WHETHER you are monarchist, republican or really not that bothered, next week鈥檚 wedding of a probable future king and queen of England will be hard to ignore. The worldwide television audience is expected to be counted in the hundreds of millions, possibly billions.
And you don鈥檛 need to be a believer in hereditary rule to be struck by the spectacle. Imagine you were an anthropologist from an alien culture. The pomp and circumstance of the union 鈥� the arcane ceremony, the cheering crowds, the extravagant dress 鈥� would be irresistibly fascinating. It is in that spirit that we asked evolutionary psychologist Geoffrey Miller to give us his take on the nuptials (see 鈥淕enes fit for a queen: How Kate won her mate鈥�). It鈥檚 a far cry from what you would find in People or Hello! magazines. As ever, the world is infinitely more interesting seen through scientific eyes.