Posted on 05/18/2018 1:12:00 PM PDT by ethom
Meghan Markle will make a striking feminist statement in her wedding to Prince Harry on Saturday, choosing not to be chaperoned for much of the procession down the aisle of St. George's Chapel, Windsor, CNN has learned.
In an unprecedented step for a royal bride in the UK, Markle will walk unescorted down the aisle of the chapel nave, after being met at the West Door by a member of the clergy. She will be accompanied in this first part of the wedding procession only by her bridesmaids and page boys, with the senior church figure walking ahead.
Prince Charles will join her when she reaches the Quire, where the main royal guests will be seated. The Prince -- Harry's father -- will walk Markle down the Quire aisle to the foot of the altar.
But Charles will not give her away to her husband-to-be in the traditional sense; instead, he will stand back as Markle approaches Prince Harry.
CNN understands that Markle came up with the plan herself. It was always the intention that her father Thomas would meet her at the Quire and she would walk the first part alone. Ill health has since prevented him from coming. Both Charles and Harry are delighted with the plan, CNN understands.
No other royal bride in the UK has walked unescorted down the aisle at their wedding ceremony. Markle's decision indicates that she wishes to assert herself as a strong, independent woman who is prepared to challenge royal norms.
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Charles giving her away.
CNN is wrong again, quelle surprise.
“Some cretin even suggested that Barky should walk her down the aisle.”
Why not? Two halfricans. This wedding is just another show for her, so why not turn it into a full-blown circus?
Stand by Me? The Royals have jumped the shark.
“Hats are a British custom in church. We Yanks are not that formal.”
When I was little back in the ‘50s,”Yank” women always wore hats to church. And gloves. Love the hats. When Melania wore that brimmed white hat a couple weeks ago I was hoping she’d get the ball rolling again.
Prince Hairy should have shaved for the wedding.
Overall its a great sermon on love, very much in the tradition of black American churches, a racous style that might never have never graced the staid halls of St. Georges before. You can see Prince Charles sucking lemons the whole time, LOL.
I like his beard. He looks more handsome with it.
He looked ugly clean-shaven.
It appeared that Prince Philip was stifling a laugh too. A royal WTF worn on the face. Funny.
No way! He’d look much better without the beard.
As is, he looks like a Yukon lumberjack.
Who’th the vicar with the lithp?
Its a matter of taste.
I’ve worn a beard nearly my entire life... so it makes the man.
Can’t be, but I swear I just saw Julian Assange in attendance.
George and Amal Clooney are there.
True. Let's hope for Harry's sake that Meghan shares your taste and not mine. If it were up to me, that beard would come right off.
Now they’re off on their honeymoon.
As husband and wife, I wish them all the best!
No idea.
A socialist at a monarchist wedding. LOL.
Boy, you could tell Prince Charles wasn’t used to hearing the love of Jesus presented with such forceful passion by a black American pastor.
Nice wedding. Not quite as fancy as mine, but then the royal family isn’t as flush as it once was.
The Brit Royals are not exactly role models of marital fidelity.
It was common knowledge Charles and Diana cheated on each other.
Maybe Harry and Meghan can succeed where they failed.
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