I’m not ashamed to say
that I woke up at 5:15 am on Friday to watch the royal wedding. For
anyone interested in plumbing the socio-political imagination of the
British this was a must see event.
I was not disappointed. And I came away with a surprising insight. It
came to me about the time when the entire Commonwealth burst into “God
Save the Queen” during the ceremony. People wept. Flags were waved. The
country was one because of a little old woman in a sweet hat.
The British love the queen. They may not love their government. They
may loathe David Cameron. But what holds together an impressive
diversity of religious, cultural, political and economic persuasions is a
hearty, unabashed sentimentalism for the royal family. If you’d like
evidence of this see the BBC special on the Queen. It is mind-boggling
to see who comes together under the banner of HRH.
