LONDON - In a packed Trafalgar Square, Angela Cavalieri of Minnesota was wild with excitement on Friday.
"Where else would you want to be in the world?" the 31-year-old medical student cried. "I love the whole historical scene, the happily-ever-after romance."
Her "gal pal," 28-year-old hairstylist Haly Wildson, has a British boyfriend and is moving to London. "We love the whole royal scene," she said. "We don't have this back home, there's no wedding that would be like this ... I think Kate and William keep the whole romance of the royal family going."
Trafalgar Square was packed since the early morning with a huge flag-waving crowd and street sellers of souvenir programs, flags and memorabilia. Two giant screens beamed the proceedings to the crowd.
Tuan Nguyan, 25, a media student from Vietnam, said that he loves the royals. He and six or seven fellow students were thrilled to be waving flags in the square. "We love the royal family, we love the crowd here," he said.
Sitting on the ground in the front row before one of the giant screens in the square, Catherine Fraser from Leicester in central England said she thought Kate "comes across as similar to Lady Di in that she's beautiful and people love her, she also brings an emotional strength to the marriage.
"I think there's a strength about how they will handle their life," Fraser said. Unlike Prince Charles and Princess Diana, whose marriage "appeared almost as if it was arranged ... they've known each other for a long time and are more mature."
Royal Air Force stewardess Diane Guerin was marking her 30th birthday. "It's a historical day--and this is the best way to celebrate."
