So this morning I got up at 3am to watch the royal wedding. I wasn't going to. I'm one of those people who doesn't care much for the royal family, and whose mom is a royalist so I've had a lifetime of being annoyed by it. But on Easter weekend I was reminded by aunts talking about it that I'd gotten up at 5am to see Di marry Charles, and maybe it would be kinda cool to do it again. My best friend was getting up at 2:30 this morning, so I thought what the hell... I'd drive down to her place Thursday night, grab a couple of hours of sleep, and we'd watch together. It was awesome fun in the end, even if it was kinda bleary, tired fun. She went all out -- blue and white streamers with the little white bells; wedding confetti all over the coffee table; homemade scones with jam and clotted cream; full English breakfast later in the morning; little plastic tiaras and pearls for us to wear while watching; champagne poured during the kiss. (She's a serious royalist, but you probably figured that out by now.) So it was awesome.
Anyway, at one point in the (poor) CBC coverage, one of the anchors made a comment about how no one alive today was around to see Queen Victoria's coronation. I made a sarcastic remark about how that damn commentator was making a rather general, sweeping statement, and not taking into account time travellers or Doctor Who.
Well, it turns out that Victoria's coronation isn't the only royal event the Doctor has attended at Westminster Abbey. Speak of the devil...
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UPDATE: After my post went up, one of my readers sent the following evidence, proving my statement the morning of the wedding to be absolutely correct! Thanks for the laugh, Scott. ;)
7 comments:
Please let that be real. (I know it can't be, but please let it be!)
He only came for the dancing...he always dances at weddings, doesn't he?
I must gush about the wedding. The dress!!! And William looked terrific in the Irish uniform. But I thought, Harry needs a haircut. Sheesh, everyone I ever seen in the military has a buzz cut, and Harry'sd hair just looks too long for standard regulations.
And as for the Doctor being there, does anyone know if there are still phone booths around. Where I live, land lines have either been ripped out by vandals or removed by Telus. If there are no more phone booths, it would seem very odd for the Doctor to appear on London streets in his mode of transport.
Yes, but where is The Observer?
I've just updated the blog with evidence that he was also at Victoria's coronation! ;)
Fred - London still has its red telephone booths. But they are only in the central areas for the tourists to take photos of.
I was there a couple of weeks ago and saw about 8 Japanese girls get out of one after a friend had taken a picture of them all in there together !!!1 LOL
Here’s an interesting thing. I watched the royal wedding live, of course, and looked at a few recaps here and there. Very nice, I enjoyed it. But last night on Facebook, I saw that someone had posted segments from the wedding, and I decided to spend a few minutes with it again. Kate’s arrival and the processional were posted on YouTube in HD, widescreen, and I was floored! It was as if I’d never seen any of it before. The decorative details of the Abbey, Kate’s beautiful gown and jewels, the fabulous uniforms, the flowers and trees, and the fancy duds of the wedding guests, were all spectacular and a real treat. And I remember enjoying the music throughout the wedding, and the ringing of the bells, but I kept the volume low, so as not to disturb my husband early on Friday morning, who was still sleeping and not the least bit interested in it. Also, I have some pretty awesome speakers at my computer. So when I hit “play” on my computer last night, I really let ‘er rip with the volume, and the music was THRILLING! I’m so glad I got to experience it in HD, with a widescreen view and glorious sound. I didn’t know what I was missing.
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