Royal wedding fever creeps into Malta

Hype about the royal wedding in the UK on Saturday has been totally eclipsed by whether Megan Markle’s father will turn up to walk her down the aisle, but that hasn’t stopped wedding fever creeping into Malta. Heads of state have not been invited to Windsor Castle – meaning neither Joseph Muscat, British Prime Minister Theresa May, nor US President Donald Trump are going – but the occasion will be marked around the world by various pockets of diehard royal-watchers. And Malta is no exception. The MSPCA Charity Shop in Sliema has entered the spirit and has produced a wedding themed window in Gorg Borg Oliver Street in Sliema. And expatriates in Malta are also planning their own celebrations: “I have invited about 20 ladies to my house for prosecco, to follow the wedding on television,” one woman told the Times of Malta. “Posh frocks are optional, although people do seem to be getting dressed up. And they will definitely need to wear hats or fascinators!” The house is going to be strewn with bunting and flags and the menu will include wedding staples like sausage rolls, coronation chicken, and – of course – Royal Wedding cup cakes. The host chuckled as she admitted that the guest...