[STARWISE]

What a spectacular and beautiful day!!! I LOVED all of it .. watched the replays over and over .. could not get enough of all the majesty, beauty and the obvious devotion and love between the happy couple before I finally was too exhausted to watch anymore. It was truly magical.

It was all glorious and historic .. an extraordinarily opulent feast for the eyes, such a much needed departure and relief from this coarsening, violent and inhumane world of sadness, crisis and uncertainty. The evident love between them and his tenderness, shy grin, and protectiveness toward her touched me. All Diana.

And .. oh, that Harry .. frisky, fun and real.

God bless and protect them and grant them decades of health, the safe harbor of enduring fidelity and deepening love and honor, and the boundless joy of happy little feet to adore, protect and nurture together.

I felt Diana's love and influence in him so profoundly. I think any thoughtful soul felt her presence. My heart flipped, eyes misted when I read that Wills took Kate last week to the Spencer Estate, and rowed out to the island site of her gravesite, to share, remember and honor his beloved Mum, and to see the trees he and Harry planted there after her death. She's forever in their hearts and will always be a guidepost of goodness in their lives.

The gorgeous couple are putting their official honeymoon on hold for a bit, and he'll resume his rescue flight duties in a couple of days. They choppered from Buckingham Palace this am for a couple of days alone in an unknown location in the UK.

Articles here... and here.

The MSNBC channel on the tube is showing the glorious wedding day on NOW!!! A lovely fan tribute to their wedding is here.

If you enjoyed being here on Free Republic for this event, being able to share thoughts, pictures and amiable chat ..AND if you haven't yet donated to help keep FR up, running well and growing strong, PLEASE GIVE WHAT YOU CAN! Thank you ! Free Republic survives on the voluntary contributions of the community, and any amount you can donate will help to keep the premier conservative site on the web running. We know it's more important now than ever that we have and KEEP this gathering place. (I'm watching it all again on MSNBC ..LOL .. be still my heart .. I'm a pushover for romance ;)

[DollyCali]

thanks so much for the ping to these ma'am! great pix. This was posted on Facebook by a FReeper Friend.

HARRY's Antics at the PM PARTY and more tidbits/pix

[La Enchiladita]

Love the photo of Wills and Kate with the children.

[NautiNurse]

Love the pics! The family photos are exquisite! Look how Will and Harry dwarf their father. The handsome newlyweds are going to make some beautiful babies.

[stylecouncilor]

Thank you all, and many other contributors for a most enjoyable thread to go along with a great day!!

[sissyjane]

Thank you so much for the pictures and re-cap. I was like you yesterday. I just loved it all so much! I watched it over and over.

[hoosiermama]

I felt a bit guilty taking peeks while trying to get the yard work caught up....But I agree with everything you've said...Such a break for all the negativity.

[swheats]

Thank you and all those that make live threads informative, lively and fun.

You ladies and gents are a treasure.