I'd be happy if they gave the same coverage to a guy I know who's just got engaged, otherwise it's preferential treatment at the license-fee payer's expense for the royals, who by the sheerest accident of birth are in their priveleged position.
Also, I look forward to the announcement that the tax-payer is not footing the bill for any aspect of this upcoming ceremony that means absolutely nothing to the vast majority of British people.
I am ashamed at the media's coverage of this non-event, and in particular, the BBC, who take my money to help pay for it.
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Certainly nothing wrong with the engagement, as such. In all honesty, good for them. It's the media reaction that I'm annoyed with. I had it on BBC News during dinner, and for the entire 30 mins that I was sitting there it was all that they were talking about. The way they described it was ridiculous, saying that today would be a "national day of celebration" and that the announcement would "cheer everyone up after the recent doom & gloom in the news", amongst other absurd statements. Perhaps I'm just bitter and jaded, but I certainly didn't feel that way.
She is identical to the Texan chick my cousin married two years ago.
I wonder if there is an alternative universe where The Smiths didn’t released a LP called the Queen is Dead and Steven recalls with fond memories of Union jack waving in 1977 and how he thinks the Royal family are great ambassadors for this country.
….and the Solo forums are full of congratulating posts to this rather handsome young couple.
Well, I was very pleased yesterday... that I was out all day and didn't have to watch all this crap. I was a child in Ireland when his parents tied the knot, so have no recollection of it, other than Ireland got breakfast television for one day (it used to start at 4pm). Was it a bank holiday? You see the way I see it, I have to pay for this shower, whether I like them or not. So I might as well get a day off every now and then when one dies or gets married? Don't ask me to wave any flags though
did the Nazi prince get engaged or the other one?