The Royal Wedding

Saturday May 19

Almost 2 billion people watching the wedding!! Phenomenal! And what a wedding. We had not really “planned” to watch it on the telly, but since we had downtime, we did!! And really, how could we be in England and not!!  And it truly made a statement to the world. Apart from the couple themselves, it was Bishop Michael Curry’s speech that captured the show. It was humourous, animated, and emphasised the “power of love!” How right he is: as he said “imagine a world where love is the way.” People are already saying this wedding will change the world. The other treat was Sheku Kanneh-Mason, the young British cellist who played when the royal couple were signing the register and gave a passionate, and tender rendering of Ave Marie, and two other pieces. And all the choirs and singers were beautiful, the 10 little bridesmaids and pageboys, and the beautiful location and floral arrangements of St. George’s Chapel chapel at Windsor Castle. And….lets not forget the stunning black and white horses that led Harry and Meghan from the chapel after the wedding, through the streets of Windsor, to the Queen’s private quarters at the Castle.

When we had dried our tears after the wedding, we did a bit of shopping, then headed out for Wokingham. Annabelle and Seb came out to dinner with us at Zizzi's on Broad Street in Wokingham. Wokingham is a pretty and historic market town that has been around since the 1200s. The history that is part of every day life here in England is fascinating….and it is all so different from Canada. I had forgotten just how much. Our story is we ate a big plate of vegetables and only had an apple for desert!! It was a lovely evening, and we got back to the rental flat just as the darkness was settling in for the night.

We sure have lucked out with the weather here in Jersey and England. It has been quite warm and sunny almost every day!