While British "Subjects," Not Upstart Former Colonials a/k/a US Citizens, Eagerly Await the Hoped-For Balcony Royal Kiss, an Update on Who is Invited and Who Has Been "Univited"

Well, of couse, "Mr. Bean" actor Rowan Atkinson, a personal friend of Prince Charles, and Olympic swimmer Ian Thorpe, a friend of Prince William are on the "A-list" for this event. Singer Joss Stone (sorry, who?) will be there, as will former British Prime Minister John Major (OK I know who he is or was). But former Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown have not been invited. Ah, does the Royal Family prefer the Conservative Party over the Labor Party?

But the guest list is also notable for who won't be there. Margaret Thatcher for example. Ditto for Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, PC, DL, FRS. So I'm thinking that the partisan political criticism of the Royal Family is a cheap shot. Hey, can't we all just be happy about the royal nuptials. Shouldn't we be much more worried about whether or not there will be a balcony royal kiss. NB: Royal Wedding weather: Showers threaten balcony kiss ("William and his new bride are expected to appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace at 1.25pm.") Ah ... when is that Colonial Eastern time???

Then there is the once invited but no longer so.. . Syria's ambassador was invited but then was uninvited a day before the wedding. Apparently, the Royal Family prefers that its royal napkins not be stained with fresh blood from the on-going slaughter of human beings in Syria. Like Syria's ambassador just returned to London after having shot off from his engraved and gold-plated AK-47 a clip or two or three back home.

Of course, no problem with the invited blue-bloods of the once mighty British Empire whose bloody hands have been cleansed by the convenient forgetfulness of a-historical mindlessness. Time for CNN's latest (as in about 1:00 Am Eastern time] "newsworthy" video clip.

End Note. Just in case any regular LLB readers are wondering, the only reason I am up something like five hours past my normal bedtime is because I'm still basking in the afterglow of a four-day extented Easter weekend without using any damn electronic device other than the cable remote control. I'll be back to "normal" very, very soon. {JH]