The Royal Wedding Party
on Shona in Sierra Leone (Sierra Leone), 01/May/2011 11:45, 34 days ago
As Salone continues to celebrate its 50th Birthday, back in the UK everyone was celebrating Kate and Wills’ wedding. Alas we didn’t get the bank holiday but I did get invited to a Royal Wedding Party at IMATT. Jenny and Andy had gone all out and organised loads of Kate and Wills bunting (so we went from a world of green, white and blue, to one of red, white and blue!) They had even downloaded clipsof the wedding from YouTube (apparently the internet at IMATT is good enough to get YouTube – not that I’m jealous…!) which were shown as a continuous loop. So I got to see The Dress and The Kiss. Many people had made a big effort with their outfits and costumes – there were pirates, brides,a St George, Posh and Becks and some beautiful dresses made by local tailors. My effort was some Kate and Wills flags and a tiara I had brought from home.There was great food, great company, great music, and all the usual fantastic IMATT hospitality. The night ended in somewhat legendary fashion– with most of the remaining guests ending up, fully dressed, in the swimming pool (only semi-voluntarily I have to add!) I was very grateful to Zoe who had somehow brought not one but two extra changes of clothes with her!Thank you so much to Andy and Jenny for organising it all and for looking after us all– you certainly know how to throw a party!