London gets ready for the royal wedding

The Royal Wedding is generally perceived as A Good Thing by the British, even those that aren't monarchists. Whilst the cynic in me suspects that this is because they get an extra national holiday this year rather than actually caring, nobody can say that they haven't noticed the thing is happening at all. London has gone mad, with the faces of Prince William and Kate Middleton sprayed all over the place. My father was asking me to buy him some wedding-themed tack for a report he's doing and so I plunged headlong into the terrifying world of Royal Wedding memorabilia. Overshadowing the soaps, the towels, the mugs, the armchairs (I kid you not) and the custom-named beer however, is this installation at the Stephen Friedman Gallery. It's a life-size waxwork of Prince William by artist Jennifer Rubell called "Engagement". The model of the prince, complete with a replica of his fiancee's sapphire and diamond engagement ring attached to its forearm, will allow royal fans to pose as would-be Kate Middletons for photographs. Regardless of your opinion on the Royal Wedding itself, you have to admit that this is pretty hilarious!