Hmm...I don't know folks. I LOVED this wedding...it is now my firm favorite British Royal wedding.( I adore MARG's description of it as a "private and romantic fantasy")
But even though we won't be seeing another one any time soon-at least not in the BRF-there is something to be said for a big, ceremonial State occasion with all the bells and whistles.
A direct Heir could never have or be expected to have the type of wedding Beatrice had for diplomatic and political reasons.
Attending and supporting the weddings of their peers abroad is one of the primary Royal job duties.
Even if they had wanted to, Charles and William and even Harry could not have gone the "Secret Garden/ Private Fantasy" route trod
by Beatrice and Edoardo this weekend. There was too much public and media interest in their weddings.There would have been a considerable backlash.
Remember what happened when Harry decided to christen his son privately? Imagine if he'd tried to pull that with his wedding.
But Beatrice could, and she did. Talk about taking lemons and making lemonade!
All i want now is to see a photo of their wedding cake. Something tells me that it was exquisite.....
I just read online that as part of the evening post dinner festivities(that continued until dawn)the bridal couple set up dartboards around the grounds and invited their guests to have at it. Oh the photos of certain individuals that might have had darts thrown at them during the course of the evening.....!!