To wonder about royal wedding and drink driving

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Random I know but I thought it after Kate and Williams wedding and again now.

Why would the groom choose to drive away from his reception?’

I appreciate there’s no way in hell he’s going to get stopped and breathalysed and it’s mainly private grounds but has he really not been drinking at his own wedding reception?

He'd be mad to drink with the eyes of the world on him. And I doubt he'd drink and drive. It would hardly be worth it - you are not the only person to wonder.

I regualrly used to run big social events for work - I'd not be seen without a glass of champagne in my hand. But I took one sip for the toast and that was it. Later in the evening/day I'd keep topping the champagne glass up with sparkling water and no-one ever noticed.

@SimonBridges , short answer , no .
Long, it is a sports car: to me part of the enjoyment is the engine noise.
Quite happy to take it for a run though!

Electric cars are so much fun to drive. They go like shit off a shovel.

I know. The Tesla is VERY fast.
Not sure if Nissan Leaf in the same league though.
However, if you want to have a drive in the winding , hilly roads,..
I have done it in a sports car.

I did think this because of the I need a drink comment. But it's not like there are any other road users so only a risk to them if he did drink. I reckon he would have had a few!

@SimonBridges: FYI I have arranged for an electric car charger in my house renovations.

I’ve driven a Leaf and a Zoe. Both very quick.

As many many many PP have said... the formal reception isn’t a party atmosphere. He probably had a champers with the toast.
Drove to the evening do and THEN did the tequila slammers!

I was more about the car having no seat belts given past sad events.

(I lost a close relative through them not wearing a seat belt and I am terrified of not being able to wear one)

It was one of my first thoughts BUT I just assumed he hadn’t drank anything (apart from a toast) it’s not that rare surely

I really enjoy the part of the day where the bride and groom drive off together, I enjoyed it at Kate and Williams wedding too.

I think in this case it's just done for an easy way to give the press a photo opportunity so they see their evening outfits and then leave them alone.

I must be a saddo too. I wondered about this earlier today.

I think being a royal must be so boring a lot of the time. Like the 600 people reception. He must have had to say the exact same things to a lot of people.

“Oh yes, lovely service, yes very happy. I know, she looks amazing” over and over and over...

They used the ridiculously expensive vintage jag like a 'golf buggy' to get from one end of their estate to another. So much for 'normal'
I doubt very much that H had much to drink... he had a long night ahead of him!

Harry drove through the grounds of Windsor - so private land - and was hardly thrashing it.

William drove a short distance to Clarence House - he drove very slowly down the Mall which was completely closed off, escorted by security agents. He was driving Charles' Aston Martin - I doubt Charles would have allowed him use of the car if he had any concerns.

I expect both Princes saved the proper drinking for the evening do's but even if they'd had a glass of champagne - neither were driving around in normal traffic - they were either in private grounds or on a closed off road and neither were driving at any real speed.

Fwiw my DH drove us home at the end of our wedding, and by choice. I could have driven if not for the dress :-)

That's been the norm for nearly all of our friends and relatives over the years. It's not that odd to not want to wreck the night by being pissed and there's charm to not starting your marriage hungover