Flickr has launched ‘The People’s Royal Wedding Album’, a competition that aims to capture how the British public marked the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton.
The album includes pictures of those celebrations including street parties, pets in royal regalia, cakes, novelty embroidery, jubilations on the Mall and the ‘wedding free zone’ pubs.
Jennie Bond, Yahoo!’s Royal Wedding expert, commented “I remember the party atmosphere and feeling of celebration that swept the country in 1981 when Charles and Diana said ‘I do’. Thirty years on, Flickr’s ‘People’s Royal Wedding Album’ has provided a snapshot of what the royal wedding means to the country and showcases all the different ways we choose to spend the day..”
Whatever people have been doing and are doing over the weekend, Flickr’s ‘People’s Royal Wedding Album’ wants to capture it all – and there’s a £5000 ‘honeymoon'[1] as a prize for the best snap.
“With every detail of the wedding, from Kate’s dress to the first dance and what guests had for dinner shared by the world and his uncle, the ‘People’s Wedding Album’ turns the spotlight on what ordinary people are doing, or not doing, on the big day,” said Fiona Miller, Flickr’s Marketing Manager.
She added; “Flickr is in a unique position to tell the visual story of the people’s wedding. Not only is Flickr part of Yahoo!, the premier digital media company, but it is already used by the British Monarchy as the home of its official Royal Wedding photostream and has over 10 million users in the UK. Flickr makes it easy for members to share their life through photos with the people that matter to them and we’re excited that we can play a part in documenting the Royal Wedding from the people’s perspective.”
flickr.com/groups/peoplesroyalwedding
http://uk.royalwedding.yahoo.com
