The Royal Wedding

So all the craze these days is over the Royal wedding. The today show had their two main anchors over there and there was also an episode of The Middle dedicated to the mom watching the wedding. These a obviously just a couple of examples of the craze currently in effect.

Now onto my perspective of this event. Its a wedding of two strangers that I don't care about. So ultimately I don't care about it one way or the other since it really has no bearing on anything in my life. The only reason I have a slightly negative slant on it is because of the amount of media hype surrounding this everyday event(since people that I don't know are getting married every day).

On a side note, I'm all for people being happy and if a couple you don't know getting married makes you happy then more power to you.

Now I really don't have any expertise when it comes to the British government but Based on a quick google search only the Queen of the Royal family has any real power. I saw that the queen has some power to approve things but if she were to actually interfere with parliament then it becomes a republic. So the royal family as a whole is just a relic of once upon a time that lives off the fortune that was built way back when. It seems to me they are nothing more then celebrities based on the family they were born into.

Also noted in the google search is that they get paid for a number of public appearances which reinforces my previous statement. They are the British equivalent to Paris Hilton, without the sex tape(keeping it classy). So as I respect the historic significance of their family and their country I really don't care about their wedding. I only write this blog because of the apparent hype the event is getting and I'm a little bored and might as well jump on the bandwagon.

In conclusion, I wish nothing but the best for this royal couple as I do every couple that gets married as it is a long tough road. I will not be viewing this event unless forced to by my wife and I definitely will not be ordering a commemorative tea set. I did however appreciate the fact that they did not want any presents but for any gifts to go toward charity.