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By now, the world over has had the opportunity to witness the century’s grandest affair. Prince William and the now Duchess of Cambridge, Catherine Elizabeth Middleton, officially tied the knot at the historical West Minister Abbey on Friday, April 29, 2011. All speculation regarding the wedding has been put to rest and now, we can all take a bow and soak in the youthful elegance this couple has brought to the royal family. The Duchess of Cambridge honored the late cutting edge British designer, Alexander McQueen by wearing a silk organza lace overlaying satin gown designed by Sarah Burton, creative designer for McQueen. Of course it’s been said a thousand times over that, the Duchess’ dress mirrored that of actress Grace Kelly, who married Rainer III, the Prince of Monaco on April 19, 1956. Personally, I feel she was an image to behold who carried herself with such elegance and great poise.
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Not to be outdone by his bride, Prince William, who has a senior honorary appointment as Colonel of the Irish Guard, looked handsome in his uniform. He wore a scarlet tunic of the Irish Guard to honor the First Battalion which is currently deployed in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
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I love the above image because, it says-young blood of which the royals are certainly in need of these days. Who doesn’t appreciate a strong love story? This royal couple has stood the test of time, almost ten years and today, Prince William has made an honest woman out of ‘Waity Katy’ as the Brits call her. These beautiful images will be treasured by many for years to come.
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Another royal attraction was the eight-tiered Royal Wedding cake. Cake-maker, Fiona Cairns and her team worked on this decadent creation for five weeks. The fruit cake was covered in ivory and white icing and decorated with up to 900 delicate sugar-paste flowers. Believe it or not but, this cake had more symbolic elements than the United States of America’s flag. It is said, Kate gave detailed instructions to include 17 different blooms and foliage for their meaning of symbolism known as, the ‘language of flowers’. Who knew? Ivy leaves, symbolizing marriage adorned the base of the cake while, daisies, meaning innocence, decorated the bottom three tiers. Interesting stuff.
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Prince William specifically requested this chocolate biscuit creation made from a Royal Family recipe, sent and made by McVities.
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My clients and I always have a fun time brainstorming about getaway strategies. It’s either we choose a classic rolls royce, a horse drawn carriage ride or a private helicopter ride. Prince William definitely stole the creativity cup with this brilliant getaway car courtesy of good ‘ol daddy dearest. Prince Harry added his great giftedness by decorating the car with red, white and blue ribbon and a learners license plate. Brilliant! The 1969 Aston Martin DB6 was given to Prince Charles by his mother, the Queen for his 21st birthday. A recent update was it’s conversion to run on 100 per cent bioethanol fuel distilled from surplus British wine. Think of it as Prince Charles’ carbon control creativity.
I couldn’t resist closing today’s blog with an image of my supposed look-a-like, Sir Elton John. Since I couldn’t physically be there myself, I asked The Elton to make a guest appearance on my behalf, LOL. Elton John had the high honor of singing ‘Candle in the Wind’ at Prince William’s mother, Princess Diana’s funeral. The young couple also invited him to attend their wedding that took place in the same church in which Lady Di’s funeral was held. I hope you enjoyed the wedding as much as I did, till the next Royal Wedding, I bid u adieu.
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