Titian and the Royal Wedding

[engarian]

 So the news reports are increasing in scope.  The Royal Wedding is hitting the daily news reports with the same intensity as the revolutions in Lybia and Syria and the war in Afghanistan.  Why?

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[spiced_wine]

It's true that the monarchy now, does not have any true political power, but behind the scenes the Queen has apparently often called Prime Ministers to the palace to discuss certain political issues with them, and there's a pretty well-founded rumor that at times, they do listen. The Queen has seen I don't know how many PM's, but she is apparently politically very savvy, so her influence might be more than many people think. I can't remember where I was reading about this lately, but it was interesting

[engarian]

I adored the Queen Mum, and Westminster is a fantastic place to visit. I went all over there, the thing that really got to me was the grave stones in the floor for the deaths in the Great Plague of the 1300's! For those of us in the US, where as short a time as 200 years is considered old, that just floored me

[spiced_wine]

Westminster is a fantastic place to visit.

Yes, I must go there one day, although I also love less famous but just as beautiful places like Wells and Salisbury.

the thing that really got to me was the grave stones in the floor for the deaths in the Great Plague of the 1300's!

There are grave pits all over London, it's said. A bend in one of the Underground lines is there to avoid a plague-pit. (Can't remember which line now.) The 1300's Black Death was horrific in its death toll all over the world.
I'd kind of like to look around certain parts of London, but at my leisure and with some-one who knew it well. I have only been there three times, and just found it overwhelming.

Lol, I would not get up at that time to see the wedding XD, though I suppose some people will. O_o.

[engarian]

I was quite fortunate. I went to London twice, and made friends with a wonderful walking tour guide who, on my second trip over, took my BFF and I all over the city both behind the scenes and to some wonderful out of the way places

[spiced_wine]

I almost married the guide, (he asked me - another large story tied up in that). My life would have been far different.

I would love to hear about that.

I would like to go to Italy too, and Spain, to see my brother. Yes, of course we must dream!

[engarian]

Perhaps, someday.

I learned a long time ago that there are no reversals on the path. Once your foot has been placed on it, you are committed and cannot turn around and change your mind. So the past is past.

- Erulisse (one L)