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AIBU?

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To think that you're not invited to the Royal Wedding if....

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Yambabe · 10/04/2018 18:50

... you will be spending the day outside watching the ceremony on a big screen, need to take your own food and drink and are actually just spending the day standing in a special enclosure for worthy people that's marginally closer to the castle than the general public will be able to go

There's some very excited people just been on our local news waving their "invitations".

While I'm glad that they get a day out in Windsor and the chance to put on a posh frock gender-neutral clothing of choice, AIBU to think they are a bit deluded thinking they have been invited to the wedding?

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Gromance02 · 11/04/2018 09:16

YANBU OP. I would be utterly offended at the gesture. You can come to our wedding but you have to sit outside! It would be funny if it wasn't serious. It is laughing at the minions that respect the biggest benefit scroungers in the world.

ssd · 11/04/2018 09:30

I didn't realise it was going to be on condition they stood outside watching it on a big tv with a sausage roll....what a bloody cheek.

there was a young woman on the local tv news last night who does loads of charity and she's been invited and was talking about it

so someone like her, who gives up her time for others (whilst working full time) and doesn't get paid for it, has been asked to come to a wedding, stand outside and watch it and doesn't get anything much to eat or drink, for an over privileged man and a woman who's an actress...and they won't even be paying for their own extravagant wedding..the young women standing outside's taxes are paying for it...

whats happened to the world???

Gromance02 · 11/04/2018 09:49

I know ssd. It is crazy. What must the rest of the world make of the outdated nonsense that is our royal family!
What annoys me is people banging on about the queen, Phillip etc and how good they are for their age. Anyone would be with the best medical care in the world, never having to stress about money or anything else. It is quite sick when you actually think about it.

CrumbliestFlakiest · 11/04/2018 10:05

I don't think it's nice to be sneery. They'll rightly be delighted to be recognised for contributions theyve made to the community. But i am quite disappointed on their behalf that it's not catered. 600 people isn't a huge number of people when you consider fesitvals, racecourses, concerts etc.

Does anyone know if people normally have to self cater if theyre invited to the Queen's Garden Parties etc???

Gromance02 · 11/04/2018 10:38

I wouldn't go. I'd just think 'how fucking dare you'. I've better things to do than stand in someone's garden while they get married inside!

MissEliza · 11/04/2018 13:14

I wouldn't go either although, from reading the paper today, it seems plenty of those invited are happy. Maybe it's the recognition for what they've done that really means something. However it will sicken me if any smarmy celebs like the Beckhams get a proper invite while all these worthwhile people are sitting outside.

Whiterabbitears · 11/04/2018 13:26

ssd I completely agree with you!

zoobaby · 11/04/2018 13:38

Ooooh-ooooh. I "went" to Charles and Camilla's wedding celebration thing at St George's chapel (not the registry office at Windsor Guildhall).

It was the whole freezing your arse while standing around the Outer Ward scenario... listening to the procedings going on inside via loud speaker... reading the service of order in a souvenir booklet thing... singing along to the hymns... waiting for the royals to come back out. We saw all the famous ones, for a fleeting moment and from a distance, as they stepped into the cars ferrying them back up the hill.

It was dull.

The entire crowd consisted of people who belonged to the royal household. It seems that the Windsors quite enjoy a favourable crowd.

All us plebs left soon after the cars drove away up to the castle.

Now, taking a basket of food - that is inspired!!

MissEliza · 11/04/2018 14:33

Zoobaby I think Charles and Camilla were bricking it that they might get jeered and booed so they made sure they had a favourable crowd.

ssd · 11/04/2018 17:21

can you imagine them on MN

AIBU: I'm having a luxurious, all expenses paid wedding, and I've invited guests I don't know and don't care about, thinking it might make me look good, AIBU to leave them outside where I don't need to deal with them and give them a sausage roll for their trouble?

they'd get slaughtered in real life but because its the UK and the royal family we're talking about we're expected to doff our caps and know our place and be all delighted for them

speakout · 11/04/2018 17:22

Does it matter OP?

How does it impact you exactly?

ssd · 11/04/2018 17:22

Zoobaby I think Charles and Camilla were bricking it that they might get jeered and booed so they made sure they had a favourable crowd

they probably paid them

FranticallyPeaceful · 11/04/2018 17:24

I’m glad something so menial can make them happy but Oh my God it’s just so weird to be excited over the wedding of somebody they don’t know. I honestly can’t fathom it

FranticallyPeaceful · 11/04/2018 17:25

Unsure why it autocorrected to menial. I meant menial

FranticallyPeaceful · 11/04/2018 17:25

Jesus. Forget it

AdaColeman · 11/04/2018 18:08

There was a young lady called Markle
Whose guest list was quite a debacle.
She invited the people in droves
But didn't even provide loaves,
Still, they came to see her jewels sparkle.

harshbuttrue1980 · 11/04/2018 18:12

I think its insulting - to invite someone to a wedding but make them stand outside away from the wealthier guest and give them suasage rolls to eat while the more privileged guests get posh canapes. There's no way I'd stand outside someone's wedding, whoever they are. It would be much nicer if some charity representatives were actually invited inside the venue and got treated as being equal to the titled nobs.

Bluelady · 11/04/2018 18:21

It appears that, far from feeling insulted, the people who have been involved are pleased and thrilled to be going. Why do we always take such pleasure in criticising things which have zero impact on us?

Tink2007 · 11/04/2018 18:22

They have totally stolen my thunder as it is my birthday the day of the wedding....I’m fully expecting my invite any day now.

Bluelady · 11/04/2018 18:29

Invited not involved. Bloody iPad.

HadronCollider · 11/04/2018 18:31

That's brilliant Ada

On a serious note I read that one of the attendees being 'honoured' with standing outside, is a girl who survived the Manchester bombing, along with the mother of her best friend, who died. I think that's really bad, I really do. Why are these people who survived such horror having to wait outside, while a fair number of vacuous 'celebs' who already have luxurious lives get to sit in the church? Is there not at least a gallery with a few seats spare?

I thought MM was all about equality and equal opportunity?

Starryskiesinthesky · 11/04/2018 18:48

This sounds terrible! Worse than any evening invitation!

Must say I am against evening invitations and think it's all or nothing.

Pengggwn · 11/04/2018 19:06

How bloody rude.

Redglitter · 11/04/2018 19:49

Well said. I haven't seen one person who's got one of these invites be anything less than delighted about it. If the a actual recipients are thrilled and completely un offended I don't know why people on here feel the need to be.

All the ones I've seen quoted or interviewed are looking forward to and delighted to be going

FourFriedChickensAndDryWhiteTo · 11/04/2018 19:52

" All the ones I've seen quoted or interviewed are looking forward to and delighted to be going "

well they would say that wouldnt they? I mean first of all the invitees are carefully chosen, and any who might say, 'fuck that' arent going to be shown saying that on TV are they?

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