I agree, and what makes them "royal"?

The media is like that. It's what pays their wages.
Consider the inappropriate amount of coverage whenever a pop idol gets married or dies. Days and days of it, to the detriment of "real" news.
In the UK the only thing that can "top" it in coverage is a bad result in a cricket match. The declaration of World War Three is relegated to "Oh, by the way" status.

For me, it’s a nice diversion from politics, people shooting kids and other ills of society.

People might not see the wedding between a white royal and a biracial, divorced, American woman as important if they are privileged whites.

But for the black and biracial community..long marginalized, this was a watershed moment. Two young people who are both passionate about their charity work around the world, who are famous in their own rights, now giving hope to people who have never seen themselves represented in the royal family.

I loved the black choir, the black cellist, whose incredible playing made me cry, and a black preacher from a different church denomination than the official royal Church of England, even though the preaching was my least favorite part, since I don't believe in it. The black choir even sang a black 1960s soul song..wonderful!

It was amazing..even Meghan's veil celebrated each country in the Commonwealth.

The royal family paid for the wedding, Meghan paid for the honeymoon, and the only cost to British taxpayers was the cost of security for the event. The thousands of tourists pouring in for the event boosted the British economy.

I am sick of bad news, so this was WONDERFUL.

It's significant english history.
Kind of "Game of Thrones" Lite.

Are all the performers and gadgets paid by taxes or is this a "command performance" where the performers are expected to their way? Anyone know? Or a combination of some sort?

Well, it's certainly not anything I'd be interested in watching, but the key is in the word you chose for you comment... MEDIA and not "news". It's media: 1 : a medium of cultivation, conveyance, or expression. They take whatever comes along that people may want to watch and they run it. The wedding will be a huge hit for them and it's cheap to produce. After that, back to Trump.

You should have heard the BBC last night ... sick

It's no difference than the media's obsession with every bit of pop culture... it's not worth getting distressed over anymore than it would be worth getting stressed over media coverage of the Oscars or Dancing With The Stars or every issue of People, US Weekly, or Glamour.

Smoke screen to obscure the masses. Especially since there was another awful shooting.Distresses me too.

I know. Like who gives a shit, really?