The Royal Wedding- The student perspective

THE Royal Wedding was an event watched by a global audience of billions. But what did you students think of the Royal Wedding that gave us a day off from studying.

It has been reported that throughout the day Facebook was updated 74 times a second, with people weighing in on the action, making it the sixth biggest web event in history. Harvey Wigg, 19, posted on his Facebook page, saying: '' Didn't think I’d be in to this wedding malarkey, but you kinda get swept up in the hysteria.'' Jasmin Dudden, 20, a Student from Bournemouth, said: ''Kate looks beautiful, a true princess, I want that dress!''

Gary Wright, a lecturer from Canterbury, asked his class of students a few days before the wedding if they were planning on watching the wedding, to which all of them replied with a resounding no. When asked again after the wedding, they all said they had watched it. Vicky Chessum, one of his students, said: ''Like alot of people my age I didn't think i'd watch it, i thought it was a lot of hype about not much. But my mum had it on and was gushing about it and you definitely do get swept up in the romance of it all, every girl dreams of her perfect wedding day, and although Kate's was watched by billions, you can tell it was her dream.''

Louise Bullen, 21, a student from London, said: ''I wasn't planning on watching it, I thought it was all a big fuss about nothing. People get married everyday and no one bats an eyelid. But I got swept up in the action. I loved watching the people arrive and seeing what they were wearing. I also enjoyed watching how in love William and Kate look, truly happy.''

However, not every student had the same opinion with many seeing it as a good thing only for the day off. 


Daniel Yates, 19, took to his Twitter account during the ceremony, and said: ''All I want is something to watch on TV, and all I can see is a wedding of two people none of us know, now who is actually watching it? '' For Conor Tidy, 20, a student from Canterbury, the day was about one thing only, Pippa Middleton. He said: ''Wow, Kate's sister is Hot, if it wasn't for her I wouldn't be watching this sinfully boring wedding.'' 

Kate Middleton, now known as Catherine and William will be known as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.