerous trees that had been bought into Westminster Abbey ( I imagine with great difficulty) seemed rather odd but supposedly bought a 'Spring Like' feel to the proceedings. They reminded me of the plastic trees you might find as part of a model train set ( i.e not convincing) and I would think, fairly annoying if you had to sit behind one:

"No, I didn't get a good photo of the bride because a tree got in the way"....

Not something you would normally hear someone say at a Church Service.

All in all, the whole thing was a joy to watch, all 27 hours of it: Good for them!

Kate appeared confident and poised and looked resplendent in her couture wedding dress. William looked totally besotted and humbled by his beautiful bride.

London embraced the wedding as if it was to celebrate that of a long lost blood relative.

And most importantly... it didn't rain!

Fashion Highlights:

1. Kate:

She looked radiant. This girl has good taste (and/0r a fabulously intuitive stylist). The dress, designed by Sarah Burton for the house of the beloved Alexander McQueen (RIP) was a triumph, combining Kate's simplistic and classic style with years of royal history at this modern day wedding. The bouquet was beautifully crafted using only the best of British including ( rumor has it) Cornish Lily of the Valley and Sweet William ( well at least she didn't marry someone called RedWood). And there was not a meringue in sight!

2. Pippa

Sigh.... the dress of the YEAR! I loved it, loved it, loved it, loved it! I loved everything about it. I did a little research to see what I was up against and looks like I need to find a spare $25,000 before I get my hands on an original..*sigh*.

3. Posh and Becks.

-Becks: He is a beautiful man and he wears beautiful clothes ( ** A Ralph Lauren morning suit, although someone must have quietly mentioned to him that his OBE was on 'the wrong side'

-Posh: Preggers and proud, although not normally seen outdoors if she is a shade over a size 0, Posh made an exception for the Royal Wedding. She wore an original 'Victoria Beckham' design ( bet she gets a discount) in deep navy, paired with terrifying, custom made Louboutin heels (they bought on an attack of sciatica just looking at the pictures). She finished off the outfit with a horrendously expensive 'lizard skin' clutch and {along with everyone else at the wedding} a Philip Treacy 'hat'. She looked great, maybe went a little over board on the smoky eyes for the 11AM service, but all in all, 'dix points' to VB!

4. Eugenie and Beatrice.

A frightening display of a double Fashion Faux-Pas. Did either of them look in the mirror before they left in the morning? Eugenie looked like a 17th century bar maid with a pineapple on her head and Beatrice like she was auditioning for a part in Flash Gordon [or possibly Willi Wonka's Chocolate Factory]. You would think that having access to the finest fabrics, designers ( Vivienne Westwood and Valentino couture respectively *whimper*) and 'stylists' in the World, they might have more success, but no! What were they thinking!!! (and please someone give Eugenie a hair brush!)

5. I am a fan of Zara Philips, she is pretty cool and I thought she looked fabulous today with her flamboyant head piece.

6. My favorite picture of the day. One of the gorgeous bridesmaids clearly 'un-amused' at being told she had to stand on a Royal Balcony in front of billions of fans. So sweet.

So that's it for the next few years ( unless Harry gets his hands on Pippa). Congratulations Will and Kate! Enjoy your Honeymoon wherever it may be!