We will all know who Kate and William are by the end of April, even if we don’t now, thanks to the expected heavy media coverage of the million and one ways the British will celebrate the 29 April 2011 wedding of their likely next king. William is not first in line to the throne, but with his father nearing retirement age by non-royal standards, the son remains a good candidate for the job once Queen Elizabeth steps down or dies. The hoopla surrounding the wedding of Diana and Charles in 1981 is not what the couple reportedly want, but the mugs and more are already planned, and the national party was given a send-off Thursday 24 March with the first wedding cake.
The 4ft medieval wedding cake replicating the steeple and spire of St Bride’s Church in London was made for Visit London, the city’s tourism office, by royal cake maker, Dawn Blunden of Sophisticake. The city so far has a dozen tourist attractions planned around the wedding. You can visit Kate’s favourite haunts or take part in what is described as “a cheesy 80s-themed royal wedding party”.
The city says that “the famous landmark known as ‘The Cathedral of Fleet Street’ provided the inspiration for the traditional tiered wedding cake whose origin hails back to 18th Century London.” The St Bride’s Wedding Cake “took over 200 hours to create, 200 eggs, 120lb dried fruit and 18lb butter, was positioned on a rooftop overlooking the church and will be donated to St Bride’s Church to share with its parish and support their charitable causes.”
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