The royal wedding

As the last time I talked about marriages in France, now I want to talk about one big mariage in the United Kingdom. Do you have any idea? Yes, this is the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton and all the madness around this event. 

First of all I want to emphasize that the royal family has a big importance for British people.

The impact of the Queen to make any impact on the running of the country is rather limited. Her role is more symbolic nowadays. There are British people who love the tradition and spectacle connected with the royal family. The others think that this is the relic of the past which takes a lot of tax payer money.

Before the marriage there is of course the engagement.

The engagement took place in October 2010, during a private holiday in Kenya. Kate obtained the same engagement ring that the father of William had given to William's mother, Diana. It is made from white gold ring with an oval ceylon sapphire and 14 round diamonds.

The wedding day was a bank holiday – the day off the work. It had place the 29 th of April 2011. The price of the wedding was reportedly £20 million, but with the security and flowers it was around £32 million. The Royal Family and the Middletons themselves got to the expense of this event. However, the costs of security and transport were covered by Her Majesty's British treasury. I like very much the idea of William and Kate for the gifts. Instead of traditional wedding gifts, they asked that donations be made to charities.