In this Wednesday, March 9, 2011 photo, a display of commemorative plates ... more >Not everyone was happy about the expected extravaganza. Graham Smith of the anti-monarchy group Republic said a lavish state-funded wedding amid a time of cutbacks was inappropriate.
“They need to pay for this event entirely themselves and not try to use it as some sort of PR exercise for the monarchy,” Smith said.
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Associated Press writers Gregory Katz and Gillian Smith in London contributed to this report.
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