Why Americans will get up at the crack of dawn to watch the royal wedding

Emily Fairchild, Associate Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies at New College of Florida, weighs in on the royal topic…..
America hasn’t been part of Britain for hundreds of years, yet so many of us are beyond excited to watch the royal wedding this coming weekend. Just about every single media outlet (including this one!) has run endless stories in anticipation of the nuptials of Prince Harry and his future bride, American actress Meghan Markle.