Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Wedding of Baudouin of Belgium and Fabiola de Mora y Aragón

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The result was keep. $Salvio$ 16:23, 15 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Wedding of Baudouin of Belgium and Fabiola de Mora y Aragón[edit]

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Not all royal events are deserving of a standalone article. The notability of this topic is not evident from the sources cited in the article. Aside from the obituary of the bride, these sources consist entirely of blogs and short YouTube videos. Has there been a more significant coverage? Has there been a lasting effect? It is not apparent from the article nor from what I see when I Google the wedding. Surtsicna (talk) 18:05, 7 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Events-related deletion discussions. Surtsicna (talk) 18:05, 7 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Belgium-related deletion discussions. Surtsicna (talk) 18:05, 7 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Keep while I do agree that "not all royal events are deserving of a standalone article," I believe weddings of reigning monarchs are. The short YouTube videos are newsreel coverage of the event from the time. I am certain there are more substantial sources on this topic. I am certain there are more Belgian sources which I shall find and include, and I invite fellow Wikipedians to do so. WP:HASREFS WP:HASPOT WP:DIVERSE

I can certainly imagine that the wedding of a monarch would attract a lot of media coverage. Still, it is the coverage that proves the notability. Articles such as this one or this one or this one rely mostly or entirely on blogs and short YouTube videos. If better sources (academic or from reputable media) do exist, they should be cited. I do not know where to look, especially for Constantine and Anne-Marie, since I speak neither Greek nor Danish. Surtsicna (talk) 18:49, 7 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Remember that most modern articles will gain their notability from easily-accessible online press coverage. There was obviously such coverage in contemporary newspapers but it is obviously much harder to access, but this does create an obvious double standard and WP:RECENTISM in relation to, for example, Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton and Wedding of Albert II, Prince of Monaco, and Charlene Wittstock (both 2011). —Brigade Piron (talk) 09:19, 8 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - We certainly have our share of British royal wedding articles. I don't know, whatever yas decide on this one. GoodDay (talk) 20:17, 7 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. I also have no time for fawning royal articles as a rule. However, this was a public event with contemporary significance, vaguely akin to the Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer which did not involve a reigning head of state. —Brigade Piron (talk) 09:14, 8 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. A relevant article that is not well suited for being merged with other articles, as far as I can tell. Oleryhlolsson (talk) 19:42, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. The wedding of a reigning head of state is a public event that is inherently notable. An article on his nephew Laurent's marriage would not be, but Baudouin was the king when he got married. Piratesswoop (talk) 00:16, 15 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.