To think that RF looked disinterested?

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When the couple were making their vows - heads firmly in programmes

how many people would invite an ex to their wedding?

I'd say it depends on the relationship with the ex and that between the ex and bride. Charles had Camilla to his wedding and Diana was said to be less than happy about it although was happy with other ex's being invited.

I am about as pregnant as Zara and thought her face was a model of restraint, given that she was stuck on a wooden seat and probably in desperate need of the loo.

Fair enough they were important to him. Was her ex husband there? He was important to her at some point too.

But she's not still on friendly terms with him, is she? So why would she invite him?

I don't know, don't know her. Might be on friendly terms with some of her exs though.

Kind of feel sorry for chelsy too. People are just mocking her online for having gone.

Maybe looking down or away is their way of having a bit of privacy.
Kate was wearing a useful hat that shielded her face a fair bit of the time. If some of them had difficult feelings to wrestle with, I expect they weren't too keen to give the camera 'full face' to have every fleeting expression picked over and analysed.
I'm a massive hypocrite though. I found the camera uncomfortably intrusive sometimes but I didn't switch off. I did wonder whether they were going to go for the full endoscopy at sone points.

I have to say I thought they all looked uninterested. I felt is was rude. How hard is it to make the effort for 1hour? Even if tired?

You mean uninterested, I think.

I personally do not think staring at the floor or at a programme non-stop without once looking up during the vows is not only inappropriate, but very rude.

Unless you were there, you don't know that every single member of the Royal Family was staring at the door or a programme non-stop. I don't really see why anyone should be expected to gaze at the backs of the B&G while they are making their vows; why is that deemed to be more polite that listening whilst following what is happening the programme? If I really want to concentrate on something I'm listening to, I regularly look down to shut out distractions; surely if anything that is showing extra respect, and is the opposite of rude?

That to OP btw. Sorry, I shouldn't even have opened this thread. Just overdosed on wedding coverage, including lots of nasty comments about what women were wearing.

They were looking fien becsude they were following the vows on the wirdings of the vow on the pamphlet thingy!
Everyone had a copy of the wordings of the ceremony in front of them.

I meant “They were looking down because* lol

But they aren't allowed to show emotion. So can't do right for doing wrong. They'd probably seen the rehearsal a million times too!

Yes, because disinterested and uninterested are not the same thing :p

I had an ex at my wedding and my husband and I went to his wedding too. The parents of another ex (with whom I'd had a serious relationship and nasty breakup, and don't have contact with) came to my wedding too as his mum and I remain friends.

I rewatched a few highlight programmes yesterday. Re the American bishop, there was only a few looks of shock or sniggers, and to be fair he himself laughed a lot in his sermon and fished for laughs too. Lots of people did look down and not seem interested during the vows (Kate did look interested). It seemed to be normal to them all.

Overall it did come over as a personal, enjoyable wedding despite having the formalness of a royal wedding.

Angelil I don't understand - you know they don't mean the same thing, don't you?
Uninterested: I am uninterested in watching football.
Disinterested: a financial adviser should give disinterested advice, i.e. should advise regardless of personal advantage or disadvantage from the client's decision.

At the queen's coronation, although cameras were allowed in to film, they didn't film her face (and I'm not sure if they filmed the faces of people in the congregation).

This thread really shows why that was actually a really good idea.

Although it's brilliant theatre for us, the audience, I wonder if the RF should be given a bit of privacy at events like this in future and have a rule that cameras don't have close ups of faces. I suppose you could argue that they're all there for our general entertainment and that's what we pay them for, but they're human beings, not panto characters and given that people just make up stuff about what they all mean by each facial expression, I'm beginning to think it would be a better thing for the health of the nation, if they didn't hand us this entertainment on a plate.

Also I'd be able to get on with my ironing.

OMG and now we're back to uninterested vs disinterested.

Is there no end to the entertainment?

I thought this was going to be about Roger Federer.

I eard they were told to look downwards as reporters,tv show people etc would over evaluate and pre judge their expressions for there own story focus/lie/judging and that they watched the rehearsels instead full viewing.

I look down when I’m listening intently. I def would’ve been looking down if the words of the vows etc were in the order of service. I didn’t think it made the royal family look non-interested.

I thought Zara looked like she was having strong braxton hicks. She looked in pain.

They can't seem to do right for doing wrong.

They're criticised for looking uninterested and not smiling, then they're complained about because they should be able to control their emotions and not smile through what was quite a funny moment with the American vicar. He said a few things that brought a reaction from people and he meant to do it.

Chelsy Davy was lovely when that choir were singing Stand By Me, she was turned back to look at them and looked like she really enjoyed hearing them sing.

I've spent weddings reading the order of service to follow what's happening. I often struggle to hear and it's nice to read along so I know what's coming up when.

I thought Zara and Mike might have been placed where they were (behind the Queen, back row and at an end) rather than in the middle with Anne, Tim, Peter and April, so she could discreetly slip out if necessary.

I tend to look down and tilt my head when concentrating. I’m not deaf but my hearing isn’t great .. Laurel proved this to me recently much to the surprise of my yarny (?) family . Maybe that’s how it is for lots of people . We heard everything through the telly as the program makers alter sound . Churches however are ear stretchingly hard

Fire and heat is required for everything to work so those laughing at the preacher are showing their ignorance.