Memoirs of A Royal Wedding

Last year, the whole family gathered to witness the grand wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, now the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.  

The areas near Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey were filled to the brim days before by media and avid fans of the couple.  With a two year old in tow, we braved the crowds and headed to Green Park which is right beside Buckingham Palace.

On our way to Green Park, the Ritz Hotel displayed a sign wishing the royal couple their best.

Despite the number of people around, there was no pushing or shoving at all which goes to show how polite and well behaved the Brits are.  

My son playing with the signs distributed by local groups....

Here's a closer look....

Note:  Blighty is a slang term for Britain

When we got inside Green Park, it had a very festive atmosphere with people milling around, drinking and watching from the giant screens set up all over the park.

This man was selling the flags for GBP 5.00 each.

That's us posing for posterity

Eventually, we got tired of standing around and my son was hungry so we headed to Pret for some refreshments.

This was 30 minutes before the wedding ceremony and the crowd was still going inside Green Park.

At that point, we decided to go home and watch the whole thing on TV (or the telly, as the British would say).

Our attempt at watching the entire ceremony in the park may have failed but the photos we took and just being there will stay with us for a long time.