To think that RF looked disinterested?

[Wellthisisawkwardnow]

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

Because it was boring. Most weddings are boring, whether they're a family member's or not.

I thought they were all annoyed about how long the bloody thing took. It was all too dramatic, even for the RF. But Meghan and Harry looked lovely and I wish them happiness forever.

I thought Kate (rightly) shot some very disapproving looks at Camilla when she was obviously finding the preacher amusing. He did bang on for far too long in the end.

I thought it was the best royal wedding I had ever seen and I remember Ann’s.

The preacher went in too long though I think he had s martin Luther moment.

at people calling a bishop's royal wedding sermon "the preacher bit". Wow. FWIW I thought it was bloody brilliant, a refreshing change from your usual boring readings/speeches.

I thought RF behaved perfectly respectfully! The queen is rarely beaming/emotional at anything in public, but I think during a church service she would always be particularly stoic. And agree that Kate did well 3 weeks PP

InkSnail
Prince Charles may have been saying something about how lovely the ceremony was and how beautiful the chellist was playing.

These people couldn’t do right for doing wrong could they?

Be like George Clooney, now there's someone who knows how to enjoy life grin

Well, he’s considered one of the most attractive men in the world, he’s successful, rich, has a beautiful successful wife and a perfect pigeon pair family, why wouldn’t he be enjoying life?

@InkSnail - maybe he was saying "isn't this guy amazing? He's only 19? Wow..."

God I'm really no royalist but it's quite an eye opener seeing how people like to pick anything apart and find negativity in what was actually a lovely occasion.

Oh I agree I thought that preacher was amazing just went in a little bit too long.

Nothing wrong in calling him a preacher!

Yes, he might have been saying something positive, but he could have done so after the music was finished. The cellist must have put hours of practice in, so listening to his performance isn't much to ask.

Yeah, I wondered that myself. It seemed rather rude to just stare down in their laps/booklet.

Puzzledandpissedoff I remember watching William and Kate's wedding and thinking how grumpy and miserable the Queen looked. Maybe she just has resting b*tch face or something, because unless she is laughing, she usually looks very stern and grumpy to me.

I wonder if it was because they knew it was live on tv and that the attention should be on the couple? So looked down to avoid the camera being on them?

Why was I not on telly?

Can't say I find the vows any more interesting than the whole service in general when I go to a wedding. My mind usually drifts off wondering when We might get some food. The photos are a ball ache as well. My feet usually hurt because I have to wear shoes I'm not used to and by time I get to the reception I'm fecking starving.
Haven't been to a wedding for 4 years now. Still have the outfit I wore to it and will wear it again to any other wedding I get invited to in the future.

Weddings in general are boring.

KittyMcKitty They are invited to witness the exchange of vows. Witness, I would think, is a verb. That is the whole point of going. They are not invited to 'contemplate' the theory of marriage.

Ohmydayslove8 You can look straight ahead at the couple, without looking into the camera. The fact they knew it would be televised makes it all the more strange that they stared at their laps.

I clocked this and totally after OP , it was so rude poor Harry

Mintchocchip - in a Chapel if you stared straight ahead all you would see would be the other guests in the choir stalls. In order to actually see the couple you would have to sit forward and crane your neck /turn around in your seat. The couple are at 90 degrees to you, and probably hidden behind a candle/rail....

I agree about all the smirking.

Anyone else think Prince Charles looked unwell/ fragile?

I’m not a huge fan of royalty but Kate did have two very young children in roles at the wedding. In her shoes Id have been on edge about the potential for slip ups there. George especially seems reserved around big crowds (and I don’t blame him one bit for that either).

The Queen often looks grumpy to me. But I suppose if you’ve sat through a lifetime of ceremonies it gets harder not to.

It's a church not a pantomime. That is how you are supposed to behave in a church. It is a solemn, religious ceremony. It is a promise before God to be together forever. That is what is happening at that moment.

You may not agree with that or feel that way but many people do - or they choose to get married somewhere else where the important bit is the party. That is fine. Everyone can do what they like but if you do want to be part of a religious ceremony then that is a perfectly acceptable way to behave, - appropriate behaviour in church is downcast eyes, comtemplative, quiet, still.

When you get older your face falls unfortunately, (eyelids, jowls, corners of the mouth ) and without surgery it generally means you look grumpy unless you make an active effort to beam.

Re. the Queen and "resting bitch face". It's age + gravity - and I speak from experience. She can give me a couple of decades, but I have noticed that since I was 60ish people have regularly said to me, "what are you miserable/upset about?", when I am merely being 'normal'.

I have now practised an 'occasion' face, to be put on at appropriate times.
Don't mock. It will come to you too!

Bit awks to look directly at the happy couple promising God to be together , forsaking all others forever when the overwhelming majority are either divorced - the bride included, obviously - or have had well known affairs outside their marriage.