7. Waity Katie waits no more (and the entire universe watches)
At the end of April commoner Kate Middleton married His Royal Highness Prince William after an eight-year courtship that included a college romance, a much-publicized breakup, and lots and lots of flamboyant hats worn to Big Willy’s polo matches. Two thousand guests were invited to attend the ceremony in Westminster Abbey, but the television audience is estimated to be as large as two billion, which is only about two billion more people than were interested in your wedding.


