The case for waking up early tomorrow
It’s no surprise that Sunday’s New York Times Wedding and Celebrations section included a few items on tomorrow’s Royal Wedding. Bethany Kandel spoke to a few moms who were pulling their kids out of school to watch Kate Middleton walk down the aisle and become a princess.
The moms in Kandel’s piece make a good point. Sure, Royal watching can be silly and perhaps we can get a little too caught up in what Kate’s wearing, but tomorrow is a chance to see what a real princess looks like, when she’s at her most Cinderella-esque.
Maryland mom Lara DiPaola told Kandel that she still remembers what her mom said when they watched Prince Charles and Lady Diana’s wedding 30 years ago: “A fairy tale is just a story, but princesses are real. Princess Diana’s wedding is part of our history.”
Real princesses don’t fly around on magic carpets or sing with bluebirds. And they certainly don’t hang around in towers waiting to be rescued. In introducing kids to what real life princes and princesses look like, you can explain to kids that people in those positions of ridiculous privilege work with charities or patronize hospitals.
Hopefully, it’s a moment your kids will remember years from now. As the women in their late 30s and 40s remember Diana’s giant dress and train, they hope to create for their sons and daughters this memory of playing hooky, sipping tea and watching a girl become a princess.
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Of course we are getting up early to watch! Suvi and I will be sipping our tea in the wee hours and enjoying some special mom and daughter time.
We’ll be watching…I remember that dress and that train…gorgeous!