#RoyalBaby

I'm technically skipping a blog post, but I feel like writing about the royal baby is much more important than the advertising field trip we went on last week.

A group of us just got back to the college from visiting Buckingham Palace. It was an incredible sight to see. It's crazy to think that I was in London to witness history being made.  Thousands of people were in between Hyde Park and the palace (they are right next to each other). Everyone was happy and anxious.  The line to view the birth announcement was hours long, so we went to another section of the fence to look at the birth announcement.  I had to patiently wait for people to move, but I finally got this shot. If you zoom in close enough, you can read the words on the announcement.

The crowd was very different than an American crowd. Everyone was excited and anxious, but they were calm, respectful and quiet. There was no pushing, shoving or screaming coming from the crowd at Buckingham Palace. I feel like in America, it would have been a big, rowdy, loud party.  There was security spread out among the park and all around the palace, politely directing the crowd in the right directions. 

The palace was surrounded by media tents and vehicles. There were several reporters standing along the street rehearsing their reporting lines, as well as many reporters interviewing people on the streets of London.  Alisha, Monica, Courtney and I were interviewed by Suzie Bakos, a reporter for Hello! online magazine.  She asked us questions like, "What do you think the baby will be named?" and "How do you think Kate and William will be as parents?" Bakos also took a photo of us, and posted the article and photo here :  Hello Magazine Article

The traffic at Buckingham Palace slowed down about an hour after the 41- gun salute finished, but the line to look at the birth announcement was still down the block. The media continued to thrive, both at Buckingham Palace and at St. Mary's Hospital. Hours after we left the palace, there were photos on the internet of Kate, William and the new royal baby leaving the hospital! It's mind-blowing how much online media has changed things. Minutes after Kate and William left the hospital, there were photos of them walking out of the hospital posted worldwide.  Online media is a scary accessibility point, but when history is made, it is beneficial for the whole world. Today, I know people across the world are thankful for online media, because they are able to see the royal baby just as if they were at St. Mary's Hospital.

Until next time, Cheers!