Thanks Chocandpatience for your kind words!
Discussing Rabbi Sacks and the royal wedding is interesting, with different opinions making the exchange worth reading, but please remember here in Europe we Jews are not so comfortable as our American cousins.
We say a prayer every Shabbat in shul for our royal family, it is not done just out of respect, it is done to show the host nation we are loyal citizens albeit of a different faith. I am not a fan of the royal family and British establishment by any means, that is why I appreciate what Rabbi Sacks does in acting as our representative. Discussing halacha and the rights and wrongs of attending a state occasion we should remember that we are guests in our host countries, freedom to express and practice our religion must be accompanied by respect for the status quo. I do not like saying this, I do not like to conform but I recognise that we must guard our hard won privileges with respectful behaviour. In Israel we are free to disagree or question our fellow Jews, and we do, with protests, riots, petitions, etc,. Outside of our precious land, we need to protect our religious rights and show the establishment we pose no threat, we have been doing this for years all over the world, sometimes sitting quite wrongly with dictators and tyrants for the sake of good relations and being left alone in peace. Our brothers in Iran who choose to stay there, ( do not ask me why!) have perfected the art of being respectful guests, I do not agree with them at all, but I understand why. Rabbi Sacks here in the UK is a great ambassador for Jewry, showing himself to be a fantastic speaker and leader. Religious politics is an arena full of disagreement and debate, just look at our history!!