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Based on the timing, it could have been the Bond watch of the time, since Bond wore a SMP quartz in Goldeneye in 1995. (Although, if William's watch is midsize, then it's not technically the Bond watch.) Bond didn't switch to an automatic until Tomorrow Never Dies, which came out after Diana's death. Not that that would have an impact on the watch's sentimental value one way or the other, but it might explain her choice of that particular watch as a gift.

Or it could just be me making random Bond associations again, and it didn't factor into her decision at all...which, now that I think about it, is probably right. But hey, I find Bond way more interesting than the royal family, so that's where I'm going with it.

Totally agree with you D8.

I don't understand what is it with people every time there is a royals related event. When the slightest little actress/actor or singer gets married (or divorced for that matter) the press are busy with it for weeks. Often, it's more than media blitz. Nobody cares less but nobody complains. So, what's different with royals? Is it because you're jealous that they have more luck than we do? Well, that's life people. Not everybody is equal.

I'm not British but if I were I would be proud of such an event. Especially for two people that are really down to earth, for royals, seem genuinely in love and look like descent people.

So, I wish them all the best life can give for their marriage.

Maybe I'm of the old school. But judging from the reactions on this forum on everything new proposed by Breitling for the last two years what are most of us here?

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So? Same is valid for more than a handful of other heads of state.

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Sorry, the only thing, that's striking my mind, when thinking of the fuss about that wedding:

http://www.incrediblethings.com/entertainment/sick-of-william-kate-use-a-royal-wedding-sick-bag/

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Don't misunderstand my question. I was wondering not stating a fact. I, not from the UK, was curious IF the royals (the Queen more importantly) has any "ruling power". From what little I know, or think I know, she does not. That the PM and the Parlament(sp?) rule the land. Out of shear curiosity I wondered this and then what the real purpose of having royalty was.... IF they don't "rule".

And understand that I am not opposed to a royal family ruling a country, just that I don't understand the situation if they DONT rule thier country.

Guess I need to do some reading up on the subject.

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Although I don't regularly follow the happenings of the royals, I was very into the wedding. Also, I'm very American. I think two things in particular were at play for me. First, I'm moving to Cambridge for school (MBA) in a few months, so I feel I need to have some working knowledge of this event prior to my arrival. Second, I have my own wedding coming up on July 30th, so I was thinking their wedding may give me some ideas for my own.

That being said, I found the whole ordeal extremely fascinating. I'm thinking the newly weds should move to Cambridge to oversee their new subjects so we can be roommates . . . err, "flatmates" as the Brits say.

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No problem Bronco.

You're right, the Queen, as most European Royals, don't have any ruling power. But, as I said, same is valid for many Presidents: Greece, Italy, Germany, Portugal, etc. What's the purpose of having them?

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Well, they are the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge after all

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They're ceremonial heads of state. In many government systems, there is a president and a prime minister. The president does all the public, ceremonial work, but has no real governing power. The prime minister is the one getting things done, and has actual executive power. In England, the Queen fulfills the head of state function. In the United States, we combine the two functions into the one executive. Both functions are important, and some people feel it would be more efficient to have the dual-leader system, so that the guy doing the work doesn't have to be as bothered with the PR aspect of things.

Never thought it'd happen, but it clearer took an American to explain the purpose of the Royal family!

In all seriousness, that's spot on JacksonStone.

The only thing I'd add, is that a King or Queen would probably (and I'm only surmising here) have a little more "influence" with the government of the day than perhaps an elected president may have (and by that I mean in a country that has both a president and a Prime Minister, not just a President as in the case of the USA). In this country at least, the concept of royalty does tend to still have a certain amount of gravitas associated with it, so I think it'd be a brave PM to totally disregard the Queen if something came up that she felt particularly strongly about. But that aside, the comment that the royals have no specific ruling power these days is quite correct. In fact they've not since 1689 when the Bill of Rights basically limited the sovereigns powers while formalising parliaments'. All sovereigns since have abided by the Bill of Rights.

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And if you think about it, why wouldn't they, especially in modern times? They get to live like royalty, literally, without any of the headaches of leadership. It's a job fit for a king.

Absolutely! All the good stuff and none of the bad. Nowadays being a king (or queen) literally is a job fit for a king (or queen)!

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I think they were more excited about the wedding in America than over here . But I think we are the best in the world at doing this sort of thing, the tradition and pageantry of the monarchy, it was a great spectical and I think people find in interesting. Like trooping the colour. I nice to know that the country was behind it. And good to see a bit or patriotism over here for a change.

But competition is around the corner...ehr month. Even though I do not think for a minute that Albert's wedding will be more as glamorous.

He will have more heads of state though, as he is one, and protocol forbade that at William's wedding since he's only no 2 in succession tot the throne. Even though most Brits would like him to be no 1 and, frankly, God save us from seeing Camilla as Queen.

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Apparently he is still wearing his Omega. I saw this picture in yesterdays issue of a popular Swiss magazine.