Bills, Bills, Bills: The Cost of the Royal Wedding
They are at least £250,000 (that's about 400,000 USD) poorer following the weekend’s lavish royal wedding. But yesterday, the Middleton family seemed to have lost none of their happy glow.
Pottering about the family home Kate’s parents, Michael and Carole, and siblings James and Pippa, were still on a post-party high. (lol, I wonder if blow was on the menu... I'd add it to the cost of attendance, tbh)
Pippa, 27, one of the stars of Friday’s festivities, beamed as she was driven from the country mansion in a silver Mercedes coupe.
In black designer sunglasses and a white blouse, she was a picture of excitement. The family spent the days before the wedding at the five-star Goring Hotel, a stone’s throw from Buckingham Place.
It is understood block-booking the 71-room hotel, including the Royal Suite for Kate, cost £85,000 (approximately 140,000 USD) alone.
One night in its “splendid Silk Room” costs over £1,800 (3,000 USD--time for a csb: my sister knows the daughter of a British ambassador or some governmental honcho, and when the girl got married, they put my sister in a hotel as expensive as The Goring. The walls were covered in silk, and you could order complementary champagne up to the room) and the family is estimated to have paid £25,000 (41,000 USD) for two parties at the hotel. On Thursday, Kate treated 120 friends and family to a buffet. Then, after the ceremony, Carole and Michael hosted an extravagant wedding party for other guests.
This is one of the Silk Room Suites mentioned in the article. I picked this photo for the random sheep-ottoman, lol.
The Goring’s menus include Beluga caviar, at £400 (670 USD) for 100g and a bottle of Dom Perignon at £1,530 (2,500 USD).
Kate’s bridal gown, designed by Sarah Burton, is believed to have cost up to £40,000, (67,000 USD) and Carole’s outfit, by Catherine Walker, £10,000 (17,000 USD).
Pippa’s dress - another Sarah Burton creation - cost about £20,000 (34,000 USD).
Today I had to use white thread to sew the underwire back into my $2 black bra because I couldn't afford to buy black thread or a new bra. Anyone else have any "I am so broke stories"?
Anyway, I just posted this so I could use this .gif I made:
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All conversions to USD done by myself using the following website: Dollars 2 Pounds