A different take on the Royal wedding!
Blogs seem to be full of pictures of the wedding so I thought I would do something different.
The now Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are having a quiet weekend away in a secret location before returning to work next week. Honeymoon postponed as William has to return to his Air Force duties as a search and rescue pilot.
He is based on the Isle of Anglesey, off the North Coast of Wales and he and Catherine live in a cottage there while he is still in service.
It reminds me of a 'memorable moment' in my life.
Anglesey in 30 miles long and we see here the furthermost tip of the island.
At the age of 18 (when I lived in the North West) myself and 3 friends, when on a day trip to Anglesey, decided to sleep out in the open on the cliffs under the stars.
photos taken from the TV screen
We had nothing to lay our heads on but the bracken, seen here in the foreground. I remember drinking water dripping out of the rocks and also remember a nasty tummy upset when I arrived home the next day.
The things one does when young.
What makes this island so appealing to the newly married couple is that they can have the privacy not afforded to them on the mainland.
A little known fact connected with the wedding is that on the previous evening both the Princes William and Harry went out onto the Mall to greet and shake hands with the public and also arranged for large urns of tea and coffee to be served to them. William's idea apparently.
As for the wedding itself, I loved every minute of it, including the run up.
I prepared lunch immediately after breakfast and put it in the fridge so that I could watch TV from 8.30 am until 3.30 pm when William and Catherine left the Palace to have a rest time at Clarence House before the evening reception. Good to see William driving his new wife in Prince Charles Aston Martin (decorated by Harry).
It gave a very fun and human touch.
I was very impressed with the wedding address to the couple by the Bishop of London
Loved the avenue of trees inside the abbey
and the hats were something else!
I could not imagine a more classic and beautiful dress
I probably will not be around when they become King and Queen but I have no doubt they will do our country proud.
For accuracy sake - have just seen in media that William & Kate will have a honeymoon in an undisclosed island in the Indian Ocean later in May.
