Images: Suburban Royal Wedding Watchers
Several dozen women and girls got up early Friday to attend a royal wedding viewing party at MJ Interiors in Naperville. To join in the royal festivities, attendees were encouraged to wear extravagant hats to the party. Commercial photographer Alicia Johnson, right, was on hand to take portraits of the ladies and their hats. One of them, Bernie Dinschel, left, from Lisle, made her own hat herself, just for this occasion.
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Several dozen women and girls got up early Friday to attend a royal wedding viewing party at MJ Interiors in Naperville. To join in the royal festivities, attendees were encouraged to wear extravagant hats to the party.
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Several dozen women and girls got up early Friday to attend a royal wedding viewing party at MJ Interiors in Naperville. Several women received prizes for their hats. Kay Kendall, left, and Kay Price, center, give an award to Mary Ellen Young, right, from Downers Grove, for her most royal hat.
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Guests sit in the Elgin living room of John Dalton and Rich Jacobs and watch William and Kates wedding on Friday, April 29. TVs were set up also in two other rooms as not everyone could fit in the large living room.
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Cathy Malm of Elgin watches William and Kates wedding procession on CNN at a royal wedding party held in the home of John Dalton and Rich Jacobs on Friday, April 29.
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John Dalton of Elgin watches a bit of William and Kates wedding in-between playing host to a royal wedding party in his and Rich Jacobs home on Friday, April 29.
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Guests watch William and Kates wedding in the Elgin living room of John Dalton and Rich Jacobs on Friday, April 29. TVs were set up also in two other rooms as not everyone could fit in the large living room.
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David Ham chats with Ali Aiello, 11, while she wears her mother Laurie Faith Gibson-Aiellos Mrs. Illinois crown at a royal wedding party hosted by John Dalton and Rich Jacobs of Elgin on Friday, April 29. All are from Elgin.
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Dr. Clare Ollayos of Elgin and Beth Penesis of South Elgin chat over tea at a royal wedding party held in the home of John Dalton and Rich Jacobs in Elgin on Friday, April 29.
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Royal wedding party host Rich Jacobs pours himself a cup of coffee while guests Dr. Clare Ollayos of Elgin and Beth Penesis of South Elgin chat over tea and a large English breakfast spread on Friday, April 29.
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Judy Cabrera, left, and Cathy Malm, both of Elgin, watch William and Kates wedding at a party held in the home of John Dalton and Rich Jacobs on Friday, April 29. Dalton and Jacobs hosted a royal party, complete with authentic English foods for 50 guests.
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John Dalton and Rich Jacobs of Elgin hosted a royal wedding party in their home on Friday, April 29.
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One of the royal wedding cakes was on hand for guests to try at a royal party held in the home of John Dalton and Rich Jacobs in Elgin on Friday, April 29.
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Wearing her tiara, former Mrs. Illinois Laurie Faith Gibson-Aiello talks with guests at a royal wedding party hosted by John Dalton and Rich Jacobs of Elgin on Friday, April 29.
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Cathy Malm of Elgin watches William and Kates wedding procession on CNN at a royal wedding party held in the home of John Dalton and Rich Jacobs on Friday, April 29.
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Lonie Ngu of Arlington Heights poses with bridal gowns at the opening of the AMC theater in Randhurst in Mount Prospect. They showed the Ryal Wedding and had wedding and royalty related items for guests.
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Bernardine Almerigi of Buffalo Grove, from left, Jill Ashburn of Palatine and Pat Manzella of Mount Prospect are at the ready with their tea and crumpets to watch the Royal Wedding at the opening of the AMC theater in Randhurst Friday in Mount Prospect.
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Bill Zars/bzars@dailyherald.comFred Moeller takes an opportunity to catch a little shuteye while waiting for his wife to bring the tea and crumpets at the opening of the AMC theater in Randhurst Friday in Mount Prospect. They were broadcasting the Royal Wedding for fans that couldnt make the event.
Royal watchers line up for tea and crumpets at the opening of the AMC theater in Randhurst in Mount Prospect.
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