pace year 2 - feature the royal wedding

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PACE

Online News feature

Will the Royal Wedding be the Event of the Year?

The Royal wedding of

Prince William and Kate

Middleton, due to commence on

29th

April at West Minister Abbey

is almost upon us. Will it be the

event of the year or is all just a

waste of money?

The wedding has created another bank holiday, resulting in two four day weekends in a row

bringing joy to many in Britain. However employers worry that almost a month of short weeks could

be catastrophic for businesses already struggling to survive in the state of the economic climate.

The couple have invited 50 foreign heads of state and the event will bring together, all of the

Royal family and many senior government figures. It will be a great testament to British policing as

this will be the biggest security operation in a generation and is set to be the most expensive in

history. Around 5000 officers will police the streets of London, having to control a crowd of millions.

The officers will line the route to

Buckingham Palace from West Minister

Abbey during the carriage procession and

many will be on rooftops for surveillance.

Most officers will earn double pay due to

the bank holiday. It is estimated the event

could cost up to 20million.

Image reference below.



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The rehearsal took place yesterday, Wednesday 27th

April, involving up to 1000 military

personnel. The carriage precession will involve the Army, Royal Navy and the RAF. Timings were

tested and duties were practiced. The Forces personnel will lead the fleet back to Buckingham

Palace after the service. When the couple leave West Minister Abbey as man and wife, two groups

of 12 of the military will line their route as they make their way in a horse drawn carriage. With an

estimated 2 billion people expected to watch their big day, there is no room for error. The Queen is

head of state of 16 Common Wealth countries and the United States is just one of the nations in

particular that has been very keen on sending presenters to the streets of London to capture this

piece of history.

The carriage precession is set to proceed along The Mall, Horse Guards Road, Horse Guards

Parade, through Horse Guards Arch, along Whitehall, along the south side of Parliament Square and

into Broad Sanctuary. There will be five horse-drawn carriages and it has been announced the couple

will travel in a 1902 State Landau. However in the event

of rain, William and Kate will leave in The Glass Coach.

The fourth carriage, a Semi-State Landau will carry

Queen Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh.

Some believe this will be the day the country is

united. Thousands of Union Jack flags line The Mall in

central London in preparation and Regents Street is just

one of the many roads showing national pride.

Everywhere we go there are tea towels, mugs, union

jack accessories and the list continues of all of the

memorabilia available. Where ever we look, there are

shops full of prints ofPrince William and Kate Middletons faces. It has been predicted that on the

day of the wedding, 200 million will be spent on mementos for this occasion. However buying this



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merchandise is not a new phenomenon as businesses have cottoned on to this money making

scheme for decades.

When asking people in the streets of London their opinion on the Royal Wedding, I got a

very mixed response. One lady, Jenny Clark,23 said, I think the hype for the wedding has just been

too much and we are all starting to hate hearing about it, I just want it to be over with. I found this

was the case for many of the younger generation whereas others seemed much more excited about

the whole event. I think the Royal Wedding is a great thing for our country, its an occasion that will

make us all be proud to be British. Seeing all of the memorabilia shows our immense support for

William and Kate, it unites us all together and I hope all of the best for them, Gary Whitehall, 59.

Aggie Loudwater, a shop worker from the bakery Greggs in Rickmansworth, a small town on

the outskirts of London, said, The royal wedding has given our shop such a good vibe. We are selling

all kinds of limited edition treats which are so popular with our customers. It has brought our local

shop and lots of others plenty of success because of the excuse of extra advertising. Greggs the

company, are promoting 5 online parties where goody bags and vouchers will be given out. If a

customer wishes to attend, they must like our page on Facebook and become a follower to get all

of the information. I think the wedding will help so many struggling businesses because of all of the

money that can be made from memorabilia alone.

Street parties are expected all over the UK which is a great way of boosting sociability for a

local community. For many of us its an excuse of a party as part of the tradition. 5500 formal road

closures have been arranged (825 in London alone) were these events can be held, traffic-free. It has

been predicted this figure will at least double on the day for informal street parties. Since 1919,

when these community gatherings were invented, it is the first national occasion that isnt taking

place in the summer which has come to the surprise of many.


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It seems everyone has a very different opinion on the Royal Wedding. So many people do

not agree with the monarchy as a whole, therefore the wedding seems a great waste of money.

However countries from all over the world are predicted to tune in to watch this piece of history

whether they believe in British traditions or not. We will have to see what the day brings us and

even if we have a negative view on the event, take it as a positive as an extra day off work!

Some facts and figures have been represented within this feature. Click on the links below

for further and more in-depth information.

http://theglobalherald.com/royal-wedding-2011-carriages-announced-for-royal-procession-in-london/13939/

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1363482/Royal-wedding-cost-rises-20m-police-earn-double-time-working-bank-holiday.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-13248065 http://www.streetparty.org.uk/royal-wedding-street-parties.aspx

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