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It was very exciting. I still have my newspaper that carried His Excellency’s visit in the Court Circular (Ambassador of the Republic of Korea, Chun Yung-Woo. October 9th, 2008).

See the video here at RoyaltyNow! or at YouTube: MandysRoyalty.

We are leaving for our English honeymoon immediately after the wedding. I still can’t believe it! I am so excited.

As a British royal historian, it’s nice that I actually get to visit the UK after ten years in the business. Being able to physically encounter the sights and sounds of the country will make my studies and presentations to my audience far richer. I hope what I experience makes the site and the blog even better than before. Of course, all photos will be posted here for your enjoyment… or just for your curiosity.

As wedding preparations continue (and as work picks up) I will not be able to post here as much. I will be happy to give a few updates once in a while though, especially if there is something in royal news that makes me want to rant, debate, discuss, or all of the above.

Wedding countdown: 5 weeks

People over at OurKingdom are debating about the fate of the UK. Some are suggesting an Anglo-Celtic bloc within the European Union (should the UK join), and refer to this possibility as a “decentralised Albion, with a Council of the Isles”.

Others are speaking up saying, “For England, a “confederated” United Kingdom would be nothing but gain. The obsession among Westminster politicians with keeping the union is archaic … An autonomous Scotland, a country as big as Denmark, should liberate the English parliament to enjoy a politics freed of the alien encumbrance of Scottish seats … It should also liberate England to consider its localism, its neglected Anglo-Saxon history and culture, without having to “take into account” the Scottish (or Irish or Welsh) ingredients of that curious vacuity, Britishness.”

Take a look around OurKingdom or start a debate in the British American Group

I’ve just seen Snapple’s new commercial for its latest product - Earl Grey iced tea. I have to say that this particular commercial is brilliant. Congratulations to Snapple on a funny and tasteful (no pun intended) advertisement.

Rule Britannia!