Royal WeddingBy GREER MCDONALDYou don't have to be a royalist to appreciate the sheer romance that a royal wedding conjures up. 
Even the most hardened of hearts can appreciate that there's something very special about Prince Charming making good of his Princesses-in-waiting and all the pomp and ceremony (oh, and the dramas and tiaras) that goes along with it. When Prince William married Kate on April 29, I'm not too proud to say a little bit of me melted as I stood outside Buckingham Palace amongst the more than one million people in London who turned up to cheer them on. Not because this average Kiwi girl actually thought she was in with a shot with Willy, but even a self-confessed tomboy like me, deep down, can dream of finding a prince. (So I can only imagine what kind of fairytale the wannabe princesses amongst us had their sights set on!). As their carriage drew past me, sweeping through the grand gates of the palace, all I could see was bright shiny white teeth. This was one very happy couple indeed. It wasn't just the couple smiling either; the crowds (and let me just say, it wasn't just women, folks. Plenty of men lined the streets too!) were beaming. Fairytales make us happy - fact. What I like the most about Wills and Kate's love story is that it's so modern; The only way it could be more so would be if they met online. Let's imagine it for a second: Wills fills out his profile - what name does he use? 'BigWilly69'? 'SonOfDiana'? 'HeliPilot1'? Also, how would he succinctly sum up his life without scaring away possible love matches? He'd have to mention the screeds of charity work he does - but would an unsuspecting damsel write it off as him sounding like a douche? What about Kate? Her name would definitely have to be 'Waitie Katie' and her picture - well, she's got plenty of lovely shots to call upon.
Would the two have automatically connected online based on what their predetermined 'list' was on what they want in a future partner?
I guess it shows that even altering the age bracket (Wills is a few months younger than Kate) could be the difference between finding your prince or princess. Imagine if, like many women, she believed in the 'traditional' view that a man should be older? No royal title for her. But you know, in reality, their coupling was far from fairytale: they met through friends, she did a wee curtsey and it got him all flustered so he spilt his drink everywhere. They also lived together before marriage, had a compulsory break-up so they could "find themselves" and of course got back together.
When it's put like that, their union sounds about as ordinary as it comes.
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