The Harry and Meghan saga

So here it is at last Breaking News

Prince Harry to marry Meghan Markle

Shock horror - an American divorcee!! Memories (not personal ones I hasten to add) of his great great uncle Edward. Times have of course changed since then but I wonder if Harry would be allowed to marry Meghan if he was first in line to the throne.

Well, looks like the Queen will not attend her Grandson's wedding.  I hadn't realised that she didn't attend Prince Charles and Camilla's either due to the fact the Monarch should not or cannot attend if someone is divorced So what's more important, your grandson or your duty?


Why the Queen might not attend Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding



[*]The Queen might not attend Prince Harry's wedding to Meghan Markle.

[*]The Queen is head of the Church of England, which teaches that marriage is for life.

[*]As this is Meghan Markle's second wedding, the Queen may feel uncomfortable witnessing a divorcee's marriage.

[*]This stopped her from attending Prince Charles' second marriage in 2005.

[*]At the time, the Queen reportedly said: "I am not able to go ... I do not feel that my position permits it."

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The world is frenzied with excitement over Prince Harry's proposal to Meghan Markle.

When the engagement was publicly announced Monday morning, the Queen was amongst the first to give her blessing to the happy couple, saying she was "delighted."

Whether the Queen will actually attend the wedding ceremony, however, is unclear.

As the British monarch, the Queen is also the head of the Church of England. The Church of England teaches that marriage is for life, and divorce is not encouraged. Clergy are urged to think carefully before remarrying a couple.

As Meghan Markle is a divorcee, the Queen may not feel she can attend or witness Markle's second marriage — even if it is to her grandson.

This wouldn't be the Queen's first time skipping a family member's wedding ceremony because of a past divorce. The Queen's son and first in line to the throne, Prince Charles, wed Camilla Parker-Bowles in 2005. Both had previously been married, and the Queen skipped the ceremony, only attending the reception afterwards.

"I am not able to go," the Queen told a friend at the time, according to The Telegraph.

"I do not feel that my position [as Supreme Governor of the Church] permits it," she reportedly said.

The friend told The Telegraph that the Queen "feels she has to put her role with the Church before her role as a mother."

"The Queen takes her position as Supreme Governor of the Church of England incredibly seriously," the friend said. "She also has great personal faith."


Markle's status as a divorcee could also affect the couple's choice of venue.
Historically, the Church of England wouldn't let divorced people marry again in one of its churches. That law, however, was revoked in 2002. As a result, venues such as Westminster Abbey — where the Queen and Prince William married their respective spouses — and St. Paul's Cathedral — where Prince Charles married Princess Diana in 1981 — are now both available to Prince Harry and Markle.
Whether the couple will choose such a grand venue is up for debate, as Harry has reportedly said he'd rather have a smaller affair.
On Monday morning, the couple announced that they would marry next spring, though an exact date has yet to be announced. Prime Minister Theresa May has publicly said there are no plans for a national holiday to celebrate the nuptials

http://uk.businessinsider.com/the-queen-might-not-attend-prince-harry-and-meghan-markles-wedding-2017-11?r=US&IR=T

"The world is frenzied with excitement over Prince Harry's proposal to Meghan Markle".

Just the teensiest bit of over-exaggeration there; I for one am totally underwhelmed!

Don't know if anyone watched Breakfast TV, but Piers Morgan commented many times how much like Meghan Markle Susanna Reid looks.

Here are the pics from the Sun - imo she is a dead ringer








https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/5015646/piers-morgan-hails-susanna-reid-the-british-meghan-markle-as-he-is-left-stunned-by-identical-appearance-in-her-royal-selfie/

Most peculiar, Candyfloss - one of them has had their head replaced...!

The jacket, strands of hair, fingers - that's the same person.

I think Miss M looks like a cross between Orange Pippa and Wallis Simpson.

Ah... It was a superimposed thing, once I read the Sun article.

Some mild weirdness to the engagement pictures, though :

https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/nintchdbpict000369477753-e1511855016416.jpg?strip=all&w=644

Why is Meghan standing on one foot over a puddle?

Harry's casting a spell.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/nintchdbpict0003695025244.jpg?strip=all&w=960

Meghan's surreptitiously giving the finger.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/nintchdbpict0003694833531.jpg?strip=all&quality=100&w=960

She could be a Kardashian here...

Rosa canina wrote:Most peculiar, Candyfloss - one of them has had their head replaced...!

The jacket, strands of hair, fingers - that's the same person.

I think Miss M looks like a cross between Orange Pippa and Wallis Simpson.

....... or Olive Oyl ... as Lionel would say.

@ Candy - had to look it up who the heck Susanna Reid is.

Seen a pic now and that`s probably what Meghan Merkel will look like in 10 years time.

By the bye, they`d better get a move on if they want kids. She`s said to be 36 (the age Diana was when she was murdered).

Date of birth 4th August 1981 - same date (not the year!) - as the Queen Mother.

Freedom wrote:Date of birth 4th August 1981 - same date (not the year!) - as the Queen Mother.

Right - a Leo - loves to be centre of attention, loves an audience, wants recognition and to be loved.

Will anyone be watching the latest wedding on Saturday?

The question when asked on Facebook usually ends up with the topic being removed due to abuse. I think we're a bit more civilised here!

No I won't be - I don't do weddings!

Freedom wrote:Will anyone be watching the latest wedding on Saturday

No!

It helps for me that I don't mind the royal family one way or the other so I can let the blanket news coverage whenever there is a wedding or a birth just wash over me.

Some people get so wound up though - they need to chill out!

I'm working.

But if I wasn't I'd be in Newcastle for Magic Weekend. Damn selfish of Harry & Merkin to ignore this crucial event. Typical Union fans.

Dee Coy wrote:I'm working.

But if I wasn't I'd be in Newcastle for Magic Weekend. Damn selfish of Harry & Merkin to ignore this crucial event. Typical Union fans.

Newcastle? Exeter is where its at.

I won't be watching - I feel sorry for the poor dad who okay has been stupid but should have received help. The treatment of this poor, sick man has been shoddy beyond belief and doesn't  show either Harry or Meghan in a good light, IMO. I don't believe they wanted him there in the first place and the idea of him alone in hospital whilst they parade the streets lapping up attention makes me shudder.

I watched most of it and what a truly wonderful wedding. A beautiful day, the sun shone, and the couple looked so happy and in love... Fabulous I thought it the best royal wedding ever, the service in the chapel was so refreshing.

Just sad the father couldn't be there.

I really enjoyed it too! I cried for quite a bit of it.

Thought it was amazing.

But I am sentimental...

Yes - sad her father couldn't be there and also Diana...I think he is a credit to her. He was so sweet at the service and I felt it was genuine.

Try saying Meghan's new title the Duchess of Sussex quickly. I can't say it even slowly without nearly spitting my teeth out!

Freedom wrote:Try saying Meghan's new title the Duchess of Sussex quickly. I can't say it even slowly without nearly spitting my teeth out!

I have just come across this photo, doesn't it just say it all.  Beautiful....

Yes, Candy, beautiful it IS :-)

Good god just when you think it can't get any worse, it does!! What a family

Dying father...…… WTF, he just gave interviews saying he was coming over to the UK..



Samantha Markle pleads with Meghan to visit dying father Thomas despite 'confirming' six weeks in UK for CBB

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Samantha Markle has pleaded with sister Meghan to visit their dying father Thomas.

The Multiple Sclerosis sufferer, who has already penned a book about her half sister, revealed her fears for dad's health.




The 53-year-old said she and Thomas had offered Meghan an olive branch and now the ball is in her court to heal the family rift.

This came as Samantha appeared to confirm she will be on Celebrity Big Brother to cash in on her limited fame.

She claimed it was "not disparaging or harmful' to enter the CBB house and speak about her half sister.



https://www.irishmirror.ie/tv/samantha-markle-pleads-meghan-visit-12965252


She's getting some flack on twitter.

Well, Meghan shouldn't have problems settling into a dysfunctional family as she comes from one herself!

I'm reminded of Cherie Blair's attention-seeking, name-dropping half-sister Lauren.