The Wedding of the Century? Meh.

[may_child]

The wedding of England's Prince William to Kate Middleton fast approaches, and as I said elsewhere, I wish the lovebirds well, as I would any couple getting married, but I don't understand what the fuss is about. Though to be fair, there seems to be considerably less fuss than there was over the wedding of William's parents, Charles and Diana. (I

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[wrongly_amused]

Diana and Charles were kinda doomed from the start if the stories about their arrangement are true. Camilla's been his true love for a very long time, and, well, shit happens. It's a shame it had to happen in the public spectacle, but the dissolution of a marriage is never a fun thing to watch.

[may_child]

Yep. Supposedly Camilla was discarded as "unsuitable" because she'd had relationships (i.e., sex) with men other than Charles, and he "had" to marry a virgin. The standards weren't nearly so strict for Andrew's bride (though of course Andrew was not the heir apparent). Not that it made his marriage turn out any happier, but whatever.

Fast-forward to 2011, where no one, not even the Queen, has so much as batted an eye over the fact that Will and Kate have been living together for quite some time and Kate is clearly no virgin. Meanwhile Charles finally got to marry his true love, and Diana...well, had she lived, she'd undoubtedly have found happiness with some international financier.

[may_child]

Yeah, but that was about the current Queen's father, and it took place on the brink of World War II, which is a fascinating time.