I know, I know. You're Not Excited about the Royal Wedding. In a country that's embraced the Kardashians, I'm not really sure why there's so much disinterest and even disdain surrounding William and Kate's big day.
Well, I am excited. And not just because I love weddings, which I do. I've always loved them, and all the more now that I've been married for over a decade. I said those words, too, I always think when I hear people say their vows. And I love wedding dresses. But even the thought of Kate's dress, and her beautiful diction as she says her own vows, is not what has me feeling sentimental today. Know what it is?
It's her.
Her baby got married today.
Of all the things that were unhappy or tumultuous about her life, Princess Diana loved her boys so much. As fiercely as I love mine. She travelled the world with them. She gave them perspective. She made sure they did not sit around on their Royal arses.
I don't know if my boys will ever get married. I hope I'll be lucky enough to be there. If I'm not, please be excited for my son's I do's. Drink a toast to him. Spend an afternoon in the sack in celebration of young love. Or at least, don't be cynical. I know the hats are over the top- as are the 150 horses- but one of the best parts of Princess Di is very much alive and overjoyed today.
And if I am there for my son's big day, and he marries himself a Kate Middleton, well, I think a three-foot feather sculpture atop a netted hat would only begin to express my jubilance.
Right-O, Dame Lucy!
ReplyDeleteI actually had the same thought and got a bit verklempt by it. It was 30 years ago that Charles and Diana wed. We were roughly the age of our children now.
Excellent perspective, Lucy. My baby, born the same year as Prince William, got married two years ago. There is no greater joy and sorrow than seeing your baby marry the love of his life. (And accepting that the love of his life will no longer be you.)
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