Americans have been following the royal family for centuries， from Queen Victoria’s coronation in 1838 to Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer’s 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.
　　美国人关注英国皇室的动态已有好几个世纪，从1838年维多利亚女王的加冕礼到查尔斯王子和戴安娜王妃1981年的婚礼。他们对于威廉王子和凯特的婚礼也颇为着迷，时刻关注着事情的发展，发推特谈论皇室的订婚、婚礼、王妃的服装和小王子。这其中的部分原因可能是人们沉醉于儿时对于城堡和皇室的迷恋中，以及和皇家事物有关的种种壮丽浮华。当然，灰姑娘嫁王子这种童话般的浪漫剧情，也让人们仿佛感受到了真爱的力量。