Posted on 05/19/2018 6:22:13 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
In one of the more beautiful moments of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's royal wedding, guests were treated to a performance of "Stand By Me" by Karen Gibson and the Kingdom Choir.
The song was performed following Bishop Michael Bruce Curry's address at St. George's Chapel in Windsor. Watch and cry and sing along and watch and cry again:
CBS This Morning ✔ @CBSThisMorning WATCH: "Stand By Me" performed by Karen Gibson and the Kingdom Choir. #StandByMe ✨#RoyalWedding #RoyalThisMorning #HarryandMeghan http://CBSNews.com/Royals
7:35 AM - May 19, 2018
While everyone has 100% danced to the song at every wedding reception they've ever been to since it was released in 1961, TIME magazine points out that Meghan and Harry's decision for the choir to sing the song at their wedding marks a symbolic turning point for the monarchy.
During the civil rights movement in America, "Stand By Me" rose to popularity during as a "rallying cry for solidarity amongst people of color"
The marriage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, whose mother Doria Ragland is black, is already a significant moment for the monarchy. As British writer Lola Adesioye asks to TIME:
"How did this girl—who is not only of color, but didn’t go to the same schools or universities as the royals, who wasn’t even raised in the U.K., and so has all these points of difference and otherness—get to this place? It says a lot about diversification.”
(Excerpt) Read more at cosmopolitan.com ...
Yup.
Just what I want: a Negro spiritual song for a royal wedding!
Who is playing at the reception? Snoop Dog?
Yes How English!
Any Plantagenets or Tudors out there that can replace these German yahoos?
There is a Stuart in Bavaria!
At least it’s taking the round the clock shooting story off for awhile. Yes it’s terrible but rather hear about the weird royal wedding.
beautiful
If I had the Royal’s kind of bread, I’d hire the Stones for a wedding reception.
In as much as Harry may be the son of Dianna’s riding instructor and the bride is an American mutt, what”s “Royal” about it?
A great American song by Ben E King. (Also a great American movie by Meathead…credit where it’s due)
I mean screw the royals. We booted them out.
After the Bishop’s inappropriate revival marathon sermon (with flailing arms and all), I guarantee you that future sermons will have to be submitted for approval by the royals!!! It was embarrassing, but I never laughed so hard at 6:00 in the morning.
Prince Harry’s got that Jungle Fever.
Grumpy: ‘She’s a female! And all females is poison! They’re full of wicked wiles!’
Bashful: ‘What are wicked wiles?’
Grumpy: ‘I don’t know, but I’m against ’em.’
I didn’t know that was a gospel song.
What is that?
Happy to note that the Tudors are extinct.
More that he’s being a Stage Door Johnny.
The English bluebloods seem to have a thing for actresses.
Cant remember what Diana’s riiding instructor name is, but Harry sure looked like him.
Yep. And not a religious song. A pop song.
I give this ‘marriage’ five years.
Tops.
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