29 April 2011

Balcony chess replaced by balcony kiss: Prince William, Kate British royal wedding today
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011


Hello everybody,


Congratulations to Prince William of England and Kate Middleton for getting married today. Sources, however, told us that they had planned a balcony chess session before a large crowd!


But they had to manage with a balcony kiss (two actually) after the wedding – as part of a tradition started by their parents Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana!


The reasons a kiss replaced chess:

  • The shaky weather – as it is always in London – meant that rain might just spoil the royal chess set
  • The Royal wedding live telecast cameras had not been hooked up in the balcony and we wouldn’t have a clear view of the chessboard
  • The Queen would get tired after already having sat through a beautiful though long wedding ceremony. Of course she is a great chess fan too.
(Ok we’re just kidding but some genuine chess connections with the British royalty)

Here is our favourite note about Queen Victoria –

The following quote from a contemporary publication was given on page 14 of the January 1889 International Chess Magazine:

‘…the greatest solace the Empress Victoria has in her widowhood is chess – a game she frequently played with the Crown Prince when they found themselves with a leisure hour. The Empress generally travels with a chess board and men.’


Also just the time to remind you of our previous www.chessblog.com posts:




Tweet
From Alexandra Kosteniuk’s
www.chessblog.com
Also see her personal blog at
www.chessqueen.com