A Royal Wedding? Yawn

By Greg Scoblete
April 22, 2011

A poll of interest in the royal wedding.

Interest in the forthcoming nuptials of Prince William and Kate Middleton isn't running all that high:

'According to a CBS News/New York Times poll, nearly 3 in 10 Americans (28 percent) say they're very or somewhat wrapped up in the pre-wedding news. Thirty percent say they're following it, but not very closely and 42 percent say they're not paying any attention at all.

Of those that are following the wedding, most say they plan to watch it next Friday. Among women paying attention, nearly 3 in 4 say they'll watch.

Interest among Britons slightly outpaces that of Americans. In a separate poll commissioned by CBS News and conducted by the British online polling firm YouGov, 29 percent said they are following the wedding very or somewhat closely. But nearly half say they're not paying close attention and 1 in 5 say they're paying no attention at all.

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In related monarchy news, Queen Elizabeth turned 85 yesterday.

(AP Photo)

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