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ericadawn16) wrote2011-04-28 09:12 pm
ericadawn16) wrote2011-04-28 09:12 pm
I finally figured it out.
So, it still puzzled me how disinterested I've been in the wedding. History in the making, right? Shouldn't this be right up a history buff's alley?
I wondered if it had to do with William and Kate's ages. We're basically the same age and I know I have my own hang-ups with marriage where I feel like I'm a good 5-10 years away from doing that. However, I was so happy for my friends from college when they got married in December so that wasn't it.
Then, a Freudian slip occurred. They referred to William as the future King on tv and I blurted, "No, don't jinx him or he'll die!
That's not a normal response. So, that's when I realized, my problem isn't just with Diana and her marriage or celebrity marriage in general, it's with our American Camelot, the Kennedys.
I wasn't born yet when Diana married Charles but I was 13 when JFK, Jr married his princess. All my life I'd heard about the legacy of Camelot and how he was the prince, John-John. He was going to grow and mature and become president and everything would be wonderful. Plus, he was handsome, gorgeous, hunky...everyone had a different adjective but it all added up to the same thing and Caroline was beautiful, too.
There was so much promise, so much hope on his shoulders. He was our prince, seemingly capable of anything to hear the adults talk. Then, his plane went missing over the Atlantic. Everyone hoped against the facts presented because they didn't want the fairy tale to end. I remember my mom and I went shopping in Brandon and she called it "running away" because she didn't want to hear the news anymore. She could still remember that little boy on the news, playing in his dad's Oval Office. When we came back, the bodies had been recovered.
This is my hang-up to work on. As much as I want to believe that William and Kate will get their happily ever after, it just seems so impossible but I would really love for them to prove me wrong.
Also, there have been people waiting for the sidewalk for DAYS! They're waiting for a fleeting glimpse at the most. If I'm going to wait on sidewalk for days, there better be a special screening or at the very least, an autograph involved.
I wondered if it had to do with William and Kate's ages. We're basically the same age and I know I have my own hang-ups with marriage where I feel like I'm a good 5-10 years away from doing that. However, I was so happy for my friends from college when they got married in December so that wasn't it.
Then, a Freudian slip occurred. They referred to William as the future King on tv and I blurted, "No, don't jinx him or he'll die!
That's not a normal response. So, that's when I realized, my problem isn't just with Diana and her marriage or celebrity marriage in general, it's with our American Camelot, the Kennedys.
I wasn't born yet when Diana married Charles but I was 13 when JFK, Jr married his princess. All my life I'd heard about the legacy of Camelot and how he was the prince, John-John. He was going to grow and mature and become president and everything would be wonderful. Plus, he was handsome, gorgeous, hunky...everyone had a different adjective but it all added up to the same thing and Caroline was beautiful, too.
There was so much promise, so much hope on his shoulders. He was our prince, seemingly capable of anything to hear the adults talk. Then, his plane went missing over the Atlantic. Everyone hoped against the facts presented because they didn't want the fairy tale to end. I remember my mom and I went shopping in Brandon and she called it "running away" because she didn't want to hear the news anymore. She could still remember that little boy on the news, playing in his dad's Oval Office. When we came back, the bodies had been recovered.
This is my hang-up to work on. As much as I want to believe that William and Kate will get their happily ever after, it just seems so impossible but I would really love for them to prove me wrong.
Also, there have been people waiting for the sidewalk for DAYS! They're waiting for a fleeting glimpse at the most. If I'm going to wait on sidewalk for days, there better be a special screening or at the very least, an autograph involved.
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My concern for them has more to do with the failure of his parents' (and aunt's and uncle's) marriages. But I think they've got an advantage of having been together for so long so she should know what she's getting herself into.
I'm excited for the wedding and I wish them the best. I truly hope they get their happily ever after.
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Not being American, I didn't grow up with that American Camelot meaning a lot to me, although I do remember the news and did find it very sad.
I think the last major royal wedding ended up with divorce and then untimely death so I guess, hoping that bad luck doesn't come back is natural. I don't follow the royal family closely, but they have always been in the background for me (being a Commonwealth citizen and of course, half a Brit) but to me Wills will always be that young boy standing with his brother behind his mother's coffin. That is still one of the saddest thing to think of, even now. Such a lot for a young man to have to deal with and under such public scrutiny. But I think he is a very grounded guy, considering his lineage and Kate seems lovely and they have known each other for a long time. I really hope for good things and wish them well.
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However, this is really about fashion and for Brits it`s about patriotism (it helps that Jerusalem is a beautiful hymn and GSTQ is a beautiful national anthem so even a non-Brit could feel like a proud Brit) and all in all, HEA is actually pretty far from people`s minds. But it`s nice to hear that there are people who take it for what it is really supposed to be - a fairytale come to life. And for one day, it certainly was. I loved it. They`ll always have this day no matter what happens after so it`s a HEA for at least a day.