TOMORROOWWWW

TOMORROW IS THE BIG DAY!!! and it's also my last day in London :(((((((
So in preparation for tomorrow me and some of the girls (Tiffany and Jenna- producers) decided we had to get hats or fascinators because EVERYONE wears hats to the Royal Weddings (duh!)  We ended up getting headbands (that look like fascinators/hats) from this store called Accessorize.  It's like a MUCH nicer Claires because it has just a bunch of jewelry, headbands, etc.  When we got back from buying the hats David Emanuel was in our tent.  He was the one who designed Princess Diana's dress!  Tiffany and I went up and showed him our hats and he told us how to wear them and do our hair.  It was really cool.  So because I so excited for this hat tomorrow (even though I have nothing to wear) I decided to give everyone a sneak peek.
SIDENOTE: Yes, I did take this picture myself.  Please refrain from making fun :)

How fun is that hat!?!

Today when I was coming back from my last class and last presentation of the semester (!!) I saw people from Missouri camping out... which was pretty weird... especially since they were college students.  As I was walking away from talking to them I saw everyone crowding around the Clarence House (where Wills, Harry and Camilla/Charles are staying tonight, Camilla and Charles permanent residence)  I got front row seats and saw three cars drive by except the windows were so tinted you couldn't see anything :( bummer dude.  That could be the closest encounter I am going to have to the royal family.  Apparently Harry had already driven by though and that is the only one I care about.  hehe

 Anyways tomorrow is a HUGE day.  I better go off and pack because who knows when I will be able to do so if I don't do it now.  Look for me on T.V.!!  (just kidding)  

To leave you on an exciting note: We already decided Tiffany, Kim and I are going to use the advantage as being part of the media and watch Wills and Kate kiss on the balcony at Buckingham Palace.  Hollaa!  

this week in short version

Since it is royal wedding week I figured I could do a royal wedding blog.....

This is the Green Park media station.  Literally all of the big news stations in the States (and world) are here.  We are stationed right next to CNN and CBS.  NBC and ABC are right across the path.  The big white building are our tents (which are more permanent than tents)

Inside our tent.  The table right in front is where Martha has been sitting all day.  All the tables are labeled for production, daytime, fox and friends, etc. (shout out to me.  I made the labels)

That's the Master Control center where they are watching all of the different programs and talking to NY.  The guy in the back with the dark hair and the mustache is Pierre.  He is one of our cameramen.  He's awesome.  Tiffany, who is eating chips in the corner of the picture (she is not happy I am putting this up. teehee :) ) is our one of our producers and who I have probably talked about most in my posts.  We were the only ones in the office who were actually excited about the Royal Wedding, so we had to share royal goss (gossip) with each other, quietly.

This is our big tent from the outside.  

If you go straight down this path, CBS is at the end.  

This is the back of the great big studios outside of Buckingham Palace.  Everyone who has a studio in here had to pay the big bucks.

And this is the front of the studios.  Our main studio is on the top floor, from the farthest away, three little windows over.  We also have a smaller studio on the bottom floor.  This is is the first closest open box on the the bottom.

looking out from the box on the bottom floor....

.... still on the bottom floor view

.... still on the bottom floor view.  The if you see the flags on the left, that little built up shed under those flags is the stand up position.

Someone from NBC doing a stand up in the bottom studios.

A closer look at the stand up position.  Most of the smaller affiliates use these more so than the bigger networks.

view from the stand up positions

inside the stand-up

outside of our studio on the top floor

the inside.  The sun was really bright so this is kind of hard to see, but these studios really are not that large at all.

A better look.

I actually sat in this chair yesterday.  They used me to sit in for Gretchen and Martha because I am the same height and have the same complexion apparently.  I went live to NY, not on air obviously, but it was still really cool.  They were using me to check lighting and their shots.  I had an ear piece in and was talking to New York to check the sound.  It was really cool.  A girl can dream right?!  

I just met Martha MacCallum today and am currently sitting about 5 ft. from Gretchen Carlson for all you Fox News watchers.  

Another cool thing I did was go fetch Andrew Lloyd Webber's daughter, Imogen, from Canada Gate to take her to her interview.  Apparently she has written some book that has been selling quite well.... regardless she has met the Queen a few times and a bunch of her friends were invited to the wedding.  In about ten minutes I am taking Duncan Sandys, Winston Churchill's grandson, to an interview.  So I must go.  Duty is calling.   Sorry I had to write this so fast.  There are definitely spelling errors but I just really wanted to update you on this week at least since I have been so bad at updating you otherwise.  

And to leave you on a good note here is what I walked out to at the tube station yesterday.... So London.  

Got to get back to my duties!  Cheers!

royal wedding week

Going to Westminster Abbey today and all this week to start live coverage of the Royal Wedding!   This is going to be an EXTREMELY hectic last week in London for me but it should be fun.  Watch for my on the TV (yeah right)  

My excuse for not posting in a long time.......  I have been busy hobnobbing with the royal family!

Off to Westminster Abbey! I am going to try and put a post with pictures up soon!  Ton of projects, work, etc. this week.  Wish me luck!