‘Bank Holiday celebrations for marriage, death and snooker’
As the British celebrated the royal union with old-fashioned street parties, Pimms at 10am and numerous Pippa Middleton Facebook groups. The USA were in jubilation over the assassination and apparent ‘sea burial’ of the once untraceable terror leader, Osama Bin Laden. Whether or not the latter is a reason to celebrate or repeat inappropriate banter all over Twitter, this May bank holiday has proved much more than the usual May day riots and Essex’s annual Marbella trip.
Friday brought the prospect of only having Harry to marry should one wish to become a princess. Wills tied the knot with Kate, a nun was caught wearing rebook classics in church, a vicar did a cart-wheel and Huw Edwards slowly ran out of things to say in the marathon broadcast of the Royal Wedding. The nation quickly returned to their post war celebration states with community street parties, distasteful memorbeilia and the permission to begin getting drunk at 10am. Everyone loves a wedding especially when you get an additional day off, thanks Wills and Kate.
As every paper in the country dragged out the souvenir supplements and analysis of that stunning Mcqueen gown, Bin Laden remained in a permanent game of hide and seek with the US security services until early Monday morning.
A 4am announcement confirms the death and burial of the most wanted man Osama Bin Laden. America rejoices as the British did over the wedding, despite his apparent leadership in terror attacks across the world, he was simply allowed to die trial less and buried in the sea before questions could be asked. The carnival scenes of celebration appear in vain and hypocritical of the entire operation. I’m sure The Sun and The Times will have differing opinions.
However this celebration filled May bank holiday whether it be right or wrong will forever resemble the ‘Disney’ story line one Facebook group compared it to. Let’s see what August Bank holiday brings…
