The marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton, now Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, was hailed Saturday as faultlessly brilliant and a strong sign of renewed commitment on the part of the monarchy.
"This marriage gives the signal for a change, a renewal as the monarchy has not seen since the death of Princess Diana," the Telegraph noted, for whom "everything went smoothly."
"Marriage shows a new generation, more relaxed and closer to us," wrote The Times.
The paper points out many small signs that a "new conception of the monarchy" is running.It evokes a marriage "more relaxed, more natural and intimate" than Charles and Diana in 1981.
Thus, Prince William slipped his stepfather with a smile "and when I think it would be a family affair", arriving at the altar.
Wink to popular tradition, the couple made an impromptu exit from Buckingham Palace in an open car, the traditional balloons trailing behind the bumper.
In the early morning, Harry, the younger brother of the groom had arranged a breakfast for the night owls of the feast of the day.As for the queen, she was a party in the evening for the weekend, leaving the palace to "young".
All signs of normality that allows everyone to identify with the royal couple, the BBC noted, away from the pump-century stilted marriage of Charles and Diana in 1981.
"The fact that Prince William has chosen a love marriage rather than an arranged marriage portends a different future for the monarchy, less bound by tradition, closer to people, and loyal to his mother in it," Diana says the Telegraph.
The "people's princess" remains extremely popular among the British, was present in everyone's mind Friday, the crowd massed on the course."Diana would have been proud," the Times noted Saturday.
And former private secretary to the princess saw the wedding a "reconciliation": Camilla, Charles's second wife, appeared on the balcony a few meters from Kate who was wearing the engagement ring to Diana.
"A great family event is an opportunity for this type of repair," commented Patrick Jephson.
In fact, the British, as polls showed little interest in the royal wedding, answered "present" with a million people in the street and more sitting in front of their TVs for the ceremony.
The "perfect day" on Friday gave the British people the opportunity to "rediscover a sense of national identity," said The Sun, the first draw of the country.
A success that is timely, following a series of marital failures that undermined the image of the monarchy. Of four children of the queen, only Edward was still married to his first wife Sophie Rhys-Jones, even if they do not live together. Both Andrew and Anne especially Charles were divorced in an unprecedented media commotion.
Saturday morning, while the cleaners were clearing the remains of the festival, speculation was rife about the destination of the honeymoon.
But one thing seemed clear: "William has called for peace," noted the BBC.After an official visit to Canada in early June, the young prince should take its place, the second in line of succession to the throne, whatever the public want to see replace Charles.
"After the show the curtain falls," wrote the Guardian, for whom the "place of royalty," but also "the economy, and above all the workings of our democracy just as problematic as before."
