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What the Royal Wedding Could Learn From Game of Thrones

It seems like the entire world is focused on the upcoming wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, but we don't see what all the fuss is about. Sure, the British royals are occasionally great entertainment when they're being all majestic or scandalous, but they've got nothing on the royal families of Westeros. HBO's racy new fantasy series Game of Thrones will see your royal wedding and raise you an arranged marriage, an incestuous dalliance and a murder plot, and that's all in the first two episodes. Here are some traditions that the Windsors might want to consider adapting from Game of Thrones:

- The bride's brother must give her body a thorough once-over before the wedding. Hey, you can't let a stranger do it -- that would be creepy. A scalding hot bath afterwards is not required, but it is recommended.

- Acceptable gifts for the royal couple include jewels, dragon eggs (petrified or otherwise), horse jerky and sex manuals. The Beckhams have already indicated on the registry that they will be giving a box of snakes.

- If anyone sees the bride in her wedding dress before the ceremony, they will be pushed out of a tower window. No exceptions.

- Only the Queen is allowed to ask the bride if she's had her period yet. Also, Dame Helen Mirren, since she is the official Hand of the Queen.

- Guests will be divided into the bride's side of the family and the groom's side of the family. Bastards must sit between Sir Elton John and Simon Cowell.

- A large wolf will protect the bride during the ceremony, mauling anyone who makes an attempt on her life, as well as any unauthorized paparazzi.

- Fight-dancing will be performed with musical accompaniment by Sir Paul McCartney, and the wedding will not be deemed a success unless there are at least three disembowelments.

- The honeymoon will be spent on a pile of rocks, with a view of the water but no shelter to speak of.

- As payment for his new bride, William will lead an army to re-conquer her homelands -- in this case, the small village of Chapel Row -- and install his brother-in-law as king. Fair's fair.

- Thank-you notes will not be sent, because there is no word in their language for "thank you."

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9 Comments

April 27, 2011 2:28 PM
Fil
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Ah, well, there are several big weddings in book 3 of A Song of Ice and Fire, but I'd wager they won't use any of the techniques described there.

April 27, 2011 3:01 PM
jimmy
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Well, I for one would love to see some of the wedding techniques from the third book.

April 27, 2011 5:59 PM
Jon
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Like killing everyone from the bride's side while the bride knows nothing about it and has sex with the groom? Perfect technique really...

April 27, 2011 7:09 PM
May
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Actually, I'm betting Petyr's wedding would be pretty fucking fun. That is, if you're the one getting married. If you're not, I bet it would just be annoying.

April 28, 2011 9:13 AM
Darmys
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They could at least have seventy seven course for dinner, and a couple of jousting dwarves. Just beware any wine served with the pigeon pie, it's not healthy

April 29, 2011 12:51 AM
Barbarossa
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Eh a certain Lannisters wedding wasn't too bad...

February 26, 2012 2:40 PM
Justin
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Oh goendoss, these are just all SO beautiful! And what a sweet story about how she whispered the date to you and how many of the guests you knew. How special that makes it all!

February 28, 2012 2:25 AM
Fernando
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Janine,Spme of your fseint I reckon! With an incredible glow from start to finish. Thanks for sharing and oh yeh, it was FAB U LOUS seeing you if even briefly on Thursday! xx

March 28, 2012 5:39 PM
Virgilia
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There should be the exchange of cloaks too!

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