The Royal Wedding

With the British economy the way it currently is, wouldn’t it be wise if the cost of Prince William and Kate Middleton’s April wedding were trimmed a bit? The press’s quoted sum of $20 to $40 million for the event perhaps does not seem so much when we daily hear about trillions, but for the average British subject it must seem excessive. Fewer seed pearls on Kate’s gown wouldn’t be missed. Their cost is only a drop in the bucket, but they do have to be sewn on by hand, which means hours of paid work. Her engagement ring didn’t cost anything, for it was Princess Diana’s gorgeous sapphire surrounded by diamonds. Now, if they could just cut out the expense of all those big hats Kate has already begun to wear, that might save a bundle. If she must wear the hats (each only once perhaps?), how about some designs that suit her personality? Five months older than William, she is nevertheless still quite young. All she needs on her pretty head is a tiara.

Cutting the cost of this wedding just might endear the new princess to the whole world’s people sooner than anything else she might do.

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