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« Reply #15 on: November 18, 2010, 10:12:20 pm » |
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Exactly. My posting was about something to celebrate, not an opportunity to nit pick.
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« Reply #16 on: November 19, 2010, 11:37:51 am » |
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The engagement of William and Kate is great news  |
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« Reply #17 on: November 19, 2010, 12:22:10 pm » |
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Oooh has jungle fever not gripped them yet??
Gawd help us all, not another fan of that oh-so-reality-tv ! Get real, get a life, get into sci fi (like normal people like me!) - joke by the way, apart from the sci fi! Beam me up scotty! Jess |
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« Reply #18 on: November 19, 2010, 12:28:17 pm » |
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No, not me! Your colleagues in work! the guys at work are miserable enough while nattering about x-factor and The Apprentice!)  |
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« Reply #19 on: November 19, 2010, 03:01:21 pm » |
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 Thank goodness for that. I always thought you were a person of impeccable taste (we are after all the cognicenti of the admin world here on DD!)
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« Reply #20 on: November 23, 2010, 01:58:22 pm » |
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29 April in Westminster Abbey - fab! My company are closed that week for Easter so a nice start to the May Day weekend. |
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« Reply #21 on: November 23, 2010, 03:11:57 pm » |
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« Reply #22 on: November 23, 2010, 04:30:35 pm » |
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Dusty, it will be a holiday in England.
The Scottish Parliament will need to agree it, and I'm not sure how much devolved powers the Welsh and Northern Irish Assemblies have for this - they may just fall into Westminster's guidance on this one.
On an aside re the date: heard it on the news while driving and they kind of paused when they said 29th . . . and I thought no, he's given her the ring already, don't make her get married on the same date (July), but thankfully they've chosen an earlier month!
Soon, though, I bet the chosen dressmaker is already frantically working out a design/pattern!
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« Reply #23 on: November 23, 2010, 08:50:41 pm » |
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I am absolutely enchanted with the British Royal family. We do not have royals here in America. The British monarchy is the closest we Americans will have. I will be watching them closely. And you can be rest assured I will be up at 2 AM EST watching the wedding no matter where they hold it. Happy days to Will and Kate!
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« Reply #24 on: November 24, 2010, 05:18:11 pm » |
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They could have gone for the 30th instead of the 29th  It's a Friday and I will be working sniff sniff so will not be able to follow it on TV. Though I bet we'll get plenty of it over the week. I remember watching Di and Charles wedding. Spanish tv broadcasted the whole lot of it. |
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« Reply #25 on: November 29, 2010, 11:10:22 am » |
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Duque, The Royals usually do not marry on a Saturday...too common apparently! My company is already closed that week for Easter so no idea if we will get an extra day off or not. |
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« Reply #26 on: November 30, 2010, 12:00:20 pm » |
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Hang on! Yep you're right Gee .... 30 years ago I was still studying so I bet I took the day off  Alzheimer is setting in  |
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« Reply #27 on: November 30, 2010, 01:19:43 pm » |
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Well for Charles and Di, I was off school for the summer holidays and for Andrew and Fergie I was again off for the summer holidays about to start College.
However, Prince Edward (now The Earl of Wessex) married Sophie Rhys-Jones in St. George's Chapel on 19 Jun 1999 - was that a Saturday?!
And, the marriage of The Prince of Wales to Camilla Parker Bowles in St. George's Chapel following a civil ceremony in Windsor's Guildhall took place on Sat 9 Apr 2005.
"Traditionally royal weddings take place on a weekday, usually a Friday rather than a Saturday."
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« Reply #28 on: January 18, 2011, 10:14:27 am » |
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It has been confirmed, my company will recognise the additional bank holiday on 29 April.
We were due to be closed that week for Easter but employees will be re-credited with annual leave for that day.
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« Reply #29 on: January 18, 2011, 04:20:33 pm » |
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You lucky lot! I believe you will have about 11 days off in a row! Then my family jibe about the bank holidays in Spain!!
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