London - with repeats of royal marriage family, less than 24 hours before the Prince William and Catherine Middleton exchange greetings in "the wedding of the century".
But the atmosphere in London is really calm and quiet in advance of the Friday ceremony 11 hours. Londoners have a keen interest in the event and the story of love behind it; new surveys of 70% of the British support the monarchy and that William is now the most popular member of the Royal family. (Ms. Middleton is followed in the third, behind the Queen).
But there is no marriage tidal wave - mania, some Cree groupies and little acute buzz down King Street or Piccadilly Circus.
A day before that 2 billion people are expected to look at "Kate and wills" intimate greeting and balcony Kiss at Buckingham Palace (if time permits) it is a pleasant interest but not mounted in the big day. It is a royal and she is a woman of middle class with a diploma of art history are a fully filled story line.
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Most permanent residents outside the Red Lion and pubs of three crowns off the coast of St. James square, after reading about the relationship of Middleton and William since nearly a decade, plan to leave to the extent € weekend and printed ? t look at marriage.
"I'm going to the South of the France," explains Stephen Gantry, a lawyer. "I'm going to Botswana," says his law partner Geoff. "Really!" I'm going, too, "chortles Judith Edwards, when the issue turns on whether it is just the men who cannot be that in marriage."
"Excitement built last week, but that is deflated....". What I note is how quiet is in London, "says Jasmine Birtles, a commentator of London and a Web site owner who spoke from the underground to Heathrow, where it was scheduled to depart." "It seems now that we are in a mass exodus, or people planning a lie down in the garden on the wedding day."
Pub talk, when he focuses on marriage, a tradition dating to the 11th century, tends to be more whether it will rain Friday, Middleton will focus his hair upwards or downwards at the ceremony and when the wedding ever discussed but still invisible dress and its designer will appear.
A few scandals, little tabloid fodder
Middleton and William are in fact y giving the tabloids so scarce any scandal or bad behaviour of regurgitate. And there is little chance that this change. They plan to resume their life as a Royal Air Force helicopter pilot and women likely to be work and spend time with his family.
The bride and groom "seem to love each other and look happy together," explains f. Philippou, owner of a store of barber in Mayfair for more than 50 years. "It is already an improvement."
This week the main statements passionate the pair came to the historian David Starkey, who said the couple had little "passion" were a "pragmatic game... remarkably equal." The couple reflects a post-royal sensitivity and elite in Britain that Mr. Starkey assigns to the colossal failure of the marriage of Prince Charles and Diana.
"The great legacy of Diana is that our expectations of the Royal family have changed," explains Richard Starkey. "As a result, Kate had a much easier time." We expect no longer perfection of our royals. If they have changed, we have too much as a society we grew up. ?
The real issues here are widespread and painful budget cuts. If anything, the two directors get accessories to try to put one more "real" and "human scale" marriage appropriate for the times. Middleton is already affecting a glut of small green trees imported into stony Westminster Abbey, a set of vows which should not to include the word "obey" and for dragging dressed with his sister Pippa. William has played a game of football with friends in a downtown Park.
Major London words use in describing the pair are "good", "decent" and "normal". The Daily Mail today extinguish a first page photo of Middleton on a race as the queen of calm - which seems to fit the Zeitgeist wedding.
No Blair or Brown?
Same tabloid controversy here are small scale: today the invitation of marriage to the Syrian Ambassador was withdrawn after a massacre would take place in this country as his representative served on Westminster for marriage.
Most indicated here, this is the criticism of the Royal family, which is supposed to be scrupulously non-partisan, for not inviting former Prime Minister Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. Previous Conservative leaders Margaret Thatcher and John Major are invited, as are the guests which include the King of Swaziland.
The Times of London today indicated on what he calls "blunder" to invite only step Labor Prime Ministers Blair and Brown, "two men who have served the grandmother of William... for a total of 13 years," in a list of guests more of 2,000 people.
"The royals can allow to appear to favor one political party over another," said the Times. After the tragic death of Princess Diana, she added, "the royals have had the chance to have Blair's place to give effect to the national mood in a way that they could not." It should not too much trouble to him have been offered a seat at Westminster Abbey. ?
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