Apparently, Westminster Abbey is No Place for Whimsy

After the royal wedding, television footage caught a church caretaker cartwheeling down the aisle where William and Kate wed.

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But Westminster Abbey is reportedly displeased that the footage was made public. Britain’s Sunday Mail reported that the caretaker was feeling “fairly chastened” and had been warned not to speak publicly about the incident.

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