Harry and Meghan wedding chat- the build up!

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So I assume this means that the wedding won't be televised, like William/Kate's was?

Edward and Sophie were married there and the blessing of Charles and Camilla's marriage (following the civil ceremony) took place there. Both were televised.

As for the divorce, the Church of England changed its position on divorce and remarriage in 2002 allowing divorced persons to remarry in the church. That was not the case in 1936 for Edward VIII or in 1953 when Margaret wanted to marry Peter Townsend. Charles and Camilla had a civil ceremony with a religious blessing because the church still will not marry a couple if they caused either of their respective divorces due to an affair. Since Harry and Meghan did not know each other at the time of her marriage and divorce, then that is not an issue.
 
Should be very nice.

Am still trying to picture the royal balcony as a mixed racial group after they have kids (assuming they have kids). They have really come a long way! :cheer2:
 
Confusing reports:

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...-marry-meghan-markle-at-windsor-castle-in-may

Markle, 36, who is American, will also become a British citizen and will be baptised and confirmed into the Church of England before the wedding, Kensington Palace announced.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/28/world/europe/uk-royal-wedding-harry-meghan-markle.html

On Tuesday, it was announced that Ms. Markle would — in addition to joining the Anglican Church — apply for British citizenship after marrying Prince Harry on an unspecified date in May in St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle

I presume that The New York Times has it right and that she will apply for British citizenship after the wedding and The Guardian's copy editor was sloppy.

There is a reason why it's known as The Grauniad. :shuffle:
 
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I trust they won't be honeymooning in Las Vegas. :D Sorry, I couldn't resist.

Jenny, loved your comment about people thinking Americans/Canucks are the same thing. :biggrinbo As an American, I am very proud of the easy- going relationship our two countries enjoy.

Sharpie, I am not a royal follower but God, how devastated was I when Diana went! Will always miss her.

Best of luck to the couple! May they always be as happy as they are now.
 
I doubt that most Americans truly care that much about this marriage or whether or not the wedding is televised. To say that the American people are vested in this event is, IMO, a gross over- statement. Or wishful thinking.
Oh, the bling pageatryt hat the British Royals present themselves with is impressive indeed & who wouldn't die for the jewelry they drape themselves with on state occasions but we threw them out once & I doubt many us would want them back.
However, if she retains her American citizenship & the Royals have to pay taxes to the U.S., government, image the laugh Paul Revere & company will have over THAT turn of events. :40beers::40beers:
 
I doubt that most Americans truly care that much about this marriage or whether or not the wedding is televised. To say that the American people are vested in this event is, IMO, a gross over- statement. Or wishful thinking.

There must be a significant amount of interest or US mainstream and celebrity news media wouldn't be covering it as heavily as they are. It was headline news on broadcast and print on Monday, and major outlets continue to feature it on their websites. US Weekly has literally run dozens of articles on this in the last three days, and have been for weeks as speculation that an announcement was coming built. I almost think this is (slightly) bigger than William's marriage.

The fact that she's American is a big deal, and I think she will soon become a megastar all over the world. It's Grace Kelly/Princess Grace all over again.
 
One of the reasons for the interest is that Prince Harry seems "more like us"; subject to the foibles, mistakes, and challenges which we all experience.
He has lived in a way which is not open to the "heir to the throne".
We root for him to succeed; and wish for him to find happiness/his place in the world, just as we hope the same for ourselves.

As the brother of the heir; and Diana's son; I believe there would be a public outcry if the wedding is not seen'televised.
 
I think we're also in a place where we are all desperately in need of good news. A real life fairytale is just what we need.

Yes, it's so terrible that real life problems of racial injustice and sexual harassment and boorish, greedy politicians have found their way into our circuses of the sports and entertainment worlds that are supposed to bring a little joy into our humdrum lives. No doubt Harry and Meghan must feel that the hard work of their romance and engagement announcement ain't been in vain for nothing.

(And thank you to Comden and Green for writing the source for my paraphrase - Lina Lamont's "gracious" statement to her audience in "Singin' in the Rain").

https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Singin'_in_the_Rain
 
I also think some people who may not be "into" royalty still have a soft spot for William and Harry after seeing them as the young boys walking in the funeral procession for their Mom. Suddenly they weren't just royals, but young men dealing with a tragic loss, and a lot of people can relate to that. It's nice to see them grow into men who seem to have nice family lives as well as a commitment to help others with their charity work and their focus on mental health.

In a way, it's sort of like seeing a skater you followed at the novice or juvenile levels do well at a senior international event - it's natural to root for them to do well.
 
From some of the comments I read they think she simply isn't "enough" for a royal. Whoever Harry picked should have been A list all the way. So if it wasn't Lady this or that and instead a North American actress then it should be someone like Rachel McAdams or Emma Stone----an actress on top of her game instead of in a syndicated television series. I think that seems very superficial and unimportant but then I am not a royalist.
 
I doubt that most Americans truly care that much about this marriage or whether or not the wedding is televised. To say that the American people are vested in this event is, IMO, a gross over- statement. Or wishful thinking.
Oh, the bling pageatryt hat the British Royals present themselves with is impressive indeed & who wouldn't die for the jewelry they drape themselves with on state occasions but we threw them out once & I doubt many us would want them back.
However, if she retains her American citizenship & the Royals have to pay taxes to the U.S., government, image the laugh Paul Revere & company will have over THAT turn of events. :40beers::40beers:
I think you might be surprised at how many doctors and nurses were in my ICU room with me watching William and Kate's royal wedding. There was standing room only in my room the day of the wedding. You would have thought there was a medical convention going on in my room.

I might have been out of the coma two or three days, and that's all they talked about when they came into my room to check on me. My family was even talking about it when they would come to visit. I totally loved the fact that it was televised! :40beers:
 
There are definitely a lot of people in the US who are interested. I still think it's quite the stretch to say the whole country is even interested let alone invested.
 
I, for one, as any woman, American or not, want to see the dress and ring. I don’t necessarily know that I would watch an entire broadcast, but I definitely want to see the highlights.
I'm interested to see who designs the dress. Kate went British. One reason was because of course the dress was beautiful, but another was national pride.

Though she's not Canadian, Meghan seems to wear a lot of Canadian designs due to her years of living here. I'd be curious to see if she continues in that realm (Jason Wu is the first to come to mind, and he does a lot of Michelle Obama's dresses), or if she goes British or US for the design. Since Canada is part of the Commonwealth, it would sort of be related to British pride as well.
 
I want to see the tiara too...and see the flowers and hear the music....
I wonder if she'll actually wear a tiara, since she's a commoner (and yes, Kate was too, but Meghan's commoner-ness seems a bit different). And though she and Harry will likely be 'gifted' a dukedom, will she be able to use the royal title officially if she's not a citizen? Or would she just be "Princess Henry of Wales?"

I also wonder if Harry will wear a ring. Both his brother and father do not, citing tradition, but I could see Harry going for one.
 
Oh....she will be s Brit by the wedding

I'm not sure that is the case as it takes several years to get British Citizenship and it has been stated in a press release that Ms Merkel will be working towards getting citizenship. I therefore doubt she will be a British citizen by the wedding unless she is fast tracked and I'm sure I read somewhere that she wasn't going to get special treatment.
 
I remember reading about the girl from My So-Called Life, the one with strange hair thingies, she is american but she was called Countess of Something, as she married british earl.

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Found it. Allison Joy Courtenay, Countess of Devon (née Langer, born May 22, 1974), commonly known as A. J. Langer,
 
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