The marriage of Prince William to Catherine Middleton was a fairytale event in a troubled world. They are a highly popular young couple and everyone wishes them well. All the more disappointing therefore was the fact that the wedding rite seemed so far adrift from people of their age group, and from the life of the Church as regular worshippers know it.
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“Every wedding is a royal wedding”
What effect might this very public liturgy have on what couples will be asking for their weddings, Anglican or not?
Read moreVerger does cartwheels down aisle after royal wedding
He didn’t realize the cameras were still rolling. He was very happy at how well the ceremonies went. Yippee!
Read moreRoyal Nuptials
Tomorrow’s the big day for the happy couple. See what they’re planning and what the celebrant has to say.
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Read moreNot even liturgists are immune to Royal Wedding fever
The Catholic Church has come up with its own version of the prayer,
which, funnily enough, is more fervently royalist in tone than that of the Established Church.