Americans have been following the royal family for centuries， from Queen Victorias coronation in 1838 to Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencers marriage in 1981. They obsessed over the marriage between Prince William and Kate Middleton， following stories and tweeting about the royal engagement， the wedding， her clothes， and the royal baby. Part of this might just be indulging that childhood fascination with castles and royalty， the pomp associated with these royal affairs， and the romance of an ordinary woman becoming royal through the power of love.

美國人關(guān)注英國皇室的動態(tài)已有好幾個世紀，從1838年維多利亞女王的加冕禮到查爾斯王子和戴安娜王妃1981年的婚禮。他們對于威廉王子和凱特的婚禮也頗為著迷，時刻關(guān)注著事情的發(fā)展，發(fā)推特談論皇室的訂婚、婚禮、王妃的服裝和小王子。這其中的部分原因可能是人們沉醉于兒時對于城堡和皇室的迷戀中，以及和皇家事物有關(guān)的種種壯麗浮華。當然，灰姑娘嫁王子這種童話般的浪漫劇情，也讓人們仿佛感受到了真愛的力量。