Reasons to WatchA welcome distraction from crisis? An attraction akin to Disney's "Cinderella," even 61 years after its release? A special kinship to the Brits, even more than two centuries after winning our freedom from them? All are valid reasons for why Americans are drawn to Friday's royal nuptials joining Prince William and commoner Kate Middleton. If television ratings are the measure, whether this attention matches real interest is yet to be determined. The festivities begin at 3 a.m. Friday, Milwaukee time. Our message: If you haul yourself out of bed to watch, there really is no need to speak of it only in whispers afterward, if at all. No need to feel chagrined. We'll watch because any wedding is special — a ceremony that binds two people in love.
Having no formal monarchy, we're also not accustomed to such pageantry - the magnificent abbeys and cathedrals rich with history — that accompany British royal weddings. Not many horse-drawn carriages and horse guards in weddings here. In a very real sense, their history is our history, given this country's roots. So, maybe that's it. Or perhaps we'll watch just because the memory of Diana hangs sweetly over her son's wedding. Because, in fact, we see much of her in him. REPRINTED FROM THE MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL. DISTRIBUTED BY CREATORS.COM
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