Ready for another royal wedding? I am! I followed Will and Kate’s wedding closely, and I love that British royal tradition. Then last month, Prince Albert of Monaco got married to Charlene Wittstock, which was okay and all, but Monaco royalty and British royalty are two different things entirely.
Then Will and Kate came to America, and I saw their pictures in the magazines at the grocery store checkout, and they were glamorous, but it’s not the same as a wedding. So who cares if you’ve never heard of Zara Phillips until today – she’s in line for the throne and she’s getting married this Saturday!
Ms. Phillips is the daughter of Princess Anne, who is the daughter of Queen Elizabeth. She is thirteenth in line for the throne, which means she gets all the fun of royalty with none of the pressure. She is marrying Mike Tindall, a champion rugby player.
Mr. Tindall has a rather misshapen nose, a souvenir of his busy athletic career. It has been broken eight times. His future mother-in-law, Princess Anne, actually suggested that he get plastic surgery in time for the wedding – and the wedding photos. He declined.
The festivities were kicked off with a cocktail party for 150 guests on the Royal Yacht Britannia. Treat yourself to some yummy photos here from CBS News.
Image via WikipediaThe wedding, to take place in Scotland, will be attended by 300 guests. The reception will be held at the Queen’s Scottish home, The Palace of Holyroodhouse.The guests will be a spicy mix of royalty and rugby folk. It is rumored that Ms. Phillips will wear a tiara from the Queen’s collection that will compliment her designer gown. Word also has it that Ms. Phillips, a world class equestrian, has been exercising like a demon to get ready for the big day.
The couple will forgo a honeymoon for now. Mike Tindall needs to report back to training camp Sunday night to prepare for a big series of games in Wales. Perhaps it is a blessing that they are not honeymooning on the Britannia itself; four other couples who did so saw their marriages doomed: Princess Margaret and the Earl of Snowdon sailed in 1960, Zara's mum Princess Anne and father Captain Mark Phillips shared the room in 1973, Charles and Diana honeymooned in 1981, and Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson used the boat for their honeymoon in 1986.
I can’t wait to see the wedding pictures.
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