Not If , but Why?Why are you watching the Royal Wedding?

I wanted to see the sister! I heard so much about the sister that I wanted to see for myself what she looked like. I wasn't disappointed. I heard some sportscasters on the radio say that however dramatic sports is, it is still trumped by world events. And I think I agree, this wedding was a world event. Something I would remember where I was when the wedding took place. Which was asleep, just saw the highlights on replay, and for selfish reasons of wanting to see the sister!

I would love to read everyone's comment on the wedding. I am not so keen on anything else. I was reading articles on msn related to this topic. I read that Prince Will was the most eligible groom in the world and he is being taken. I don't think so, rich people are always smug, too proud of themselves, so I would never marry someone who is this rich already. But someone who has worked hard and reached the high profile status on his own efforts will win my heart sounds good? heh!!

I was interested to see, how the wedding procession, a dress that is in use, also I want to see members of the royal family.

I did not watch the wedding as it is too early in my country, but I saw the kiss and I´m watching on and off.

Well, I am not one of those who had made a big deal out of this, but I get to watch some reports of it on television out of curiousity. It is good to know how other people's weddings, especially of royalty, are conducted. It is impossible for many people to have this kind of fairy tale wedding, but at least we can watch it and there is nothing wrong with that, is there?

I believe the royal family to be an outdated anachronisitic cliche that the British can ill afford. Many thousands of the Queen's subjects are living below the poverty line, and yet here they are, (the royals), spending several million pounds of tax payers money on "OUR" wedding, "let them eat cake!". It's time they did the decent thing, and left.

I watched the royal wedding because weddings interest me in general, and I line seeing how people make weddings personal.

If you want to watch, then watch! I dont' get all the hoopla over watching or not watching! It is just a wedding...granted it it has some tradition and historical value to it...if that is what you are into, but good grief...I've never heard such hoopla about NOT WATCHING. I can't sit still long enough to watch it all and no, I don't really "care" about a Royal wedding but I am also not British. I bet if a daughter of a USA president was getting married, there'd be as much hoopla....but in a good way, not everyone putting it down like they are this one. I didn't watch Chelsea's wedding, just looked at her dress and cake and turned the channel. I want to see her dress, the cake and even the flowers. But still....let them get married and have their day. Just cause it isn't how you'd do it, doesn't give way to putting it down like so many and the media are. But it i a distraction that the media needs and the political people want so that they can do things without us people knowing about..while we are distracted by the wedding. I am sure Britian did not ask USA media to cover it and wouldn't care if we didn't. They didn't invite Obama, or (to my knowledge) anyone else from USA so...what's the big deal. Watch it if you want to. Don't watch it if you don't care about it, but carrying on about 2 people getting married...I say...go get a life! Plus..compared to other things that are currently on TV...I'd have to say a Royal wedding is much better than most of what is on these days.

I'd like to see the dress, but I can see it later. I can see the wedding in reruns. I have no personal connection to it, and I don't particularly care to wake up early for it.

I would love to watch the wedding of Willaim and Kate. If it was not so darn early for me to get up to watch I would! I will have to get up like at 3 am tomorrow to watch it! Not going to happen! It will not be happening! Even if I did get up that early I would not be able to stay awake! Ain't going to happen!

i have been engulfed with the royal family all my life. i cannot send a letter without licking the back of the queens head!! since i started work at the age of 16 i have been paying for all their ,via my taxes, exquesite lifestyle. I watched charlie and lady Diana get married. I liked Di because for once, one of the royal family worked for their money and cared for the poor and sick. BTW. i will not work because the royal family are a drain on the UK. Kate is no Di. the monarchy will never make that mistake again.

1. I love to watch weddings 2. It is going to be part of history 3. It will be a homage to Diana, the sweet princess 4. Nothing to lose 5. The dress of course.

Hi Sarah! I watched also the royal wedding. The very reason why I watched it firstly was out of curiosity. I was not yet born when Chales and Lady D, knot ties in 1981 so I opt to watch this so called "history in the making wedding". I love the Royal Choir and I love the simple ceremony that the Church of England has prepared for the the royal couple. I love it though. Simple yet meaningful! Shalom!

I will watch the Royal Wedding mainly for nostalgic reasons: it brings back memories of Lady Di and Prince Charles when I watched them do the nuptials. Back then, I was in high school and in watching it then, I came to realize the reason all the "hoopla" was being made about it was because of the special "presence and character" Diana possessed. Diana was loved! From the time I laid eyes on her, she outshone Charles from the get-go. Charles barely appeared on my radar. (Not knocking Charles here; I've never met him and don't know him....I'm just saying my eyes were only on Princess Diana, that's all!) And now "hoopla" is being made again because of William's own special 'presence and aura" which is so similar to his mother's. And both Wills and Kate appear to be very likeable to people; people relate to them. You look at them and its hard to imagine NOT liking them! If people abroad think the Royal family is snobbish and stuck up in their ways, like Diana, because Kate did not grow up in the Royal family/household, she was able to steal William's heart with her 'average' upbringing.....hers is more down to earth and homey. (And my guess is, that is practically non-existent in the Royal household! With the Royals, you get dressed even for breakfast....Kate's upbringing was more like ours.....come to breakfast in bathrobe and slippers, see?) I agree with some of you others: I think Diana would be proud of the bride her firstborn has chosen and if anybody was non-judgmental, it would have been her! I can just see her telling William whatever he does, marry ONLY for love! My greatest wish is that unlike Wills' parents marriage, his and Kate's lasts a lifetime! I think we watch these fairytale weddings in the great hope that 'something' CAN AND IS CAPABLE OF LASTING FOREVER! We all know, it's bad enough, few things do! The marriage of William and Catherine gives us all renewed hope in forever! Let's Amen to that!

In fact I want to watch this royal wedding from TV. However, the May holiday is coming and actually yesterday afternoon we will go to my husband's hometown and we will be back on May 2nd at night. So we will miss the royal wedding. Perhaps I can watch it via the net later when I am back. Since there are no more chances to have the royal wedding, so I am interested in watching it. I love China

We totally have the same reasons. I am watching the wedding because it's part of the history. And also because the son of Princess Diana is getting married. I think that's cool. I also love weddings especially their love story is like a fairy tale. I love fairy tales. And beside, I am very interested in European history. I love seeing their weddings, the palaces, castles, you know. Things like that.

Basically the same as yours..it's history in the making....I love weddings...and I especially want to see what Will has up his sleeve to remember his mother!!! Oh..and I want to see who wins the bet on what color of Hat the Queen will wear!

thank you very much

This has been a very popular topic as in to watch or not to watch. As for me, I will not be watching. I don't know the couple. I know of them, but I don't know them, and I don't have a personal interest in either of them. I've even been interested in the English History. I do think its amazing how they grew up, and i do hope for all the best for the prince and the future princess. But no I will not be turning in. I don't even know the time or the place.

one reason people here in our country watched and really can't wait for the wedding, its because we love fairy tales. and of course their wedding feel like one.:)