The royal wedding

Thirty years ago, I woke up in the middle of the night so I wouldn't miss a minute of the Prince Charles-Lady Diana Spencer wedding.

http://www.britannica.com/blogs/2010/07/the-wedding-of-charles-and-diana-picture-of-the-day/

It was all anyone was talking about -- real "social media." The press coverage of the event and the young marriage might have actually be connected to the glossy magazine obsession I had through all of the eighties. Am I the only girls forever scared to be photographed in a skirt after this?

http://lisawallerrogers.wordpress.com/2010/07/21/princess-diana-f-and-g/

And then there were the paper dolls...

http://www.amazon.com/Princess-Diana-Prince-Charles-Fashion/dp/0486249611

It was only after I had booked spring break tickets to London -- to catch a few shows in the West End (Keira Knightly in The Children's Hour and Allison Steadman in Blythe Spirit) and visit with friends, too -- that I realized I will be only be missing the upcoming royal nuptials by about a week.

http://www.nationalpost.com/news/Royal+engagement+spikes
+Canadian+interest+monarchy/3873760/story.html

Fingers crossed there's some terrific Will and Kate commemorative paraphernalia in the markets. I think these bode well, but on a related note, I wish I had never discovered Tom Tierney paperdolls on Amazon...

http://www.amazon.com/William-Kate-Paper-Dolls-Commemorate/dp/
0486483789/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1300061291&sr=1-1-spell