Helen Mirren, who won an Oscar for her portrayal of Elizabeth II in “The Queen,” said she will not watch the royal wedding.
She didn’t receive an invitation to the historical event and she isn't making a big deal out of it either.
"I'll probably be in a little Italian bar somewhere and the football will be on. I'll ask, 'Can you switch it over to the royal wedding?' and they will say, 'What wedding?'" Mirren told The Mail On Sunday.
She also stated, "I know this sounds ridiculous, but I think people getting married should be a private thing. I hope they will also do an absolutely private wedding just for them."
Even without Mirren, there will be plenty of celebrities toasting to the newlywed couple on Friday.
Who do you hope to see?
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What Wedding?
White wedding? Remember Billy Idol's song?
I agree "what wedding"? All this hullabaloo for what????
I wish them well, but still feel the royals should be put out to pasture.
If I was invited and if I was president I wouldn't go. It doesn't affect my country or family I would just have something to talk about for a week max.
Yet you spend the time commenting on this site. a huh a week max
I'M STILL CAMPING OUT MY MAIL BOX TO GET MY INVITE!
RON you are a loser they don't have cry babies they have smart kids which you obviouly isn't don't hate them because they are in the white house you are loser and hater and so get the sense of the topic it is about wedding not the obamas stupid angry misinformed people
I will getting some very much needed zzzzzz when this happens! and I better not have a dream of this wedding! lol!
Jeff I didn't say anything about the kids, I said that michele and barack are crybabies and they are the daughters are well behaved and very smart.
it is the wedding that all princess and princes would love to have, i wish my girls could be that lucky
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Royals?! I guess I'm kind of alone in that I feel positions should be earned not born onto. The monarchy is such an outdated concept. I read it will cost taxpayers about 20 million in security.
Better to spend money on something uplifting rather than war.
"Royalty" - only because the now-Queen's ancestors went to countries and won the wars and took over!!!
Here in the USA, which had the nerve to break away from good ole England, we have the President - who takes flack for everything, including things he didn't start. People here also have a fascination with celebrity – good or bad.
Too bad parents aren't the role models for their children and their children's friends.
Sad that "Prince" Charles wasn't man enough to tell Princess Diana that he didn't love her - and loved someone else - BEFORE marrying in that 'Royal' tradition. The Queen should have kissed Diana's feet instead of mistreating her royally.
Into not onto
Into, not onto.–As opposed to your, "Into not onto."
Let me correct myself: "In to" - two words.
They don' need Helen. They will already have two old queens there with Eliabeth and Elton.
Haha Well done
That was great Haha
Well played good sir!
Until I saw your comment, I was going to mention that there will probabaly be a number of queens there !
Don't intend to watch the wedding but I'd pay $100 for a video of the nuptials. 80)
I'd pay to see the conception!
It is simply a historical event, the wedding of royalty. It is the fault of us Americans who are glorifying it and adding our own twist to it for our own reasons to make it more/less then what it really is. Yes you can be sleeping or throw your own royal wedding party on their behalf. There really is no discussion, you can do what you want. You can watch it or you can not watch it. The choice is up to us and any opinions about that are irrelevant.
The UK is not covering the Royal Wedding like you Americans. Many of us don't even care.
obviously you havent been watching televison of late. an as matter of fact, please dont assume you can speak for majority of brits! i know plenty of people who care about and are just pleased there is actually something good happening in this country for once
If you haven't caught on that this is about money your an Holly Wood idolatrous idiot.
I agree, Josh. But know that it isn't just "us Americans" manipulating or sensationalizing the media coverage, it's most of the free world–and beyond. Like it or not, this is the first "Royal Wedding" post Diana. And what's wrong with our brothers across the pond celebrating their heritage?
This was not the first royal wedding since Di's! There was Prince Andrew and Fergie's, then Edward married Sarah, and then Charles married CamMR.EDilla.
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I for one will sleep through this event. Still have a bad taste in my mouth about the way they treated Diana.
Here! Here! Dawn.
I completely agree. I heard on the tube today that they're making the Spencer family sit over with Kate's side of the church. Not only that, but I guess Sarah Ferguson isn't invited either. This family is nothing but Old bag drama queens! They need to get over themselfs. I won't be watching since I'll be working in a jail with inmates that are more entertaining than these drab stuffy people.
That's not what I heard just yesterday. The Spencers will be on the same side as the Queen. The first pew will be the Queen and the Royal Family, the second for Kate's Family and behind them the Spencers. Which is quite an honor considering the way the seating is at the Abbey. Only a select few (such as the three families just mentioned) will actually be able to SEE the ceremony from within the Abbey.
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Agree with u dawn, I could've cared less about this wedding if it werent for the fact the william and harry are diana's sons. but ill watch cuz of that simple fact.. the rest of them could go to h*ll
Well, heck no, Fergie wasn't invited. I mean, the woman DID get caught on tape saying she could get them access to her ex for a large sum of money.... I know YOU would like someone like that at your significant and important family event! As for the Spencers, if that is true, that DOES suck.
Dang Perla. Tell us how you really feal. Sounds like you have hate in your heart enjoy the wedding. I have a life of my own and don't need to see it.
Ooops sorry Perla. Just realized an angry jeff post his hate. Not you.
I pray that the Lord God of Abraham,Isaac & Jacob will make the wedding a big success in Jesus name. Tks Alade.
Jeff send your girls to church and stop living a fairy tale. WAKE UP.
I pray that the Lord God of Abraham, Isaac & Jacob will bless & make this wedding a Big success in Jesus name. Tks Aladesanmi
Who cares it is just a bunch of rich people getting married! who cares!! we need to get lives here in this country! there is soo much more cnn should cover! use all that money to heklp the jobless and homeless!!
I think my invite got lost in the mail
What wedding? Stop this monarchy crap already. Am glad to be an American. Everyone create EQUAL under GOD. Tell'em George!
Except for the blacks, gays and women. Otherwise, yes, all equal.
Not my king.
I'm waiting for my invite to keep the bride's maids company. Maybe I can be the "Best Man" and encourage two or more of those nice ladies to spend some time in my room upstairs with me... MUHAHHAH
perverted vulgar man.
The bridesmaids are 4 children.
im from england and the americans are making a bigger deal of it than my whole family and my friends put together
Can't say with utmost certainty, but from my perspective, at least, most Americans don't really care.
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I'll definitely be watching the Royal Weding! Afterall, girls planning their wedding will be copying the wedding details for years to come.
We Might be inbred in wv thanks to all the pervs but we arent stupid like the idoit per that made that remark
Are you sure there, Bucko? An English teacher would be all over your spelling and grammar errors with a red pen. Seriously.
Take a mental note...you are looking at one of the few people in the world who still believes in the value of privacy. Not their own, but someone else's. We all want to peer over the fence to see what our neighbors are doing, but we get angry when they do the same to us. It's especially notable for a celebrity to say such things because the majority of them make careers out of exploiting the details of their personal lives that most of us ordinary folks keep to ourselves. I just wish there were more people like Helen Mirren.
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*yawn* wedding?? zzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Oh, good gracious – it's fun! A prince is going to marry his future queen.....what's not to like??? Some of us weren't old enough to watch Charles and Diana get married, so this is fun. Besides, little girls have been reading fairy tales for forever. And compared to the rest of the junk that's on TV this week.....you're complaining about a royal wedding???
Have to entirely agree with you, 'Lighten up.'
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I was 12 or 13 when Charles and Di got married. It really did seem like a fairy tale – too bad real life isn't that way, but it was a nice escape! This will be the same thing. Interesting, but I'm not putting my entire life on hold for it. I'll DVR the wedding and maybe 1-2 other things, but honestly one could get plenty of post-coverage on any news program.
Here here!! I agree completely. I wasn't born when the Royal Wedding took place, but I was a HUGE fan of Diana's growing up. No one else in my family cared but I have been fascinated with Royalty my entire life, particularly British Royals. I remember my Dad waking me up at 4 or 5am when the news here in the US broke that Diana had died. I sat glued to the TV for days until the Funeral. This wedding is about a new hope for the Monarchy and making a fresh start and learning from the mistakes they made, particularly with Diana.
I think its nice...i cant hate on what God has bless..to each his own...let the young couple enjoy their time so they can understand what it truly is to be married:)
I am so sick of hearing about this CRAP. People getting married all the time. An America doesn't need to worry about what she's wearing and what's going on every minute. Once she punches out a few kids we'll be done hearing about them.
you're right, i'd sooooo much rather hear about fine american entertainment- jersey shore, real housewives of beverly hills, paris hilton, and so on... people say that the royals need to be done away with because it costs the country so much. at least in the UK, we know what we're spending our money on. in the US, ur taxes go in the pockets of your congressmen and CEOs, behind closed doors.
I would suggest learning more about your own government's policies before attempting to depict America's. Your comment was wholly illinformed, and borderline infantile.
Yea booooorrrrrring low IQ American entertainment. No thanks!
I can see your intelligence.. let me guess, 16 & Pregnant, Teen Mom, Jersey Shore, anything Kardashian is what you consider better television. Am I right? And it's "people GET married all the time" not "people getting married".
Don't know why its so big deal they just getting marry.
You rite, peoples always getting marry around here! Why I mamember the day I get marry. It was so exciting to get marry.
Seriously – you need to take a few more ESL classes. Please.
Who cares, man.. . . .really?
You, apparently. Tool.
I was invited..so I decided to dress like up like Michael Jackson...I hope no-one notices!
Who would notice another ugly white man among the others in England?
I am old enough to have watched the wedding of prince ears and prhncess hottie. Didnt care then, dont care now. Think i will make better use of my time raising money to help those less fortunate souls who cannot help themselves, like children who are abused or homeless, or ones with debilitating or deadly diseases. Did that the last time, too.
Only a truly pure virgin bride deserves to be treated as "TRUE ROYALTY".....Princess Diana:-) and my mother!!
uh, who cares about their wedding, there is nothing special about it...grass growing is more enjoyable to watch..and the hype is unwarranted...and their is nothing historical about it...just 2 people, average and basic people getting married
What i do not understood is aclaulty how you are not aclaulty much more well-liked than you may be right now. You are so intelligent. You realize thus significantly on the subject of this matter, made me for my part believe it from numerous varied angles. Its like women and men aren't interested except it is something to do with Woman gaga! Your own stuffs great. Always handle it up!
Yeah, yeah, I feed the homeless, teach Sunday School, lead fundraisers, volunteer at school,babysit foster kids, donate time, talents and resources, too. I also have a husband, children and a job. Doesn't mean I can't set my dvr and enjoy something fun.
My invite came in the mail awhile back, do not know if able to attend flights are. Backed up, oh well dont care..... Maybe watch a few min on tv until I fall asleep from the bordom
lindycurtin on March 25, 2010 Brilliant! Great job but not the most enjoyable for some. My boiryfend has to make a speech at a wedding next Sat and has subjected himself to solitary confinement in preparation. Wish he's seen this video earlier!
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omg who cares about the stupid wedding its a bunch of rich snobs getting married it doesnt effect us at all
I'm happy for them if this is a real love match. I won't be watching it not interested. I don't think this is the wedding of the century. I don't think it needs to be all over the news, but I think after all of the tragedies world wide lately, and the tragedies in the Prince's life it's nice that he has found happiness. Plus it has given the world something to focus on for a moment that's not sad, and every little girl dreams of being a princess.
I be pretty dumb. I can't type sentenze without mistackes. You can read one of my classic commentz above: "Don’t know why its so big deal they just getting marry." As you can tell by that braniac comment, I didnot get past 8th graid. But I iz tryin to spell beter and I hope to go back to schol soon to better my educashun!! See ya punks!!
Seinfield was right. It is a circus act, no less. The Brits are trying to hang on to whatever old glories they can find and make a big deal out of this mucha-do-about-nothing event at the huge expense of their poor tax payers when the country is literally going broke. That is the price they pay for continuously trying to pretend and act way way above their true belt color when in fact it is getting to be a third rate country, if that. At the end of the day, while I wish the new couple good luck and happiness as all newly-web deserve that well wishes, beyond that, let's not turn this into a gigantic commercialized circus act when there are so much poverty and sufferings all over the world, including many folks within England itself. I am in concurrence with the many people who exclaim 'who the heck cares?!?!'.
Em
1. LIGHTEN UP!!
2. This is a wedding, it's supposed to be a happy day. Even if you don't care, at least understand that to them it's a joyful occasion.
3. Uh yeah, this is a historic event. Ever read a history book? I'm sure there are details in there about past royal marriages.
4. If you don't care, don't watch!!! Nobody is making you!!!
Thank you!!! Well said.
Thank you!!
An old saying in America.... To all of you..... "Live and let live ". It must have felt terrible to loose their mother at such young age for Willian and Harry . So is this wedding makes Williams happy I am glad for him and the world should be happy that the son of the most loved Princess Diana found happines with Kate, virgin or not, who cares ?.... Have you all not heard that the White House is not having a nativity set this coming Xmas ? ..... Why ?.... Because they cannot find three wise men and virgen !! ...... Eric Onassis.
I am a Royalist but I am sure we will see that wedding for the next 10 years, scrutinized, analyzed, desiccated, criticized etc etc etc, therefore no point to get up for the event. I am grateful for DVR's
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I know, right!!!!
I was invited but I have to go to work so oh well.
she is just being jealous. if there was a means for me to get an invitation, i will beg for it.
Why should Sarah Ferguson have been invited? How many seats are reserved for the Fayed family?
I can honestly say that if I had an aunt who tried to sell access to my uncle, her ex-husband, to someone for hundreds of thousands of dollars/pounds/Euro, I'd not invite her to my special day.
This couple is starting beautifully. I wish them well.
I hope that William, should he become King, will do as well as his grandmother has done.
I would be pleased to see Charles skipped, as it is known that his infidelity caused Diana's departure.
Royals have a duty to honor their marriages more strictly than the rest of us, or at least to hide their outside adventures better.
Who cares?
@ Brendanj
I care.
This is my cultural heritage.
I respect whatever cultural heritage you claim or know.
I refuse to be ashamed of mine to please you.
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I think there is too much coverage and hype over this. Diana died because of such huge media scrutiny, so why is William condoning all of this media coverage? Its so inappropriate. He is asking for trouble with high intense media coverage. Then to boot it will be all mostly focused on that person he is marrying. She is not royal nor of any noble blood like Diana. She is hideous and is totally wrong for him. Believe me their marriage won't last.
He didn't ASK for the media coverage leading up to the wedding and most likely, it wasn't William or Kate who decided to televise the wedding either. Not to mention he didn't ask for the Pap's to follow them around, specifically Kate. They've also been together for 8 years, there marriage is more likely to match given such a great start. The Media didn't cause Charles and Diana to split, it was Charles' infidelity with Camilla that split them up. Diana and Charles had also only met 13 times when they got married!!
Why I won't be celebrating the 'Royal Wedding' and why you shouldn't be either ...
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I wish them good luck and a bright feature, lovely kids like them and many years full of joy and Gods blessings
manelemonkty30 on December 30, 2009 they are the same car, and the escalade is listed at like $20,000 more. the inside is the same, same chassis, smaller engine in the escalade, and some more bling on the escalade, not worth an extra $20,000.
Pizza, chips, beer, big flat screen tv and wife check! Got everything! Superbowl wedding wooohoooo! LOL!
How i wish i could attend that wedding, always be happy for others as you would like them feel for you. David
if you don't want to attend don't poison others
WHO CARES ABOUT THE WEDDING HELEN MIRREN IS 1 HOT OLD BROAD
Good point @anne! There's no reason for anyone to bicker over this. Everyone has valid points. It is "just" a wedding, but however, it's important to those involved. (no disrepect intended to anyone posting)
@max, that's funny! Ha haaaa!
Western media really loves to blow simple issues out of propotion. And so are the westerners, they love to read and watch crap 24/7
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I doubt I will watch the royal wedding,but I certainly wish them well! I thought Diana was a lovely,caring person and did not deserve the treatment she got from the "royal snobs"!!!Oh and to the idiot that said West Virginias are inbreeds–STOP WATCHING THE STUPIDS MOVIES OR AT LEAST REALIZE THEY ARE MOVIES WITH LOTS OF MAKEUP!! I AM SO SICK OF PEOPLE THINKING THAT WEST VIRGINIA'S ARE STUPID BACKWOODS IDIOTS!! PROUD TO BE A WEST VIRGINIAN!!! WV granny
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I don't care what any of you say; I'm setting my alarm and getting up waaay early to watch this historic event!
Hee hee! I hear ya! I am too lazy to get up at that hour – the only thing I willingly got up for during the night was to care for my wee babes and I still didn't *enjoy* that. DVR if you please!
I'm on the West Coast, so I either go to bed at 7pm and get up just before 2am to watch it or I just don't go to sleep. Either way, I'm totally there!!
You are right Ron. Go ahead and say it, you know you want to. It's right there on the tip of your tongue. Clearly they're racist cause Obama wasn't invited. Cause Obama is the only REAL king. In fact he's the messiah. There, we said it. Now doesn't that feel better?
Yo ron. They filmed Deliverance in NW Georgia.....although some of the towns I have seen in backwoods W Virginia qualify for hickville!! I have also been out small town Arkansas and Kentucky. Just about every state in southeast part of the US has a scary little pocket!! Booze it up.
It is embarrassing how royal obsessed we Americans are. I'm sure our founding fathers are rolling in their graves.
Yeah, because nothing prior to this could embarrass our founding fathers more than a lovely royal event where two young people are wed as admirers look on. Outsourcing American jobs isn't embarrassing and causing our founding fathers to roll in their graves, either, I bet.
this just shows how capitalism is contrary to the ideals this country was founded on. rich parasites is what they are, it's not a "culture."
She is right! It should be a private thing for them. No reason to be dogging around the royal wedding.
There will never be another princess Diana.
I totally disagree this is the future King and Queen of England. I am an American and I think it is a very big deal. I can't wait to watch the wedding I am not buying any thing with their pictures on it or anything but I will certainly watch and enjoy every minute. Geeze what a bunch of downers some people are! I remember watching when Diana got married it was wonderful! Enjoy life stop being so negative! I say good luck and hope they have a life time of happiness!
I totally agree, Fran. It never ceases to amaze me that people take time to put out their 2 cents worth on topics they don't care about. If you don't care about something, you can keep right on moving along. We who are interested don't need a update from those who are not. I plan to watch it as well. I watched his mother marry his father. I watched as the world looked on while Will and his brother walked during their mother's funeral. I watched the concert celebrating the 10th anniversary of her passing. It's a celebration. If people don't like it, fine, but don't come here and cast judgement over those of us who are interested.
Seems like there are a lot of you who AREN'T interested...yet you blog about it...hmmmmm?!?!?
uhh yeah, its a blog – that means 'opinions welcome'
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Nice. I just love her.
if you put a current photo of Christina Aguilera next to Helen Mirren, you would think they are mother and daughter,
Christina being a little shorter version too. Christina knows what she can look like when she ages. the faces are
remarkably relatable.
If you put a photo of Prince Charles up next to a rat, it'll say, "Hey cuz!"
I plan to watch as much of it as I can. I took the day off and everything. I wish it was not going to be so early for us on the East Coast. It will be a early morning, but who cares, I don't have to work!!
If you plan on taking the day off to watch that crap then you're an utter moron. There are more things to going on in the world.
I cant wait for the royal wedding!! I love England and everything it stands for including the royal family. I wish William and Kate the very best and a long and happy life for them.God save the Queen!!!!
Sorry, but there are no football (soccer) games on on Friday.
Can i watch the video of the honeymoon ?
Whoo Hooo !!!!!
What about the children, teenagers, minority, reinformed ex con's, gas prices, crime, oh yeah yall do cover that, right-sure!!! Anyway if yall watch or not things still getting worse here!!! Yea I might watch the wedding though.
I'm sure Ms. Mirren was bombarded with questions until she finally uttered something the press could use. I'm also sure what she said was taken way out of context.
This is the world we live in. History is important and this marriage will be history. Don't make less of it. Just say "it's not your cup of tea".
I for one will be watching! The closest us Americans came to this type of thing died with John Kenedy Jr. I hope they take better care of Kate than they did with Diana!! Watch or don't watch maybe you won't be missing anything but not every day is a "commoner" enter a church and return as a Princess !!
Beautiful wedding, beautiful people! I loved the British peoples oneness in their celebration of their Prince and Princess. It was refreshing to see crowds and crowds of people without signs sticking up with disrespectful words of disagreement!
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