Yes, I'm coming out of the closet yet again!
No... I did NOT set my alarm to wake up at 4 am to watch the wedding HOWEVER when I did wake up at 6 it was just as Kate was walking up the aisle to meet her Prince Charming... aka William.
Two thoughts came to mind... First I thought of Princess Diana.... how proud she would have been of her two sons... how tragically short her life had been..... and how I would love to have seen the mature woman she would have grown to be.
Second thought... and I'd bet many of the women out there had similar thoughts... I remember as a little girl (who am I kidding, even in my teens)... I wanted to grow up to marry the Prince and become a Princess.
I guess it stems from being fed tales of Cinderella and Snow White. I mean, is there a female out there who didn't want to grow up to be Queen? Or at least a Princess!
I'm not sure why.... I'm not from the land of Royals and I had no idea what it meant to be King or Queen. I think on looking back I wanted to be a Princess because.... shallow as it may sound... of the jewels and perhaps the clothes. I think I've even seen a picture of me at 7 or 8 with a crown and cape playing who knows what. My loyal subjects were my younger cousins (even then seniority outranked anything) and our assorted dolls and stuffed animals.
I looked at Kate and couldn't help but feel joy for her, a commoner, who grew up to become a Princess. I thought of the joy and glee that I would have felt.
My husband was kind enough to tell me that I was his Princess. Sweet, Larry, but not quite the same thing. But in a way, I guess I do rule my little kingdom of Katherine-ville.... and I do have my loyal subjects (my husband, family and friends... they don't know they are my subjects, but that's just the kind of Royal Ruler I am.)
I had a link to the YouTube video but guess ABC wanted it for their own but you can watch it here.
And just in case you're wondering what "Pledge thee my Troth" means....
