it's official!
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it's official!
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congrats to them
wonder if the wedding will be after Princess Kate has her 3rd child
real life fairy tale :) every girl's dream hehehe
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to marry on 19 May 2018
The pair confirmed their engagement in November and said the service would be at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.
The date breaks with tradition as royal weddings usually take place on a weekday - the Queen wed on a Thursday and the Duke of Cambridge on a Friday.
The wedding will be on the same day as the FA Cup Final, which Prince William normally attends as FA president.
At least the bride-to-be is used to media attention, given her acting work, so she's got part of her new life figured out. Just protocol mostly left to learn. She seems well-paired with Prince Harry, who is quite the extrovert.
Harry and Meghan letter 'race hate crime'
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A letter containing a substance sent to St James's Palace is being treated as a "racist hate crime", police said.
The Met Police tested the substance and said it was not harmful. No arrests have been made and inquiries are ongoing.
The Evening Standard reports the letter was addressed to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
It was received on February 12, the day before a package containing white powder was sent to Westminster.
It is alleged the substance sent to St James's Palace was also white powder. Officers are looking into whether or not the two packages are linked.
A spokesman said: "It is being treated as a racist hate crime. The matter is being investigated by officers from the Met's Counter Terrorism Command."
Prince Harry condemned the "the outright sexism and racism of social media trolls" Ms Markle was subject to when they made their relationship public in 2016.
Only worry if Harry meets Sally!!!
Myself and my CSU will be following the events at an early morning brunch with cocktails. Looking forward to it!
'Essentially, the monarchy is corrupt’ – will republicanism survive Harry and Meghan?
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On a scorchingly hot Saturday lunchtime in Leeds, the varied strands of the British left have gathered outside the city’s art gallery for their annual May Day parade. They are all here: the Labour party, the Communist party, the Socialist party, a smattering of trade unions, the Alliance for Workers’ Liberty and a handful of vegans chalking slogans on the paving stones. Meanwhile, under a green gazebo adorned with the tagline “End the Reign”, activists from a radical organisation that resists any left/right stereotyping are setting up their stall and hoping for a decent couple of hours’ business.
On a trestle table, they have arranged a handful of laminated blowups of newspaper articles, mostly from the Guardian, about Prince Harry being interviewed by police about the killing of rare birds, the Queen’s £82m income and the “black spider letters” – named after Prince Charles’s eccentric handwriting – that revealed the future king’s efforts to influence some of the policies of the last Labour government. The basic point all this bumf is intended to illustrate is presented in a four-page A5 leaflet. “Monarchy must go,” it says, explaining why having a hereditary head of state “goes against every democratic principle”, as well as claiming that looking after the royals costs the public purse £334m a year.
The Yorkshire branch of Republic – the pressure group dedicated to “campaigning for a democratic alternative to the monarchy” – has been in existence since 2012. Its prime movers reckon they have a database of “a few hundred” supporters across the region, but the group’s once-a-month campaigning work tends to be carried out by a handful of committed activists. Today, there are four: Shaun Iggleden, 52; Nigel Catling, 59; Ian Cox, 64; and 41-year-old Mark Baxter.
Are your tiaras or fascinators ready?
I hadn't really planned to be up to watch it live, but it just turned out that I woke up because of pain.
Watched the half hour before the ceremony, then just to the end of the ceremony - I will have to find somewhere to watch the ending - when they left the church, etc.
I thought the ceremony was lovely - touching, and had their own touches on it. I mean, who expected "Stand By Me", let alone that sermon from the Bishop?
Harry looked so handsome, and Meghan was gorgeous. That gown was elegant in its simplicity. Wowsers, that tiara!
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex
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Ooo, I missed the kiss!
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clips of important moments
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Ms. Meghan Markle’s wedding dress has been designed by the acclaimed British designer, Clare Waight Keller. Ms. Waight Keller last year became the first female Artistic Director at the historic French fashion house Givenchy.
Ms. Markle expressed the wish of having all 53 countries of the Commonwealth with her on her journey through the ceremony. Ms. Waight Keller designed a veil representing the distinctive flora of each Commonwealth country united in one spectacular floral composition.
Meghan added a couple personal touches as well: she had the Wintersweet (Chimonanthus praecox), which grows in the grounds of Kensington Palace in front of Nottingham Cottage, and the California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica) the State flower of California, added as well.
The veil is held in place by Queen Mary's diamond bandeau tiara, lent to Ms. Markle by The Queen. The diamond bandeau is English and was made in 1932, with the entire brooch dating from 1893.
The bandeau, which is made of diamonds and platinum, is formed as a flexible band of 11 sections, pierced with interlaced ovals and pavé set with large and small brilliant diamonds. The center is set with a detachable brooch of 10 brilliant diamonds.
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The bridesmaids and pageboys were so cute!
Charlotte
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Prince George
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John Mulroney - so happy!
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others
https://ca.hellomagazine.com/royalty...meghan-markle/
nice photo here, but I can't copy it
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I recorded the entire event and then just FF through the stuff I have no interest in ( like which famous people attended and what kind of silly hat they wore??)
I agree the ceremony was lovely, the vows, the ring exchange, the kiss. Her dress was beautifully simple.
My only real complaint ( as if any of the Royals would care...lol ) was why was Meghan's hair not securely pulled back a bit more?
I found it distracting to see wisps coming down her cheek and she then she had to try and tuck it back behind her ear.
Oh those kids though!! Each of them as cute as can be and very well behaved. That cannot be easy getting them to behave can it?
All in all such beautiful weather the couple had for their special day.
I noticed that about her hair, too. I can understand what she was wanting, a looser look, but sleek would have been better.
I went for helmet hair, myself, on our wedding day!
yes it was quite lovely! the tiara was gorgeous ...lots of celebs, i figured out why posh spice always looks so miserable...its those dam painful shoes...hehe
i think both of them will do alot of good things in the future.
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the bouquet -
Prince Harry had a hand in selecting the flowers for the bridal bouquet Markle carried down the aisle and include a touching nod to his late mother, Princess Diana.
According to a press release, “Prince Harry handpicked several flowers yesterday from their private garden at Kensington Palace to add to the bespoke bridal bouquet designed by florist Philippa Craddock. The spring blooms include Forget-Me-Nots which were Diana, Princess of Wales’ favourite flower. The couple specifically chose them to be included in the bouquet to honour the memory of the late Princess on this special day.”
The bouquet also includes scented sweet peas, lily of the valley, astilbe, jasmine, and sprigs of myrtle all bound with a naturally dyed, raw silk ribbon. The myrtle sprigs are from stems planted at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight, by Queen Victoria in 1845, and from a plant grown from the myrtle used in The Queen’s wedding bouquet of 1947.
The use of myrtle is a royal tradition.
“The tradition of carrying myrtle begun after Queen Victoria was given a nosegay containing myrtle by Prince Albert’s grandmother during a visit to Gotha in Germany. In the same year, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert bought Osborne House as a family retreat, and a sprig from the posy was planted against the terrace walls, where it continues to thrive today. The myrtle was first carried by Queen Victoria’s eldest daughter, Princess Victoria, when she married in 1858,” according to a press release.
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Myrtle is also used in Ukrainian wedding tradition, symbolic of love, purity, and fertility.
Crowns of myrtle are made, and used for the bride and groom to symbolize them being king and queen for the day. I still have ours.
My mom also put a sprig of myrtle tucked on the side of my tiara/veil.
https://www.townandcountrymag.com/so...ll-transcript/
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“And now in the name of our loving liberating and life giving god, father, son, and holy spirit, amen. From the song of Solomon in the bible, set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm, for love is as strong as death, passion, fears as the its flashes are flashes of fire, a raging flame. Many waters cannot quench love, neither can floods. Drown it out.
The late Dr. Martin Luther king once said and I quote, ‘We must discover the power of love, the redemptive power of love, and when we do that, we will make of this old world a new world.’
Love is the only way. There's power in love. Don't underestimate it. Don't even over sentimentalize it. There's power, power in love. If you don't believe me, think about a time when you first fell in love. The whole world seemed to center around you and your beloved. Well, there's power, power in love, not just in its romantic forms, but any form, any shape of love.
I liked that the Bishop's remarks mirrored the reading done by Harry's aunt (whose voice reminded me of Diana).
I couldn't help but think a fitting song after would have been "Like a Seal on your Heart" (Carey Landry). It's beautiful, I sang it at my sister's wedding.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Head to Frogmore House for Their Intimate Evening Reception
Meghan changed out of her gorgeous wedding gown and into a second dress made by Stella McCartney.
Harry also changed out of his military uniform to a sleek black tuxedo.
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The couple drove off to their reception in a blue Jaguar with the license plate E190618 — their wedding date.
silver blue Jaguar E-Type Concept Zero. This vehicle was originally manufactured in 1968, and has since been converted to electric power
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Prince Charles is hosting the couple’s evening reception, which will be attended by 200 of their closest friends and family.
noticed that of course cross country checkup's topic is:
(in case you don't know - cross country is a live radio phone in show, and
always interesting)
What do you think of the royal wedding?
Sunday on Cross Country Checkup: royal marriage
The world has been following the splendour of the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
What draws people to the pomp and pageantry? Will it boost support for the monarchy?
Our question: What do you think of the Royal wedding? Have you been following the events?
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have no idea why i love watching the royals, but,,,
also noticed
The decadent feast included a selection of sweet and savoury canapés in addition to the palatial lemon and elderflower wedding cake designed by Claire Ptak.
All of the ingredients for the wedding reception were sourced from Royal Warrant-holding companies.
To begin with, guests were served a selection of savoury canapés, including:
- Scottish langoustines wrapped in smoked salmon with citrus crème fraiche
- Grilled English asparagus wrapped in Cumbrian ham
- Garden pea panna cotta with quail eggs and lemon verbena
- Heritage tomato and basil tartare with balsamic pearls
- Poached free range chicken bound in a lightly spiced yoghurt with roasted apricot
- Croquette of confit Windsor lamb, roasted vegetables and shallot jam
- Warm asparagus spears with mozzarella and sun-blush tomatoes
etc
heard a woman on a phone in show last week say she had no idea meghan was biracial(?)
had seen magazines whilst in the checkout and thought since harry was so pale that meghan
just looked tanned.
although a few black people had already said that they thought the wedding was showing
that the royal family was now looking a bit more like the world, she didn't.
interesting logic - basically in this day and age what did it matter,
could have been two men so,,,,
not sure but of course it matters the woman who called in is white
just thought it was interesting,,,
helmet hair is when so much hairspray is used, nothing moves.
I didn't know that about Meghan, either, until this week. I never watched her show, didn't know anything about her background at all.
Wales royal wedding gift: Training African Midwives
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Wales will fund training for midwives in Sub-Saharan Africa as a wedding gift for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
The £1,500 donation to Welsh charity Life for African Mothers will be made on behalf of the people of Wales.
It will fund travel for a Welsh midwife who will likely travel to Liberia, one of the poorest African countries, to train up to 30 local midwives.
The aim is to teach them ways of making pregnancy and child birth safer.
"This funding will help save the lives of mothers and babies in Sub Saharan Africa," First Minister Carwyn Jones said.
The prince and Ms Markle are set to wed at St George's Chapel in Windsor, where the prince was christened and Ms Markle was baptised.
The former actress has previously campaigned for the United Nations on topics such as gender equality and modern slavery.
She has pledged to "shine a light" on women's rights.
Bouquet laid on Tomb of Unknown Soldier
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The Duchess of Sussex has followed tradition by having her bridal bouquet placed on the tomb of the unknown warrior at Westminster Abbey.
The royal tradition, started by the Queen Mother, usually takes place the day after the wedding.
Meghan paid tribute to Prince Harry's mother, Princess Diana, at their wedding by including forget-me-nots, her favourite flowers, in the bouquet.
It also contained flowers handpicked by the prince at Kensington Palace.
Darth, you are right, I had just copied and pasted.
Canada's gift is $50,000 to Jumpstart.
warning, warning,,,,
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could be worse, could have been bikinis
extra special could have been bikinis with helmet hair, haha
thanks nat