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Royal wedding: Why do Americans care?
Americans are very excited about the royal wedding between Prince William and Catherine Middleton. The question is: Why?
Photo of royal wedding paraphernalia (Image by Flickr user celesteh (cc:by))
The United States threw off the British Monarchy more than 200 years ago. So why are Americans still infatuated with the royal wedding. A historian weighs in.
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