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NYC taxi, "Congratulations William & Catherine"
Astoria, NY from my 2011 archive

May 3, 2011

The Day After

I set the alarm for 4:45am last Friday morning with the hopes of watching The Royal Wedding live. I had doubts that I would realistically wake up to watch a wedding of people that I do not know but I did. I figured two billion other people were doing the same, so I should not feel silly for doing so too. The Swede joined me at that early hour to lend support. He still remains unimpressed, even after witnessing all the pomp and circumstance. He was however, interested in the women's hats and fascinators since many were commissions by Philip Treacy, a British milliner. We saw an exhibition of his hats back in 2007 at Cranbrook Art Museum. His hats are elaborate and dramatic, yet restrained, and highly sculptural.

As I laid in bed under the warm covers, The Swede went back and forth between the bedroom and the kitchen to bake bread. I occasionally updated him, "William and Harry are leaving Clarence House," and "The Queen has arrived, she's wearing yellow," or "Kate is in the car, on the way to Westminster. Oh, she looks so pretty, she looks so happy, she's riding in one of The Queen's Rolls-Royces." I just basically repeated everything the commentators said. It was very exciting and beautifully choreographed.

The day before, I fretted over not finding the right London picture for my previous post. I have been to London twice and somehow failed to capture the vibe of the city in any photos. The day after, as I headed to the subway, there on the corner sat a taxi with the answer. At last, a picture to sum up the worldwide interest. A New York City taxi with a banner of congratulations to William and Catherine.

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