I held out for a while but thought there would probably be some interest in the forthcoming royal nuptials. Some schools are certainly linking it to the curriculum already...
Especially as we get a day off work... (although I'll still be working on the day of course - well there's nothing on the telly....)
Here's the Met Office forecast from earlier in the week (subject to change...) - students could produce a wedding specific forecast - which way will the confetti blow ?
Janice Turner (via Twitter) posted this image which of course links to one of the major issues....
The impact on the UK economy will be mixed. Some businesses will gain, others will lose out - especially coming so soon after a long Easter and bank holiday weekend and just before May Day. There'a lesson on TES Connect on this theme....
Who will the winners and losers be on the big day ?
Watch the new footage: map the visitors to the UK who have flown from various countries, and which countries are represented (or not) on the guest list... or the global media coverage. How are different countries reporting events ? The BBC has its own section of the website.
Other connections and possibilities:
Royal Wedding sick bags (thanks to Angus Willson for that one)
It's even a public holiday on the volcanic island of Montserrat - where else is having a holiday / where are they commemorating the event on stamps ?
Royal Wedding Naan bread (thanks to Simon Renshaw for that one)
Yahoo headline: Royal Wedding Geography
Google Earth Royal Wedding route flythrough - this was on the news at the weekend - or other ways of recording the route - if there was a Royal wedding in YOUR TOWN what would the route be, where would they marry and where would the reception be ?
360 degree tour of Westminster Abbey (on the BBC website which has other resources)
Also could consider the cultural geographical links in terms of representations of the UK / foods on the menu - there's already an English wine on the list apparently...
Ben Hennig has produced a range of excellent maps of the UK with cartograms of the various parts of the UK
Research honeymoon destinations for the happy couple ?
And of course there's only one place where geographers should really get married: at the Royal Geographical Society !
Don't forget to use the Royal wedding hashtags #royalwedding or #rw11 in your tweets and blog posts too...
Off to butter some baps...
Feel free to add your own ideas too, especially any "alternative" ones...
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