Edinburgh's Royal Wedding
It was Edinburgh's turn on Saturday for a royal wedding - that of the Queen's granddaughter Zara Phillips and England rugby player Mike Tindall at the Canongate Kirk on the Royal Mile. They're pictured above leaving the church. All photos are courtesy of my daughter, who had a prime spot nearby.
Amazingly the sun shone, which was fortunate not just for the bride and groom, but for the three people who had camped overnight. Three is a pretty good number - this is Scotland, remember. Two of them were still fast asleep at 7 am when my daughter arrived to join friends who had staked out their position at 5 am.
A long wait then ensued, with ritual cheering of anything official that moved. Things began to warm up when the self-conscious but clearly delighted choir from Gordonstoun, Zara's old school, was escorted up the Royal Mile to the church.
Below, Mrs Queen is welcomed by the minister of the Canongate Kirk, Revd Neil Gardner.
The bride's arrival, below.
A collection of Royals after the ceremony. From left to right as far as the pillar: Princess Anne, the mother of the bride; her husband; Timothy Laurence; the minister, Neil Gardner; unknown - at least to me; Prince William (or the Earl of Strathearn as he is in Scotland); unknown man in suit; Her Royal Highness Catherine, Countess of Strathearn; Prince Harry.
Oh my - you'll have Hello magazine after you soon! Glad they had a sunny day for it.
ReplyDeleteQuite a different spectacle to her cousin's wedding, isn't it? And much better for royal watching! Daughter had a good view.
ReplyDeleteWow, she sure did have a great spot! I wasn't too keen on the bride's dresss though, it was far too plain for my taste, especially for having such a long veil.
ReplyDeleteYou didn't venture out to see the spectacle? Don't blame you.
ReplyDeleteOoh, kudos to your daughter for a prime spot and some great photos! These go some way to helping me get over my grump at Z & M not being allowed to sell their photies to Hello. Kate's hat looks v pretty from this angle - from the other side it looked unfortunately like a satellite dish. All the royals seem to be wearing saucers on the sides of their head this year.
ReplyDeleteNice family wedding, great photos.Thanks.
ReplyDeleteToo bad this wedding didn't receive much publicity. It would have been nice to know about. Thanks for posting the photos.
ReplyDeletehow fabulous for your daughter. i would have been there myself if i could. i thought everyone looked really lovely, especially Zara. how exciting!
ReplyDeleteHi Linda,
ReplyDeleteHow lucky to have witnessed such an occasion! And your daughter was very lucky indeed to have such a prime position. lol...I suspect some of the 'unknowns' are pretty heavily armed! Take care.....Gary
Wow, our very own photojournalists from the very site. She took great photos. Thanks for sharing them.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the intimate look at an intimate wedding. There was a little of it in our (Canadian) National paper, the Globe and Mail, but the wishes of the bride to remain discreet seem to have been listened to.
ReplyDeleteYou forgot to mention that Draco Malfoy attended! There he is, in the third photo down, just to the right of the policemen. 8-)
ReplyDeleteIt all looks so calm and uncrowded. Nice for the wedding party, I should think.
ReplyDeleteWow, lucky daughter who got close enough to take photos of the royals! :D Thanks for sharing, this was fun to watch. :)
ReplyDeleteYour daughter got amazing photos! It's so interesting to think about royals while living in America.
ReplyDeleteThe royals are celebs that last. Every land should have some. Finland needs some too. Donate us a few as you have so many.
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