I attended a Royal Wedding Party last night with 50 British ladies...it was quite the experience. Here's what I love about them:1. They informed me that in England, there are two kinds of people -- royalists and non-royalists. I was in a room with 50 royalists last night! They love tradition, they love their hats, and they love the royal family (even Camilla...who's "catholic, you know"). And its definitely a royalist crew when they comment "how gorgeous" the 85-year old queen looks in her canary suit and matching hat (although "she does clash a wee bit with the bishop"!) :)
2. They love their champagne! My friend and I arrived about an hour after most and I'm pretty sure most of the women were a bit snickered. They played a drinking game where every time the queen was on "the tele" they would stand up, take a drink and yell "God save the queen" and each time Prince Philip appeared (the queen's husband) they yelled, "Bloody Foreigners".
3. They also love their flag. There were union jack banners, union jack cake toppers and the hostess even had a dress made out of the flag. There was also a framed flag in the entryway of the home that had the words..."Chin up and carry on". I have no idea what that means, but it sounds very British?
4. They can make the very worst of the swear words, sound as everyday and gentle as possible. I complimented a sweet little 60-something year old on her wide-brimmed black hat, and she smiled and said, "thanks sweetie, but I think it makes me look like a #$%$#% gangster".
5. They love Kate Middleton, their new Duchess, although one women thought she could use a few helpings of fish and chips (not making this up, I swear!). They also pointed out that Kate's mom was chewing nicorette gum to get through the day without cigarettes. They don't pull any punches, but it definitely made for a fun night!
Hope you had as much fun watching the royal festivities -- Cheers to the new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge! :)
4 comments:
absolutely LOVE this post!! wish i could have been there instead of watching it on dvr over 12 hours after it happened. :) where are the pictures??
Sounds like a very good time! I would love to hang out with 50 Brits on a normal day but to celebrate the royal wedding would be the best!! Thanks for the post : )
Love the commentary, Jen! Sounds like it was a very fun party. Sadly, JP and Jeff didn't have my same fascination in the nuptials.
That sounds like the perfect way to watch the royal wedding!!!!!! And also very funny! :)
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