|
 |
News |
 |
|
| |
Email this article |
 Printer Friendly Version
|
| |
British expats in UAE buzzing with royal wedding fever
|
| |
25 April 2011 |
| |
|
| |
| |
As the British royal wedding approaches, the buzz around the mega event seems to be getting louder thousands of miles away in the UAE.
With the big date falling on a Friday and the wedding being broadcast live, British citizens in the UAE are gearing up to spend April 29 glued to their television sets.
Like a reader told Gulf News, everybody is hoping to get a slice of the fairytale magic. "We are all such romantics at heart, and this is a fairytale wedding. I guess we all want a bit of fairytale magic in our lives, and that's what the wedding brings with it," Mona Syed-Mirza, director of a skin clinic in Dubai, said.
For someone who has attended the silver jubilee of the Queen's accession and Prince Charles and Princess Diana's wedding, this is one event impossible to miss.
"My daughters wanted to be in England, and were quite disappointed that they couldn't attend. There is a huge feeling of euphoria in London and especially after the recession, this is just what England needed," she said.
Nasser Hafez, a sales manager, felt that there was more excitement around the royal wedding this time as the common man in UK connected better with Princes William and Harry, compared to older members of the royal family.
He said: "About 20 years ago, the royal family was a bit stuffy and lived in a completely different world. We couldn't identify with them. I think Prince Charles was the first to try to reconnect the royal family with the common populace. Now, the two boys, especially Prince Harry, seem like any other lad in town who everybody can connect with. Also, Kate's just so beautiful, you have to wish them well, and I think a lot of British people do. They are a beautiful and vibrant young couple and for them to be the face of the UK is just great."
Most readers Gulf News spoke to were excited to have the young couple as the new ambassadors of England. Karen Beggs, a business development manager, felt it was difficult to not get excited about the wedding, thanks to the buzz in the media.
|
| |
Source: beta.thehindu.com |
news |
| |
Email this article | Printer Friendly Version |
|
 |
| |
|
|
|
| Current Events |
 |
|
| DubaiGetaway |
 |
|
| Featured Links |
| |
|
|
|
