It's a time-honored media tradition to present the public with a good fake news story on April Fools' Day, and a friend just sent out a roundup of today's silly articles in the British press. By far the best is the Guardian, which declared that in "something of an about turn" it would now be pledging its "full throated support" for the institution of the British monarchy.
The Guardian further declares an intention to run a live blog from now until the royal wedding on April 29, "for live coverage of all the latest royal wedding news, build up and reaction." It makes fun reading, even if you don't know the ins and outs of British politics (I don't). My favorite entry:
"9.43am: There's been lots of media speculation around the wedding gifts that the happy couple will receive, especially from the Royal family. Now, insiders at Clarence House have told the Guardian that Prince Charles is planning something a bit more spectacular than some matching royal bedlinen.
"'He's going to give them Scotland,' reveals a senior courtier. 'As the High Steward of Scotland, the Lord of the Isles and the Duke of Rothesay, it's perfectly within his gift to pass it on.'"
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