The big day

So this is it. And its interesting to note that despite everyone wanting to wish the Royal couple all the very best, a note of melancholy has entered the comments. Recent history weighs heavily on this marriage.

Margaret and Anthony. Anne and Mark. Charles and Diana. Andrew and Fergie. We've been here before. The commemorative tea towels lasted longer than the marriages.

I don't want history to repeat itself. May this new generation have more sense than the preceding ones. And may the media give Kate more breathing space than they ever gave Diana.

Not very funny, but there you are. Normal slapstick resumes on Monday.