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? about 'The Wedding' (William & Kate)

12 years ago

Why did William not turn around to watch Kate walking down the aisle? Harry did not turn around either, except for a quick glance...curious about that, too! Perhaps it's a custom there, but IMHO he missed out by not seeing her Processional!

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User
12 years ago
Maybe its not the proper thing to do in a Royal Wedding.
coffeemom
12 years ago
I read it was the custom for the groom to be the last one to see the bride and that one could wait for up to 4 minutes before she walked the entire aisle.
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Jasdip
12 years ago
I read that he didn't want to see her ahead of time at all, until she reached his side. It must have been killing him, not to look.
Leave it to Harry to tease him! LOL
pammyfay
12 years ago
I read the same thing that CoffeeMom did.
Makes for a bit of drama -- the anticipation must've been killing him!
patti43
12 years ago
That Harry's a trip! He's just the cutest thing, and I bet his wedding will have some royal eyes rolling.

I figured it was a tradition, but I don't remember Prince Charles turn around.
Adella Bedella
12 years ago
All the above.

I also enjoyed watching Harry. I loved when he looked back and then made a comment to William. As Kate reached the alter and William finally got to see her, Harry looked away and tried to let the two have their private moment in front of all of those people.
lynn_d
12 years ago
Thanks for asking this, I wondered the same thing when it was going on. And I loved the boyishness (is that even a word?) of Prince Harry! Now that is one royal wedding that I would believe happening like the You Tube videos! He seems to be a hoot!
mary_c_gw
12 years ago
Being with a Brit for more than thirty years, I know full well the cultures are NOT the same. Don't thrust your American customs on them!

The groom is the last to see the bride. Why? Because that's the way it is. Harry was quite naughty - I loved it!
houstonmom_gw
Original Author
12 years ago
thanks for all the responses. I figured it was customary.

"Don't thrust your American customs on them!" HUH??? You lost me there...but I enjoyed your comment about Harry being quite naughty!
mary_c_gw
12 years ago
Houstonmom,

That "don't thrust American customs on them" was in response to not only this thread, but to several other threads which seemed to bring into question William's motives in not looking at his bride.

It's not lack of love or anything else - it's simply the custom there. But many Americans made a huge deal about it. It's not a huge deal. It's a British custom.
Adella Bedella
12 years ago
I think this was brought up in another thread. Isn't white or ivory the customary colors for royal bridesmaids. I've seen several articles about Pippa and the 'nontraditional' color. Is that also American custom being applied?
mary_c_gw
12 years ago
Yes, adellabedella, it is.

Maids of Honor in GB are often dressed in white or off-white, and bridesmaids are usually small children. It's not just for the royals.
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mary_c_gw
12 years ago
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cynic
12 years ago
What's the big thing about Harry telling William "here she comes"? I don't understand the vilification. I think I'd like to know where I was at in the ordeal and by that simple statement he'd know he's a few minutes away. William wasn't supposed to turn around. So he's just expected to stand there with no idea when the wedding will progress? I didn't watch it, and purposely didn't. I think the hype is approaching disgusting. But to be fair, I think it was a kind and responsible thing for Harry to do and derogatory comments aren't appropriate IMO. And I'll say that Willy & Hank are 2 people I would like to meet. For being caught up in that kind of situation they seem to have pretty level heads. And the comment about this was supposed to be a small family affair was great.
samkaren
12 years ago
I loved her reaction on the balcony when she said "Oh Wow!" She is a classy lady.

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ntt_hou
12 years ago
I think most of us are just curious and trying to understand different customs and traditions. Questions are not always meant to be: "our ways is right and yours are not". They just meant to ask as a learning tool and not to criticise anyone or any country.

I watched the wedding live on CBS. Covering the wedding live with Katie Couric was David Starkey, a Royal Historian of UK. He filled in with all the traditions of the wedding as they were happening. CBS did great on this aspect because all the explanations were given then, before a question even came in mind.

Another plus from CBS coverage was having David Emanuel, Princess Diana wedding gown designer, in their team to cover on Kate's wedding gown. It was great to see and hear his excitement over Kate's wedding gown.

The rest of the team covering the wedding were great too, both from local and from the US. They were very knowledgeable about all the happenings during the wedding.

CBS coverage was very different from the other channels. I had 2 TVs on and were watching and swiching between several different channels. They were mostly covered by US teams. I liked CBS coverage the best and was glad that it was the one I chose to tape the wedding.

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