Kate Middleton's wedding dress

I wonder how much Kate Middleton's wedding dress is going to cost. I hope their marriage works out or her dress could be the most expensive shoe polish rag in history. Apparently there are some questions about whether or not they will follow royal tradition when selecting their rings. I would never have known this except that somebody sent me this article - picture included. I think expensive wedding dresses are stupid. I also think expensive wedding rings are stupid.

This section below isn't my writing. It was sent to me and after reading it I would have just felt selfish if I kept it all to myself. http://www.williamsbridal.com/flower-girl-dress/ivory-flower-girl-dresses.html

Will the Wedding Ring Tradition Continue?
Since 1923, English royal weddings have had one absolute: the royal wedding rings have been crafted from one single nugget of Clogau gold. The gold is extracted from the Clogau St. Davids Gold Mine in Wales.

The question today is: will this tradition continue with the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton? http://www.williamsbridal.com/wedding-dresses/casual-wedding-dresses.html

Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (then Lady Elizabeth), started the tradition when she married King George VI (then Duke of York) on April 26, 1923. Her Majesty's ring was made from a Clogau nugget which was owned by a Mr. Bartholomew at the time. It was later redesigned by the renowned designer, W.J.L. Bertolle, for The Prince Phillip, The Duke of Edinburgh, to give to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II when they married in Westminster Abbey November 20, 1947.

The tradition has continued with other Royal Family members. They include Princess Margaret, The Countess of Snowden, in 1960, Princess Anne, The Princess Royal, in 1973, Diana, The Princess of Wales, and Prince Charles in 1981 as well as Their Royal Highnesses, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall in 2005.

What makes the Clogau nugget so dear is based on the up and down fortune of the mine from its beginning. The gold veins themselves are very difficult to locate and are "inconsistent" at best. http://www.williamsbridal.com/wedding-dresses/informal-wedding-dresses.html

The Royal Family gave the first nod to the extremely rare gold in 1911. That was when Prince Edward was invested as the first Prince of Wales in Caernarfon Castle in Wales. His father King George V placed a coronet on his head made entirely of Clogau Welsh Gold.

It's doubtful that the fate of the gold favoured by of the Royal Family will be known until the emotional moment
when Prince William places it on the hand of Kate Middleton along with the first kiss of marriage. If, indeed, the exquisite nugget once again crowns the royal moment, it will no doubt remain one of the most photographed and adored pieces of jewellery in the world.

Until then, the world awaits to gasp at the magic of the moment
This content was provided with the assistance of Clogau Gold Jewellery Website http://www.williamsbridal.com/wedding-dresses/beach-wedding-dresses.html