Will ED pubs be showing the royal wedding? (Lounged)

[staplemeg]

Slightly random question, but I have relatives staying in ED when Harry and Meghan get hitched, and they want to know if they can watch it somewhere. Anyone know where it might be on?

[Louisa]

Let?s hope not! I?d rather watch paint dry.

Louisa.

[Robert Poste's Child]

Me too, Louisa. Wasn't there an anarchist street party for the last one? I'd go to that. Last time I took my bike to Norfolk for the day and had it all to myself.

[JohnL]

Harry seems quite popular but not popular enough to knock football off Saturdays. Should have given us a Bank Holiday :)

[KidKruger]

If a list can be maintained here on which pubs are showing it that would be useful.

So I know where to avoid.

[flocker spotter]

anywhere in the 'hood showing or commemorating this offensive event will be added to the household blacklist

[Oxalis]

Saw a sign at the Rosendale saying there would be a garden party that day so I assume they will be showing the wedding.

[spark67]

Staying on topic of the original posters question ... I think the bishop is showing it, I'm sure they have a sign up saying so Staplemag

[Penguin68]

The BBC has waived any license fee requirement for public showing of the wedding - mainly for street parties of which a surprisingly large number have been declared in Bromley, apparently. Clearly ED republicanism isn't replicated further south and east.

[ed26]

You could invite your relatives around to watch it on your TV or broadband while you cook them a nice dinner, or just do something else

[adonirum]

KidKruger Wrote:

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> If a list can be maintained here on which pubs are

> showing it that would be useful.

> So I know where to avoid.

Victor Meldrew !!!!!!

[staplemeg]

Thanks spark67! :)

[Earl Aelfheah]

Penguin68 Wrote:

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> The BBC has waived any license fee requirement for

> public showing of the wedding - mainly for street

> parties of which a surprisingly large number have

> been declared in Bromley.

I'm not that surprised. True blue in Bromley.

[uncleglen]

It's got to be the epitome of 'rubbing it in'.....after the 'third child' and not 'ruling out a fourth'...most working people can barely afford 1 child let alone a bloody wedding!

[Robert Poste's Child]

Are you mixing up your princes, uncleglen? The OP is about the wedding of the sixth in line to the throne (the one whose provenance has been questioned for 30 years) to the American divorcee (the one who wants to be royal so she can 'give women a voice' (eh?) but who doesn't want to follow royal protocols on dress and behaviour).

[Louisa]

If only we could sell the lot of them, lock stock and barrel to Disneyland, we might be able to fund the NHS for a short time at least, save some lives and get some well deserving NHS hard workers some extra pay.

Louisa.

[Jules-and-Boo]

far too naive Louisa.... even if the sale of the royals were to happen, the money would never see the public purse

[siousxiesue]

flocker spotter Wrote:

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> anywhere in the 'hood showing or commemorating

> this offensive event will be added to the

> household blacklist

M&S are selling tins of biscuits with Harry and Meghan wedding details on it, presumably commemorative?

[Robert Poste's Child]

I have a huge respect for the Queen herself but I'd like to see an end to the practice of awarding titles and honours to her family. So anachronistic.

[Loz]

flocker spotter Wrote:

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> anywhere in the 'hood showing or commemorating this offensive event will be added to the

> household blacklist

I have little interest in the event, but 'offensive'? Really?

Bit of a hypersensitive reaction to a wedding.

[Loz]

siousxiesue Wrote:

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> flocker spotter Wrote:

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> > anywhere in the 'hood showing or commemorating this offensive event will be added to the

> > household blacklist

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> M&S are selling tins of biscuits with Harry and Meghan wedding details on it, presumably

> commemorative?

I bet they're not as good as this...

[dennis]

Many more interesting events nearer to home that weekend(and the previous one)

http://dulwichfestival.co.uk/artists-open-house/

[JohnL]

Robert Poste's Child Wrote:

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> I have a huge respect for the Queen herself but

> I'd like to see an end to the practice of awarding

> titles and honours to her family. So

> anachronistic.

Could be Duchess of Connaught - now would that be a nod to Ireland or a bit of an insult.

[Penguin68]

but I'd like to see an end to the practice of awarding titles and honours to her family.

Sorry, but the very basis of a monarchy, constitutional or otherwise, is that children of monarchs, and grandchildren, become princes and princesses (although in Russia they were Grand Dukes and Grand Duchesses). If you think that, and a title which doesn't give you a seat in the lords, is meaningful in anyway other than as ceremonial flummery then you are subscribing to the old deference society. Calling people Mr and Mrs is a shortened form of Master and Mistress - do you rate this at all nowadays? (The peasantry if called anything might be 'Goodman' and 'Goodwife') The Princess Royal (Anne) chose for her children not to be royally entitled. Good for her, of course, but it don't matter a hill 'o beans really.

People who like titles and honorifics (not really honours in the sense of rating merit) can enjoy these, people who don't can ignore them.

People who want to enjoy the 'royal wedding' (or the royal anything) should surely be left to do so - nobody is obliged to watch it or care for it. We aren't being forced onto the streets to praise our masters (unlike so many societies elsewhere). Be grateful for that.

[kibris]

Why don't we all just watch the FA CUP FINAL more fun in that than from these people that just take our money