Breaking news! We finally have confirmation of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s wedding date. From Kensington Palace:
His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Wales and Ms. Meghan Markle will marry on 19th May 2018. Today’s announcement follows earlier confirmation of the month of the wedding and its location at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle.
I like this? It’s far enough away from the Met Gala (the first Monday in May) so as to not vie for coverage. We’re still going to be knee-deep in royal sh-t during the Met Gala, of course, but it will be fun.
Meanwhile, I’ve seen some comments – here and other places – about Meghan Markle’s faith. There was some gossip that Meghan’s father is Jewish, just as there was some gossip that Meghan “converted” to Judaism when she married her first husband, Trevor Engleson (who is Jewish). Converting to Judaism is a formal process and it’s not like the loosey-goosey conversion to Church of England, which is basically just being baptized/christened, right? To convert to Judaism, there’s a whole long process. So there were questions about whether Meghan was Jewish to start with or whether she converted to marry Trevor. Well, as it turns out, all of that was just internet rumors. Immediately following the engagement announcement, her publicist told media outlets that, once and for all, Meghan is NOT Jewish. In any case, she’s going to convert to the CoE to marry Prince Harry! And now the Archbishop of Canterbury won’t shut up about how Harry and Meg are committing themselves to God and each other. Sure, Jan.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are showing a “profound sense of commitment” to each other and to marrying in the Church of England, the Archbishop of Canterbury said on Thursday. Most Revd and Rt Hon Justin Welby, who was named the Archbishop of Canterbury in 2013, has met Harry several times and says that the couple is not going through with a grand religious service out of a sense of tradition.
“I am very, very sure after conversations that this is no tick-box exercise of ‘We ought to get married in church,’ ” he told BBC Radio Four’s Today program. “There is a profound sense of commitment, of seriousness both about faith and about their lives together which is quite inspirational.”
Meghan will be baptized and confirmed in the Church of England before her May wedding. The former Suits actress‘ father is Presbyterian and her mother is a Protestant. Harry — whose grandmother Queen Elizabeth II is the Supreme Governor of the Church of England — was baptized as an Anglican shortly after he was born.
Welby says he doesn’t know if he will marry the couple at St. George’s Chapel in May. “I think that’s up to them,” he told the BBC, but he adds the celebration will be a “beautiful moment” that will undoubtedly be watched by millions around the world.
“Of course it’s important because people will look at it and they’ll see a model of how two people commit their lives to one another before God, in the presence of millions of people,” Welby said. “That’s going to be wonderful, it’s always a beautiful moment. Every wedding is profoundly beautiful.”
Her father is Presbyterian?? Hm. Anyway, I think this is what the Archbishop of Canterbury needs to tell himself about Harry and Meg. I don’t think either of them are godless heathens or whatever, but I’d be willing to bet that Meghan is merely converting to CoE because, oh right, she’s marrying a prince in the immediate line of succession. She’s not converting out of a sense of “wow, the Church of England is the only true religion!” at least that’s what I think. In any case, mazel tov to them.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
Booking flight now!
I am having trouble getting accommodation in Windsor everything is booked solid! 😏
Yay! I managed to get an accommodation in Windsor, 30 minute walk to the town centre.
PrincessK, congrats on getting accommodations! You will be our eyes and ears on the ground–CB’s very own royal correspondent. So exciting!
“Prince Henry”?
harry is his nickname
Its his real name…Harry is a nickname.
Yep.
Henry Charles Albert David
I always read that she was Catholic, anyway it will be a beautiful wedding and I also think she is converting for Harry, not because she suddenly learned that Anglicanism is the way or the highway.
She went to a Catholic school but a lot of non Catholics do that.
The catholic law was banished in March 2015, so it’s irrelevant now.
Mary and Marie of Denmark converted for marriage, ditto Charlene of Monaco. Mette-Marit of Norway attends church functions but pursues Buddhism and other religions on her personal time. Letizia was raised non-practicing Catholic and was confirmed before their wedding. Kate Middleton was confirmed weeks before their wedding, because the Middletons are not church goers. Maxima considered converting, but somehow convinced the Catholic Church that she’d remain Catholic and the kids could be raised Dutch Reformed. I read somewhere (on here?) that Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark (wife of previous Duke of Kent) alternated each Sunday between attending Greek Orthodox and Anglican services.
She’s not Catholic, nor is she Jewish. She just went to Catholic school. And as LAK says it is irrelevant now anyway.
Correction alert-
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Wow, dictionary(dot)com’s word of the year is complicit. Lol!
Telling. Lol
We finally have a date. Whoo hoo!
But what TIME???? Clocks need to be set, Markletinis iced and stirred, popcorn and petit fours set out….my fascinator (which will match my best robe) must be ready on the precise angle of my head!! INQUIRING MINDS WANNA KNOW!!! 🥂💍🤴🏼👸🏽🏰
Mazel tov!! Everyone come join the party, there is room on the couch!
I have been seeing 11 am but not sure if it’s official.
Mazel tov! Thanks for the invite. Wouldn’t it be great to comment in real time. Sigh! I feel I just can’t ask of CB to open a new thread on a Saturday. @fabCB, will you moderate comments on that Saturday? On a fab thread from the Friday before? #bringiton
@SoulSPA: good idea!
I have not been interested in the K&W wedding – ok, I was curious about her make-up, but I am super-excited about THIS wedding.
I’ll get the chocolate biscuit cake ingredients ready.
SoulSPA, I cannot imagine CB wouldn’t have threads on the date itself. If not, you can head to Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor. There is usually an open post for big events at off times, with discussion strictly limited to fashion and jewelry.
And just in case: https://en-gb.lovehats.com/shop/women/filters/occasion/wedding
@nota: you hit a sensitive spot right here, now I HAVE to PLAN the menu.
@LAK: thanks for the idea. I am thinking an origami style fascinator that I will make myself.
Recipe for Markletini??
Mazel tov!
Markeltini. Hmmm. Maybe a mixed citrus (grapefruit, lime, orange, blood orange) infused vodka martini with a high-quality vodka.
May 19th….I’ll be glued to the tv watching. Something to look forward to in the midst of all this crazy. So happy for them both.
I’m Catholic, so I don’t know about Church of England, but converting and baptism are not loosey goosey processes. Is it that lax in CoE?
What would have happened if she kept her faith?
I can’t speak for all parishes of the CoE, but I’m Episcopalian (US branch of the Anglican Church). I was baptized and confirmed as an adult. There was a 3-4 month confirmation class. It may not be as long as conversion to Judaism, but definitely not loosey goosey.
I was confirmed as Episcopalian at 12, even though I was christened COE as a baby. Not loosey goosey. ATLMathMom is right.
I believe when she converts she will have to take some sort of instruction in the faith. Like you know when the church was founded and by whom. Well it was founded by a randy king who wanted to divorce his wife. What else do you need to know?
::snort:: lolol
@ Maria And I bet that randy (uxoricidal) king got to remarry in church too or three or four or five times.
I learned a new word. Thanks julie.
ANd I see they are getting married on the date the earlier Prince Henry executed Anne Boleyn. And Henry is buried where they are getting married.
I’m a superstitious sort – I wouldn’t get married in that Church on that date!!! Light some sage that day!
If she’s being confirmed, as this article says, then it is a proper process with meetings with vicars and services and promises and all the rest of it.
But being confirmed isn’t a requirement in the Church of England. It’s kind of a self-identification thing. You just turn up to church and you are one if you say you are.
I was an actual baptized Catholic who never was confirmed as a kid. To be confirmed as an adult required six months of classes (once a month, so not that burdensome but time consuming), getting a sponsor, and finally attending an actual confirmation ceremony.
Some of the class discussions led to quite a bit of reflection.
Not particularly loosey goosey, and I already had the groundwork, so to speak.
I was confirmed because there was a party and cake involved.
You don’t need to have been confirmed to get married in a CofE church either. I’m assuming she’s just going that route as respect to the family, since Her Maj is the head of the church.
I wa baptized Episcopalian but joined the Catholic Church as an adult. The priest said there was no need for me be baptized all over again.
Dang I graduate that day. I really wanted a watch party but no way I’ll be functional if I’m up in the middle of the morning watching this thing.
Congratulations in advance, and set up your DVR the day prior!
thank you!
Congrats on your graduation, Nicole! I always enjoy your comments.
Thank you!!
Congratulations! I expect great things, young lady! I can be a persuasive yenta.
Thank you! Going to try and leave a good mark on the world!
Who will walk Meghan down the aisle? There are stories about her father being too ill with a bad leg.
Maybe she’ll be a truly modern bride and walk down it by herself. Or maybe her mom will walk her and she’ll meet her dad at the alter.
I love the way the Swedes do it (bride & groom walking down the aisle together as equals).
Question to Anglicans, is the “Who giveth this woman to be married to this man” bit mandatory? It always rubs me the wrong way.
@LOLADOESTHEHULA”I love the way the Swedes do it (bride & groom walking down the aisle together as equals).”
I love that! ‘
I’d love to walk down the aisle by myself or with my husband to be, but I suppose my father’s heart would break if he didn’t walk me.
If we’re talking royal weddings, both Madeleine and Victoria of Sweden were walked down the aisle by their father the king. Were criticized for it but chose to do it anyway.
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and his bride Mette-Marit Hoiby walked down the aisle together.
@Nota, I meant the general custom, not the royals specifically. If I remember correctly, the backlash is what led to the king only walking them halfway.
ETA: Crown Prince W-A & Maxima also walked down together because her dad wasn’t allowed to attend the wedding.
Maxima walked down the aisle with her brother Martin.
Are you sure Cee? I’ve never watched the whole thing but the clips I’ve seen show them walking down together.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_JzIfMvfJKU
She could walk with her mother but that might be considered too modern. Meghan doesn’t seem to be close to her half-brother so I’m thinking he is not a possibility.
May be Charles will walk her. Or Harry will walk with her like Hakon and Mette Marit of Norway.
If her father cannot do it, I think Charles would be happy to.
Her half brother who sold stories and lies about her? Lol!
There was an article saying that her dad will be walking her down.
Her dad said he will walk her down the aisle.
I think her dad is OK to do it. He appears ambulatory and lives independently in Mexico.
Jewish weddings have both parents walk the bride down the aisle typically. Sexual orientation doesn’t matter and the same applies if the parents are a same-sex couple.
Even the ever popular chair thing everyone knows, a lesbian wedding means both women get the chair experience.
Hindu-Jewish lesbian wedding:https://i.pinimg.com/736x/d0/03/2e/d0032e767a0209ebbc80451653130e49–hindu-weddings-jewish-weddings.jpg
Personally, I’m very happy. But quick questions as I can’t seem to find anyone to answer: Why does the Dailymail hate Meghan Markle so much? Every day is abuse after abuse…Why is that? It can’t all be down to race, can it?
With the Daily Mail? Yes, it can be all down to race.
But also sexism too.
The dailymail hates anybody who isn’t a home counties little Englander.
LAK, what does that mean??
@LAK
….nah…..it’s more than that…..they even have plants in the comments section who sort of help set the tone for the abuse….there’s something very personal to this DM hatred for Meghan that’s way more than what you’re suggesting.
Bella: home counties little Englanders *are* racist AND Xenophobic to the extreme. Right wing. Upset by anything that isn’t England per their very narrow interpretation of ‘England’.
MM is catnip to their prejudices.
@Other Renee, the Home Counties are the counties immediately surrounding London. People who live there tend to be prosperous (a lot work in London) and small c conservative. Little Englanders are incurious and small minded English nationalists, who are suspicious of Scottish and Welsh people and either despise foreigners or pity them. It’s the Daily Mail’s core readership.
The Home Counties are also the primary support for the monarchy too, right? The majority of the engagements the BRF perform are done in that region. They rarely
venture outside of it.
The Little Britain comedy series skewers them often to hilarious results. One favorite skit is about the only gay man in a small English town and territorial about this distinction.
I wouldn’t say that nota, plenty of people outside the Home Counties support the monarchy. Anne does a fair amount of engagements in the north and in Scotland, as does HM. You’re right that WKH rarely venture outside the Home Counties (just to Norfolk), probably due to laziness.
Anne and sometimes Sophie. That’s why I find the map function on the Court Circular so interesting, because it shows how rarely anybody else ventures out of that prime territory.
Daily mail is racist & Meghan is a woman of color.
The Fail is a nasty rag who’s editor in chief is an awful man:
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/may/14/is-paul-dacre-most-dangerous-man-in-britain-daily-mail
Woooooooow. Someone said recently that Paul Dacre was/is on the Midds’ PR retainer? And he’s fail’s ed in chief? I’m amazed. That’s another whole level/angle for analysis. Wow.
@ Soulspa
Exactly…….its actually really scary. They’ve probably spent well over a million pounds now”researching” Meghan with every picture this woman ever took in her life, printed with some dubious explanation. Mind you, they hand pick the tackiest pictures to showcase, not the nice ones.
I cannot emphasis enough that the DM have plants in their comments section who leave circa 100 – 150 comments per article per day EACH……… all articulate, well thought out but very, very abusive comments on/about her.
There is definitely a corporate agenda there, I’m just not smart enough to figure out what it is.
@Bella thanks so much. I will endeavour say something about the fail’s agenda but please take it with a pinch of salt. There are some details that I am missing: IIRC the DM is owned by a mogul called Rupert Murdoch that has an agenda against the BRF? Or something like that? And that the fail have pushed for scandals since Diana’s early years, I don’t know of earlier than that. And that he allegedly has very very dirty deets on the BRF and that he will make them public once TQ was gone.
If what I said is true or close to the truth, Meghan is another “fail media victim” by her association with the royals. And the main target is the BRF. I read major British newspapers but not that much these days. I think that the fail have a huge agenda against the BRF yet other newspaper may be kinder because of their editorial policies or links with the Establishment.
ETA: not saying that the Midds are racist.
@soulspa, no, the DM isn’t owned by Rupert Murdoch (even though he is a nasty piece of work). It’s owned by Lord Rothermere.
A million pounds? No the Daily Mail has spent millions of pounds paying for gutter stories and lies on Meghan. DM readers, are not just home counties people but they are Brexit people and probably like Trump , hate non white people and immigrants and believe in racial superiority even though they do not admit it. They are devastated that darling Harry did not marry a blue eyed blonde. It is all part of a fear of a changing diverse Britain, they want to return to the 1950s.
Quite paradoxically DM while fomenting and stirring up hatred is also making even more millions and millions from Meghan through publicity and product placement adverts etc. The Daily Mail and all other media are going to make even more money from Meghan than Kate.
Yeah, the DM is very right leaning and their readers are older – the average is 58 years old. So…you can do the math.
@Bella Dunpont. Oh wow, that is so scary about the comments. So it not from DM readers, but from people within their team. Holy crap!
They cover crime in America and usually find some obscure offense done by black people, Latinos and put the worst offenders with the ugliest mugshots every single day in the paper. They search for Muslims doing wrong. Their daily deluge of the same celebrities is highly suspect. How much K family news is needed.
If he is doing the Middleton’s bidding, you can believe there will be no friendship. You can also believe it won’t go unnoticed eventually. Yes, she is marrying into the BRF, but she is American, so that means the scrutiny will be real over here.
This!
that’s 2 days before my wedding anniversary! as much as I dislike monarchies, esp the British royal family (because they affect me as a Canadian) I do enjoy a royal wedding, mostly for the fashion and for the unapologetic eating of scones and clotted cream whilst watching said wedding
I guess she does kinda have to commit herself to god. She’s not going to convert and be baptised in to the Church of England and then never think about it again, she’s going to be attending a hell of a lot of church services once she marries because the Queen is devoutly religious. If she doesn’t commit herself to god she is going to die of boredom.
Or Meghan could, you know, see religion as something meaningful and integral to her life.
It would be great if she could find religion as something meaningful and integral to her life. More power to her if she does . But lets not forget this is the second time is changing religion’s for marriage. She doesn’t strike me as a committed religious person.
She did not convert to Judaism for her first marriage and technically she’s not converting religions. COE and Catholicism are denominations of Christianity. Another religion would be Judaism, Buddhism, Islam etc.
There were reports at the time of her marriage and divorce saying that she did convert to Judaism. If her PR team are now saying she didn’t I wouldn’t believe them. They would have rubbished the claim back then if it wasn’t true.
Why bother to “rubbish” something about your personal life that doesn’t need to be acknowledged because it is personal? They were married in a beach ceremony, nothing religious. If there was proof of her conversion to Judaism, like posts on her social media, those would have been dragged out long ago. Unlikely she converted before.
She had interest in Judaism but did not convert. They had a Jewish ceremony complete with the hora (chair experience), but she never converted.
So no you can’t have another thing to hold against her.
I had a Jewish wedding. Complete with Rabbi, Ketubah and hora. My husband is Christian and never converted.
That’s in the middle of Cannes. #priorities😐 no flying Elvi for me.
You won’t get to watch??? If it’s 11:00am as usual it will be 3:00am for me and I’ll be watching! I was looking forward to live commenting too.
That saturday is really, really busy. I’d be surprised if i had 5secs to watch anything.
@LAK
I would be lying if i said your indifference isn’t hurting my feelings…..how on earth are we supposed to get encyclopedic levels of commentary on the events of the day if you’re pissing off to Cannes on the day?
(And with absolutely no remorse whatsoever, just to rub salt in the wounds)
>:-(
Bella Dupont: Sadly that saturday will be full on workday for me. I’ll look out for the comments after the fact. Make em good!!😁
And also: pfft. Saturday wedding cos no bank holiday but they need some plebs to turn up.
Oh Sixer, I think you were joking, right? I’m sure lots of people will go to see them. Harry’s loved and Meghan has her own attributes that make her popular. And who doesn’t like a new royal wedding? 🍰🍨🍧
I think security around Edward and Sophie’s wedding will be used as a guide. iirc members of the public were allowed to apply for a lottery system to be along the route or within the walls of Windsor Castle gardens, but it wasn’t a free for all.
Oh @Soulspa – trust me, there are many, many people (particularly Brits) who couldn’t care less about a royal wedding!
It’s definitely on a Saturday because no bank holiday! I’m being snarky about the plebs turning up but, if they HAD chosen a weekday, they would have been sharply – and rightly – criticised for expecting people to take a day off to see it.
I was wondering about the date. Don’t royals usually get married during the week?
I know everyone is excited, but stuff likes this reminds me of how far down the inheritance ladder Harry is now.
@ Sixer
I am an unashamed pleb…..where can i get my tickets for the day, please?
IMO them marrying at Windsor is less a sign of his place in the succession and more a result of the times (backlash from the bank holiday for W&K’s wedding, overall cost, security and security cost).
Well I am planning on going to Windsor, with my daughters, to wave at this lovely couple on their grand day. I was really p***ed that it was not in London but never mind.
Any chance you’ll wave bedazzled Elvis flags for all of us here at CB, PrincessK? Kidding, kidding.
@ Notasugarhere
I don’t think its a terrible idea at all……something to mark the Celebitchy presence at the event…..:-) 🙂
OK….where do I get these Elvis flags?
Here you go: https://www.amazon.com/Elvis-Presley-Flag-Hamilton-Collection/dp/B007X6PX1A
I don’t envy you. But I wonder if the mood will be different since #metoo.
Why do they say Meghan’s dad is Presbyterian and her mom is Protestant? They’re not mutually exclusive.
There are stories MM’s father is Episcopalian. I don’t know. What really matters is the love and happiness between the bride and groom.
True, just think it’s weird because if you’re a Christian and not Catholic you are a Protestant. Anyhoo, cheers to the couple 🙂 I’ll be watching in pjs!
Not just Catholics. Eastern Orthodox Christians (Greek Orthodox, Russian Orthodox, etc) are also not Protestant. But I agree it’s a weird statement. Presbyterian = Protestant.
People don’t understand that it’s all christians.
My thoughts exactly—Presbyterian is a type of Protestant amirite?
People Magazine – not known for quality journalism
That is a perfect date- we have graduation the following Saturday so I won’t miss a thing.
A point from KP is 19 May will not overshadow the birth of baby Cambridge. I was thinking yesterday Kate looks bigger this pregnancy compared to her last with Charlotte also due in April but born 2 May.
Leads me to suspect baby Cambridge will be born early April. As for the time of conception, my guess is it was during the last days of Wimbledon. W&K look pretty cosy with each other in photos from that time.
🙄
They put a notice on their backs, didn’t you see it?
🙂
In honor of the couple I’ll be having a scone AND a Pop Tart lol.
I doubt very much if the Met Gala entered anyone’s head on this side of the Atlantic, but has nobody toldthem that it is FA Cup final day – just 24 miles away? I bet the Met Police and Thames Valley Police are well pleased with that one! Not to mention possibly one or two of the guests! 😆
I read they will change the start time to 5 pm for the final. Also for Will to attend.
LOL. If reports are true Will must go to that FA match. He’s missed the Baftas, talk about priorities. In case Bill goes to that match. His younger brother gets married, one super special day in his life. Men are happy too, not only women. Harry’s obviously smitten with Meghan. And Will instead of being there at the wedding celebrations will go to the match?
I just hooope that Meghan and Harry will not go to the stadium. That would be tacky.
If William attends the FA final I would consider that to be a disgraceful lack of respect.
Every armed police person in the country will be in the Thames Valley.
I am finding it hilarious that 19th May is also the date of the FA Cup final- England’s most important football match. William usually gets to watch the game and hand out the trophy apparently, but he will have to miss it- I wonder if he’s slightly gutted? I have visions of him watching it on his phone under the table at the reception. Or staggering off a helicopter at Wembley just in time to hand out the trophy with a half empty glass of fizz and his tie round his head. My husband usually ends up like this mid-way through a wedding. 😂
It wouldn’t surprise me if most of the male attendees have a look of distain on their faces during the wedding/ reception because they would rather be sat in the pub watching the match or actually at Wembley . Meghan is going to witness what peak English-ness is for the first time …..on her wedding day.
Lol
And poor Wills will have to run to Wembley and go back… That’s gonna be a lot of work.
Yup, it;s a bad choice of dates alright. 80% of the men there will be desperately trying to keep track of the game and commentaries before and after.
One of my best friends got married on the day of the 5-1 (England beat Germany by 5 goals to 1, in Germany, in 2001). All the blokes spent the entire reception in the bar trying to watch the match.
I suggest the male attendees who love football more than an historic royal wedding should give their invites to people who REALLY support Harry and Meghan.
@Princessk
Not going to happen. Their wife’s/girlfriend’s/mothers will make them go kicking and screaming lol. Happens all the time.
My husband’s best friend got married on the same day and time of our football team’s game. My husband and the groom have season tickets and usually go to the games. My husband was so put out. This was before iPhones so he brought a mini television with him and plugged it in the car and watched the game between the ceremony and the reception.
It also encompasses the long Victoria Day weekend in Canada, so speculation it enables Toronto-based friends to attend without taking lots of extra vacation time. It would mean certain friends like Sophie Trudeau would either be flying a lot that weekend, or missing either the wedding or Victoria Day events. Fly in Thursday, fly back Saturday night?
Victoria Day is traditionally celebrated as May 2-4: one takes one’s case of 24 beers (a “2-4”) up to the cottage and “opens” the cottage by drinking. No cottage? Find a friend with one, or a backyard barbecue. Not really any Victoria Day “events” Sophie would have to attend, nor is Parliament sitting, so Justin can probably come too (assuming they’re invited.)
I’m more interested in whether Jessica Mulroney is invited, whether she has any input into the fashion, and whether Prince George is escorting little Ivy Mulroney up the aisle behind Meghan.
Yes, whatever – but where is RoyalSparkle??
Arrested for treason?
Oh, and btw:
On 19 May 1536, Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII and mother of Elizabeth I, was executed on Tower Green for alleged adultery.
W&K reportedly chose April 29th because it was St Catherine’s Day. It is also Hitler’s wedding anniversary, but that didn’t phase them.
April 29th was Hitler’s wedding day, they had no anniversary. Why should it phase William and Kate? Are they somehow related to The Fuhrer? Should they have checked the calendar to make sure Pol Pot didn’t do something notable on that day? On the other hand, Harry is related to Henry and Anne, so there is a connection and some might think choosing that day to be a bit interesting.
It is the anniversary of the day Hitler married, which translates in my mind to “wedding anniversary”. Personally I find the Boleyn reference as random as the Hitler one.
I didn’t hear the time of the ceremony. Perhaps if it’s early, let’s say 9 am then there’s a gap of time between wedding and reception where William could fulfill his duties with soccer or football as they say in UK.
Royal weddings are like announcements, usually around 11am.
Meghan is meeting with the Archbishop or a priest to study for her baptism and confirmation.
Learning Royal protocol, reading up on UK history. Getting to know her in-laws.
Ignoring bitter friends and haters.
Yes, that is the way to go!
Who gives a rat a** what religion her parents and her ex are. She’s switching for Harry and his granny. She doesn’t seem like the religious type so she probably see it as another task she has to do to marry dude.
Lmao @ people trippin over women wearing white because they have been married before or they aren’t virgins. Get that Stone Age thinking out of here.
Willy might skip his bro wedding for that Cup event it wouldn’t be the first time he skipped a family member’s wedding for something else.
I’m not particularly religious, but part of me has always wanted a church wedding.
I’ll be up early to watch!
I will be at a medical conference and this will actually be the one day I have some free time SO I WILL BE WATCHING!!
I already sent out invites to friends to come over for a pajama royal wedding watching party. It will be on in the middle of the night here in California-and we are ready for it! Champagne and that chocolate biscuit cake you guys keep talking about. Recipe suggestions??
I cannot get links to go through but you should be able to find a recipe online. I use a version that has sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk – very different thing) and no raw eggs. I also use McVitie’s Rich Tea Biscuits/cookies.
Thank you nota! I’ll look for ones that have sweetened condensed milk. I am going to find those tea biscuits too.
If all else fails, Amazon.
@CynicaAnn…..that really sounds like a fab idea, you will definitely have lots of fun, and what a good idea to make a special cake!
I think they’ll get married late morning and have the usual champagne reception afterwards in the castle with absolutely everyone. Followed by dinner in the evening and a fabulous party -possibly the party of the year with lots of their friends. Meghan will be a conservative bride in the morning and possibly look fabulously modern in the evening. My tiara is ready and space on the couch is booked. Hope we see lots on tv!
Sophie did something like this for their wedding at Windsor. She wore a simple, modern dress underneath and a wedding coat-with-train over it for the ceremony itself. Mathilde of Belgium wore a coat/dress combo too.
I actually like it better when people are baptised as adults. I think it should be a conscious, personal decision and not one made for us as babies. I hope she’s happy.
And I hope she wears white! Although it wouldn’t surprise me if she picked ivory or blush since she knows folks might talk smack.
I hope she wears blinding, icy white. Frozen, Elsa and Anna white. I absolutely cannot believe that this is a topic of conversation in 20-bloody-17. I mean, there are a lot of other things I cannot believe about 2017, but whether a single woman can wear white to marry a single man would not have been at the top of my list to discuss. Meghan, I hope you wear the dress of your dreams. I know your husband will be adoring you no matter what you wear.
Wow, really? I guess I will always think of May 19th in British history as the day queen Anne Boleyn was beheaded.
I always thought Harry never wanted the circus wedding his brother had, but it seems like it’s going to be one. I guess they’re not as humble as they’re trying to make us believe.