"There were some populist royalist celebrations though, and little in the way of actual demonstrations against the Wedding spectacle. David Cameron was so excited in 1981 that he apparently slept in the Mall (note to American readers- that's the road leading up to Buckingham Palace, not a random shopping centre). I went to the Funk the Wedding carnival in Clissold Park in North London, an anti-royalist event organised by Rock Against Racism. From what I recall it was unexciting but hey it was some kind of statement, with a good few thousand people there. Headliners Tribesman were a UK reggae band, who incidentally made a record about another London green space - Finsbury Park. Joshua Hi -Fi was a north east London reggae sound system. Don't know anything about Movement or Monkey Business who also played that day.
This year the three of us went cycling with Dave and Emma from Morecambe to York on the Way of the Roses cycle route http://www.wayoftheroses.info/ [although Rowan did google "Kate Middleton's dress" on Danielle's phone from a cafe in Settle, so were not immune]
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