Boring old gits to wed

You've got to hand it to the British press: They really know how to not give a crap about a story, yet still put that story of the front page. Take Prince Charles' announcement that he's finally going to marry Camillia Parker-Bowles. The BBC apparently went "over the top" with its coverage. But Fleet Street? Not so much. But still a little bit. Media Guardian notes the "decidedly republican stances" taken by The Star and The Independent. Here's The Star's take:

"Boring old gits to wed" was the Star's front-page splash headline for a story with the byline, "Hugh Cares, royal correspondent."

And as for The Independent, it

went for one of its high concept, single issue front pages, which have become something of a trademark for the paper since it went tabloid. Under the headline "Here is the news you may have missed", the Indy has teasers for 11 stories it considers more important than the leaked royal wedding plans - including "North Korea warns: 'We have nuclear weapons'", "Sinn Fein leaders 'backed robbery'" and "Tate's record ticket sales". Finally, in the bottom right hand corner of the front page, "And in other news... Charles to wed, Page 6".