'We feel like part of it': watching the royal wedding at a New York bar'We feel like part of it': watching the royal wedding at a New York barIn the city that never sleeps, a 7am start time for the royal wedding was not going to stop more than a hundred people in fancy hats and plastic tiaras from crowding into a bar to watch an American join the royal family. Americans’ infatuation with the royals existed long before Markle entered the picture, but her background meant this particular wedding held a special place for some black Americans. Photograph: Brendan Mcdermid/ReutersAmericans have long been fascinated by the British monarchy. Other publications took a more relaxed tone: New York magazine published a pithily titled Royal Wedding Guide for the Apathetic But Curious. “There is an admiration for the British monarchy by Americans,” he said, “because we have nothing to compare it to.”

Source: The Guardian May 19, 2018 17:15 UTC