tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833418224175267236.post1501488307897880141..comments2024-03-29T05:11:45.194-04:00Comments on The Jane Austen Film Club: Royal Weddings, Gowns and Hats, Oh my!Jenny Allworthyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08518779478842699970noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833418224175267236.post-30735718764461909572011-12-02T13:06:12.037-05:002011-12-02T13:06:12.037-05:00Yes, it was all lovely and I highly recommend goin...Yes, it was all lovely and I highly recommend going to Buckingham Palace and afterwards having tea at the Ritz! My Mum, my brother Paul and I all sat in front of the TV and watched The Royal Wedding together. We all had cucumber sandwiches and a slice of my mum's homemade lemon cake. Yum! I love Cathrine and William. They look perfect and very happy together!<br /><br />Kate, from Leeds. xxKatenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833418224175267236.post-68641391269731662652011-12-01T21:54:34.469-05:002011-12-01T21:54:34.469-05:00Hi Kate,
Sounds like a great trip to London. Tea ...Hi Kate,<br /><br />Sounds like a great trip to London. Tea at the Ritz and seeing inside Buckingham Palace are both on my Bucket List! Hoping to get to London in the next year or two. I have been twice, but it is such a great city! Glad you got to see Kate's dress. Looked gorgeous on TV. I got up really early for Will and Kate's wedding and chatted with my sister on the phone the whole time. My husband wondered who I was talking to at 6 in the morning! Then I went to work and we looked up the hats on the computer all day and giggled at the strange ones. Tee hee!<br />Glad to hear you are going back next year. Have fun!Jenny Allworthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08518779478842699970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833418224175267236.post-4887301510981068842011-11-30T15:35:59.136-05:002011-11-30T15:35:59.136-05:00On Thursday the 8th September, mum and dad took me...On Thursday the 8th September, mum and dad took me to London for the first time I was very excited! They took me to St Pancras train station which has a champagne bar inside! Mum and I shared a glass of champagne and it was very nice! Yum! We stayed in a hotel right next to the London Eye which looked wonderful at night all lit up. I also saw Big Ben, The Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, etc. <br /><br />On Friday we went to Buckingham Palace and The Ritz! The staff at Buckingham Palace were really friendly and helpful. Catherine's wedding dress was absolutely beautiful and to see it up close was a treat! The detail on the dress is gorgeous, also on display was her bouquet, shoes, wedding cake and earrings. I also visited some other rooms too and before you enter the Palace you get given a pair of headphones with an audio guide which gives you lots of information about everything you see. I am planning to go back to Buckingham Palace next year as it is The Queen's Diamond Jubilee and the exhibition will be wonderful! The Ritz was very grand inside, the tea, sandwiches and cake were all very nice & again the staff were great.<br /><br />Kate, from Leeds. xxKatenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833418224175267236.post-1593492795748251702011-09-04T22:42:15.058-04:002011-09-04T22:42:15.058-04:00I loved the pic of Princess Mary's wedding. W...I loved the pic of Princess Mary's wedding. Wow was that dress gorgeous. The latest royal wedding was fascinating. I loved watching their faces. How stressful for the brides family I'd imagine. I loved the movies listed above as well. suzanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833418224175267236.post-25321851949888362512011-05-05T21:41:43.433-04:002011-05-05T21:41:43.433-04:00Hi Mary Ellen,
Don't you wonder what Prince A...Hi Mary Ellen,<br /><br />Don't you wonder what Prince Andrew was thinking escorting his girls in those outfits? Someone was comparing them to Disney's wicked stepsisters which I though wasn't nice! <br /><br />My sister thought that maybe their outfits were Fergie's idea of revenge as she knew they would be sitting right behind the Queen during the service. <br /><br />I think they were just young girls without fashion advice trying to get a little attention. If so I think they succeeded!Jenny Allworthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08518779478842699970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833418224175267236.post-58141055185345866422011-05-05T14:26:02.989-04:002011-05-05T14:26:02.989-04:00Poor Eugenie, and Beatrice, too. Betatrice's ...Poor Eugenie, and Beatrice, too. Betatrice's hat wasn't as disastrous but her dress was worse. As for Eugenie's hat, for some reason, possibly the camera angle, when I first saw it I focused on the top two loops and the circle and it looked like--Mickey Mouse ears!<br /><br />Bless 'em. They just weren't lucky in the looks department (not that I have any room to talk), yet they have to be in the public eye. It really isn't fair. They probably don't have the budget for dresses and hats and fashion advisors that the other royal ladies do, either.<br /><br />Watched the whole thing, from about 8:30 local time until they left the church, then tapped back in for the balcony bits. I've scanned through some of the material in between, but it doesn't seem to be of much interest, but since I knew I'd be blogging on the day, I thought I might need to capture those bits, too. But as there was only one runaway horse, and the verger or canon or whatever who did cartwheels down the Abbey is all over the internet, I figure I've seen all I need to see...<br /><br />Thanks for all the great photos and commentary here -- great stuff!Mary Ellenhttp://mefoley.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833418224175267236.post-41685256290117526452011-05-03T18:17:59.435-04:002011-05-03T18:17:59.435-04:00Hi Ladytoesocks
Sounds like we all had fun at wor...Hi Ladytoesocks<br /><br />Sounds like we all had fun at work after watching the wedding. My sis and I were both watching on CBC too but her feed was 5 seconds later than mine, so she would have to wait to see what I was oooing and ahhhing about while we gabbed on the phone!<br /><br />I love your idea about the Four Weddings and a Funeral. It's been a while since I have seen that one and I'd get to see Rowan Atkinson do his holy spigot and holy goat routine! Maybe tonight...Jenny Allworthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08518779478842699970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833418224175267236.post-84915978949097185022011-05-03T15:47:52.351-04:002011-05-03T15:47:52.351-04:00I was able to watch the wedding on CBC before I go...I was able to watch the wedding on CBC before I got ready for work. I didn't get up early just to watch, I'm always up that early. It put me in such a great mood though. <br />I loved how Harry looked back to see her come down the aisle when Will couldn't- he's the typical younger sibling. Too fun!<br />When I got to work, even the men admitted to watching the wedding. I celebrated by watching "Four Weddings and a Funeral" I thought it'd cap the day off well- and it did.Caffeinated Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14937721186991825354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833418224175267236.post-43714558640452499212011-05-03T08:05:32.327-04:002011-05-03T08:05:32.327-04:00Apparently some of the Irish are proud of Philip T...Apparently some of the Irish are proud of Philip Treacy and some are quite happy that he seems to be assumed to be English!<br /><br />It has been fun to look at all the different hats and outfits on the ladies. The uniforms and gold braid were pretty amazing too. Now, how long before Harry gets married and will Kate give Chelsy some fashion tips????Jenny Allworthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08518779478842699970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833418224175267236.post-69241473273589127482011-05-02T22:56:15.313-04:002011-05-02T22:56:15.313-04:00Hi Jenny! I'm envious that you were able to wa...Hi Jenny! I'm envious that you were able to watch with your sis while on the phone. I only had brief conversations with my daughter and sis who were not yet quite awake before I had to rush off to work.<br /><br />I also questioned the motives of the British milliners. Just like the fashion failures found on Hollywood's red carpets, is it really worth having a headline if your design is scoffed at?<br /><br />Thanks for the Philip Treacy link! I had time to ooh and ahh over such great designs on his site...why oh why didn't he send the ladies off in those creations?!Charleybrownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07411948723536117366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833418224175267236.post-40199322482569702022011-05-02T18:52:22.485-04:002011-05-02T18:52:22.485-04:00Every wedding is such a hopeful event. So rare tha...Every wedding is such a hopeful event. So rare that the whole world gets to share in that hope and happiness. I think the kids will be pretty cute! <br /><br />Glad you got to see some of it before work. At my office, we kept going online to look at the hats whenever it got quiet! And my sister emailed me about 4 times from her office (mostly about hats!)Jenny Allworthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08518779478842699970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8833418224175267236.post-73466767268899393632011-05-02T15:04:26.711-04:002011-05-02T15:04:26.711-04:00Terrific recap! I didn't get up early but I c...Terrific recap! I didn't get up early but I caught about an hour of it before I left for work. How wonderful that you shared it with your sister. I called my mom later in the day and we compared notes! <br /><br />I like Kate very much, I love her style and she seems very down-to-earth. I hope there are little ones on the way soon too!Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07081700715706497061noreply@blogger.com