Royal couple postpone honeymoon

St James’s Palace confirms William will be going back to work this week after wedding watched by peak TV audience of 24m Late on Saturday morning, as the happy couple’s helicopter lifted off from the gardens of Buckingham Palace and Prince Charles reclaimed his Aston Martin, minus the “Just Wed” plates, the majority of commentators were agreed: the wedding of William and Kate had been something of a triumph for “The Firm”. A judicious mixture of pomp and, just as crucially, populism, had ensured a fair wind for the British monarchy for another generation at least. John Hanson, 81, from Hemel Hempstead, expressed a view held by many in Friday’s throngs. “It’s an apolitical stance I expect from them, not 19th-century attitudes. Some of the world’s republics are quite well run but the scope for unfortunate appointments in heads of state is huge. Kate Middleton being a commoner is vitally important for the royals to justify themselves and show they are worth having.” Like many, Hanson was not a fan of Prince Charles. But just as normal service was resuming around the UK; as royalists nursed hangovers while republicans relaxed, there was a mini-bombshell from St James’ Palace – the honeymoon was on hold and Prince William was going back to work this week. “The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have chosen not to depart for a honeymoon immediately,” read a statement from the palace. Instead, the couple will spend the weekend at a secret location in the UK and the Duke will return to his work as a pilot next week. The location of their future honeymoon will also be kept secret. “The couple have asked that their privacy be respected during the coming weekend and during their honeymoon,” the statement said. It only deepened the honeymoon mystery – William had booked two weeks off and Kate bought bikinis two weeks ago, but the rest was pure speculation. Jordan had been the bookies odds-on destination. King Abudallah has a nice place he had offered them, but then the newlyweds have several chums with exotic getaways. Mustique and the British Virgin islands were getting good odds as well… until Saturday, when someone tried to put a £5,000 bet on Kenya, raising suspicions of a tip-off gleaned from squiffy guests at the reception which rolled on until 3am. Those 300 guests, who were entertained by British singer Ellie Goulding and danced under glitterballs in Buckingham Palace’s state rooms, drank champagne and ate bacon butties and ice-cream. Goulding serenaded the newlyweds with her hit version of Your Song, written by Elton John. The music was heavy on kitschy disco and dance music. Lots of Abba, Kanye West and Beyoncé. Whether the social media world got its much-tweeted wish that Prince Harry and bridesmaid Pippa Middleton would get together seems unlikely, despite Harry’s whispered, “You do look very beautiful today, seriously,” on the balcony. Even after the royal wedding had long ceased to monopolise the

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