A Twin Cities couple's viral YouTube boogie down the wedding aisle nearly two years ago has inspired a copycat Internet sensation, this one a spoof of the imminent royal wedding.
Ringing up more than 6 million views in just a few days, T-Mobile's video shows a host of British monarchical lookalikes gyrating to a funky dance -- moves reminiscent of the 2009 video that starred Twin Cities newlyweds Jill Peterson and Kevin Heinz dancing down the aisle.
The 2-minute-long playful jab at the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton on April 29 includes actors who resemble Prince Charles and wife Camilla bumping hips to the beat of "House of Love" by East 17.
The Archbishop of Canterbury and Queen Elizabeth also get their opportunities to shed the stuffy British stereotype in Westminster Abbey.
In June 2009, Peterson and Heinz surprised nearly everyone in Christ Lutheran Church in St. Paul with their wedding party's high-energy dance down the aisle to R&B star's Chris Brown's "Forever."
To view the spoof, visit www.startribune.com/a319. And for a trip down memory lane, you can see the original at www.startribune.com/a320.
PAUL WALSH
