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© (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2018.Prince Charles to walk Meghan Markle down the aisle at royal wedding
By Guy Faulconbridge and Michael Holden WINDSOR, England©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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Toasted Heretic
Why should they? More pressing problems with austerity and cuts in the health service, disasters like Grenfell and on a lighter note, there's a cup final on, right?
Ascissor
The Windsors prepare to welcome their next victim.
Jimizo
Good idea not to have Phillip do it.
A racist crack may not be suitable.
Jimizo
I’m not sure about the ‘strongly’ in that sentence.
I remember Jeremy Paxman’s very funny ‘On Royalty’ and he answered the question about abolishing the monarchy in a way that summed up the general feeling well - he simply asked “Why bother?”.
I’m more of a bah humbug type and I find this kind of lavish pantomime very offensive. This celeb/Disneyland idiocy is your own choice if it’s paid for with your own hard earned money. Otherwise, it’s an insult.
Alfie Noakes
What kind of a numpty gets married on Cup Final Day? I wont be watching but good luck to the happy couple, whoever they are
lostrune2
Lol, they'll never marry into an American family ever again!
ClippetyClop
Lol, apparently Harry is a Villa fan, so no chance of a clash I guess. If you asked a royal who is playing in the cup final they'd probably say Harlequins or Saracens. My neighbours back home got married on July 30, 1966. Apparently their relationship never really recovered.
itsonlyrocknroll
Why rain on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's nuptials, soon to be the Duke and Duchess of Sussex?
I am sure there are a number of commentators here that can remember when £50 million was a significant sum of money.
For the naysayers a few suggestions ...............
How to avoid the royal wedding this weekend.......
https://www.independent.co.uk/royalwedding/royal-wedding-westminster-things-to-do-activities-events-uk-london-may-19-whisky-day-a8318911.html
7 things to do instead of watching – or paying any attention at all to – the royal wedding
https://inews.co.uk/news/uk/how-to-not-watch-the-royal-wedding/
And an added bonus the local council and the men in blue have cleared all the riff raff, rough sleepers, off the streets........
As for moi, I am a huge fan, life is to short, good luck to the happy couple, and there extended families. Dysfunctional or otherwise.
theFu
Baby momma.
No uncles available to stand-in for the bride's side?
As for the heart surgery - those things come when they come. Nobody pre-plans heart surgery and timing is seldom good.
itsonlyrocknroll
Markle's African-American mother, Doria Ragland, was due to meet the 92-year-old monarch on Friday after the yoga instructor charmed her daughter's future father-in-law when they met on Wednesday, a source close to the royal family said.
Her mother was due to take tea with Britain's Queen Elizabeth, Harry's grandmother, on the eve of the sumptuous wedding that will be watched by millions across the world............
The one thing the British are unexcelled at is irony.......
wanderlust
That will be a positive boost to Charlie's standing in the country, instead of the usual negativity surrounding his second wife Camilla.
Madverts
I wish them both well, a handsome couple.
They'll be good news for Britain.
CrazyJoe
I don't envy any young woman who marries into the Royal Family....just thinking about the demands, expectations, lack of privacy, and the need to fulfill so much tradition is exhausting. I sincerely wish Ms. Markle well.
Jimizo
Scousers are born noble. We are above this lot.
itsonlyrocknroll
Jimizo, zichi, a little objective pragmatism?
To save the monarchy …. Tony Benn
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2003/nov/11/constitution.monarchy
Jimizo
I remember the days when it would be described as a fortune. I must be getting old. How do you describe 50 million quid for a wedding these days? Reasonable?
mmwkdw
It must have been an interesting conversation between Meghan's mother and the Queen...
Toasted Heretic
And the actual homeless people? Who sleep on the streets every day? Well...
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/royal-wedding-latest-windsor-homeless-police-meghan-markle-prince-harry-a8355196.html
Luddite
It would be churlish not to wish any couple happiness on the occasion of their marriage. I do feel sorry for Markle, though. Most of her family are vile, grubby. money grabbers who are doing their best to spoil her wedding.
itsonlyrocknroll
That is satire, Jimizo, the crass farce of celebrity.
Popularity or at least its notable value when associated with royalty, or nobility has a defined value. £50 million is miniscule in compassion.
Rightly or wrongly 100,000 people will throng the streets outside the castle. The live broadcasting rights to televise will generate substantial revenue. The ad breaks income is mind boggling.
And to cap it all you get to witness Posh and Becks latest fashion disasters.
oldman_13
So overexposed, I'm tired of hearing about this wedding.
itsonlyrocknroll
Hi Zichi,
My Mother and Father spent some £2400 adjusted £8500 - £9000 for their wedding and reception .
My Father sold his prised MGB to contribute. Thankfully so, or I would not be contributing.
I am not for a moment attempting to justify the vast sum associated with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding. I am just summarizing context.
With all due respect to Mother and Father, their were never in any danger of a global media stampede to capture their nuptials for future historians to wax lyrical over.
Netgrump
Why not? Many Britons and especially Americans would love it. kek :)
itsonlyrocknroll
Good luck to you BigYen, I am not a republican where the UK is concerned, primarily because of the fear or prospect of Tony Blair become Great Britain head of state.
I think, hope, probably mistakenly, naively, that Prince Harry wedding to Megham will infuse, reflect, a reality of propinquity that distinguishes genuine common romantic love in current UK society....
Luddite
Zero. It's on the BBC which, mercifully, has no ads.
itsonlyrocknroll
Hi Zichi, I am wondering of the Thai Restaurant in the same location?
Economically prudent, and practical, and may a suggest intimate.
I wonder if Prince Harry and Meghan, were presented with the same £100 and a guest list of 6, who would be sitting at that same table?
itsonlyrocknroll
Humour me for a moment, there are betting odds on whether Megan will turn up at St George’s Chapel 1000/1 for a no show, a power cut in the church 100/1 , the car breaks down 250/1.
My favourite to walk Megan down the aisle was Donald Trump 2000/1.....that is more than bonkers.....
By the way Prince Charles at 16/1.......Ho Hum, think £2000 a fortnight ago. …...
englisc aspyrgend
Couldn't give a monkeys for it my self, but it will be on the idiot box as her indoors will want to see it!
Weddings in the UK have become insanely expensive for no good reason. Still it keeps wedding planners employed, otherwise like estate agents they would have to be culled.
Did it once before and look how that turned out!
If she can talk to Japanese Prime-ministers, African dictators, Chinese Proletarian Dictators and god help her American Presidents, it would have been a doddle!
albaleo
At least they're not fully breaking with tradition. Having the groom's father walk the bride would probably raise an eyebrow or two.
sf2k
CGPGrey did a video about the monarchy and how tourism and interest makes the UK money far more money: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhyYgnhhKFw
If Disneyland wants to have a wedding then don't cry about it, just wish them well. How bitter do you have to be to not at least do that?
starpunk
I agree, Jimizo. I'm an American and I am so SICK of hearing about this. The USA has a motormouth juvenile despot pretending to be a president and there's a lot of hatred and unrest in my country. For good measure - I'd like to see Johnny Rotten, Steve Jones, Paul Cook and Glen Matlock reunite and 'crash the party'. VIVA SEX PISTOLS!
Jimizo
Why do people keep bringing up Tony Blair when the idea of a UK president comes up?
I keep hearing this. Is Blair the only alternative to the monarchy?
Luddite
Are people still flogging this dead horse?
The News of the World resolved this isssue years back, but didn't publish as they didn't get the result they wanted.
Chop Chop
The Queen and Royal family love Prince Harry. The Queen has ignored Royal tradition and let Prince Harry do most of his wishes lists. However, I don't think the Queen will want to see Prince Harry and Megan have a child soon and she may advise Prince Harry to wait at least two or three years before they have children.
Ike-in-Tokyo-from-89
Interesting way to put it. I thought the charge read “Marrying into the British Royal Family”. That, of course, is - to be polite- impossible.