The Royal Wedding looms ahead

[VelociRapture]

59 minutes ago, Briefly said:

I read an article earlier, on my phone and I can't find it now to link to it, but apparently there was some help given to her father by the royal family. I really feel like he's maybe a little naive about some things or maybe he really didn't realize just how looney the step-sister is and what she was attempting to do.  I may be wrong, but that's just my opinion.

I also read that there was a car accident, I think it involved the step-sister, and that she had been badly hurt so probably would not be at the wedding - I don't think she was actually invited but was probably going to be in the crowd or somewhere so that the press would have access to her.

I hope that’s true about the media assistance. Thomas Sr. worked as a lighting director on several television shows, but that doesn’t mean he’s media savvy or comfortable with the spotlight.

And yes, I mentioned the car accident in an earlier comment. Samantha and her boyfriend claim a photographer swerved JB front of them and caused the boyfriend to drive into a concrete barrier near a toll booth. Samantha broke her ankle and injured another part of her leg as well. If their story is true then I have some sympathy for them because that’s horrible - I just find it hard to believe anything she says at this point because she’s made so many conflicting statements. If police end up confirming the story happened exactly as they claim for some reason then I’ll believe it.   

The only member of the Markle family who appears to have been invited is Meghan’s father. The half-siblings definitely weren’t invited. I believe one of them, I think Samantha, was claiming Thomas Sr. wasn’t invited, but that wasn’t true - it was either an outright lie or a statement made by someone attempting to look far more knowledgeable about the situation than they actually are.

(And Samantha Grant is Meghan’s half-sister, not her step-sister. Samantha, Thomas Jr., and Meghan are all biological children of Thomas Sr. They’re much older than Meghan though - I think they’re 17 and 15 years older than her.)

[Sky with diamonds]

My prescription was changed earlier today, one side effect is drowsiness. I hope I can stay awake to watch the wedding. If not, I will DVR it. 

I hope Meaghan has people she can lean on throughout this. I'm amazed at the turnaround Harry has done in recent years. I hope they will be happy together. 

[LittleOwl]

 

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[Don'tlikekoolaid]

OMG the wedding! I. don't. care.

Also, they need to do a paternity test on that boy....

this is only my probably not popular opinion.

[Blahblah]

1 hour ago, Don'tlikekoolaid said:

Also, they need to do a paternity test on that boy....

I used to think that but the older he gets the more he looks like Charles and Phillip. Their eyes are quite close together and check out the noses. 

The ginger hair is in the Spencer family eg Diana’s brother.

Also, when Diana started shagging Hewitt she made no secret of it. The timing and dates for when Hewitt met her don’t match up either.

 

[mrsmaf]

Prince Charles is walking Meghan down the aisle, I'm disappointed it's not her mum as she seems about the most normal on that side of things 

[Captain Obvious]

21 minutes ago, Blahblah said:

I used to think that but the older he gets the more he looks like Charles and Phillip. Their eyes are quite close together and check out the noses. 

The ginger hair is in the Spencer family eg Diana’s brother.

Also, when Diana started shagging Hewitt she made no secret of it. The timing and dates for when Hewitt met her don’t match up either.

 

I don't buy it either. The Charles/Di marriage was relatively stable at the time Harry was conceived. 

It takes more than just red hair to make a resemblance. If anything, he looks more like Prince Phillip when the latter was young. Especially the eyes, nose and mouth.

 

[Ais]

,@mrsmaf I just came here to post that too, I think it was likely her mother's decision not to walk her down the aisle. I walked my sister down the aisle at a small family wedding and it was nerve wracking, I can't imagine doing it during a wedding of this size. Somewhere in the back of brain I have a vague idea that Queen Victoria walked two of her daughter's down the aisle which might be why I think it was a personal decision v protocol.

I think Prince Charles doing it is a lovely gesture and hopefully shows how welcome she is within the family. I'm off to check out my Queen Victoria half memory...

[treehugger]

So, these half-siblings are claiming to need financial assistance to live (and their mean princess sister isn't offering it), or some weird shit like that, and yet they are able to fly across the ocean to a different country to attend a wedding they weren't invited to? Umhmmm. 

[HermioneSparrow]

37 minutes ago, Ais said:

,@mrsmaf I just came here to post that too, I think it was likely her mother's decision not to walk her down the aisle. I walked my sister down the aisle at a small family wedding and it was nerve wracking, I can't imagine doing it during a wedding of this size. Somewhere in the back of brain I have a vague idea that Queen Victoria walked two of her daughter's down the aisle which might be why I think it was a personal decision v protocol.

I think Prince Charles doing it is a lovely gesture and hopefully shows how welcome she is within the family. I'm off to check out my Queen Victoria half memory...

Queen Victoria did walked some of her daughters down the aisle! But Queen Vi wasn't 100% about protocol, she was very emotional and did as she felt most of the time.

Too much crap thrown at Meghan & Harry, I hope they have a smooth beautiful wedding and the start of a very happy marriage despite all those haters.

[Ais]

34 minutes ago, HermioneSparrow said:

Queen Victoria did walked some of her daughters down the aisle! But Queen Vi wasn't 100% about protocol, she was very emotional and did as she felt most of the time.

Too much crap thrown at Meghan & Harry, I hope they have a smooth beautiful wedding and the start of a very happy marriage despite all those haters.

Found this from Town and Country magazine. It's funny that a lot of royal protocol can be tied back to Queen Victoria and yet she didn't stick too rigidly to protocol herself.

[VelociRapture]

It would have been nice for her mom to walk her down the aisle, but I understand why she asked Charles. This isn’t a normal wedding - it’s an international spectacle and there will be millions of eyes on them. Charles is used to that kind of attention and so is Meghan, to a lesser extent, but I don’t know if her mother is used to that kind of attention or if she’d be comfortable with it. I still love that she’s ridibg with her to the Church though. That was a lovely way to include her mom in everything.

I do think it’s a nice way for Charles to help welcome her into their family though. And it may be comforting for her to have someone used to that much attention be the one supporting her during that walk. 

[mango_fandango]

People are ignorant of biology sometimes. Red hair is a recessive gene. Both parents need a copy for the possibility that a child can be born with red hair. 

I’m a redhead. Neither of my parents are. My mum hasn’t cheated on my dad with anybody. Plus I look like my dad’s side of the family anyway. There’s red hair in both my mum’s and dad’s families; not in living relatives, but it’s there somewhere I think. 

[SilverBeach]

On 5/14/2018 at 11:08 PM, viii said:

I wanted Meghan to originally walk herself down the aisle and show her independence, but I agree at this point it would just bring more attention to her dad. 

Yes, giving brides away is a ridiculous antiquated custom. I wasn't giving myself away, I was joining myself with another. 

[WiseGirl]

I totally agree with what @VelociRapture wrote. Charles is used to this level of scrutiny and will not be overcome by nerves.

@mango_fandango great explanation. If needed,  I can trot out my Punnett square lessons for visuals of how it all works

On a side note, one of my colleagues was the only redhead in her large Italian family until her younger cousin was born about fourteen years later.

Finally is it bad that this is the first thread I'm checking lately? I feel called to go to the local British foods shop.

[TatiFish9]

5 hours ago, Don'tlikekoolaid said:

OMG the wedding! I. don't. care.

LoL! My sentiments ex.act.ly!

I must admit my concern about some of the issues @Kangaroo , @VelociRapture and others have brought up. Maybe she is mean, pushy etc. Unfortunately, her father's children have lost their credibility due to inconsistencies and lack of any material evidence of their negative accusations. Because of that, I am not buying  any of  what they're selling.

I have a feeling she stopped talking to them 20 years ago to avoid the toxic combo they're continuously serving. Bet they've been jealous of her all their lives. Probably were pissed their dad married again and to a black woman, no less. CON, lets not pretend there isn't a probability that was an issue for them, especially in the early 80s long before people started becoming aggressively liberal about these sort of things. On top of that, she is considerably more successful than all of them. They probably think the dad gave her a better life.

These skanks, (excuse...my patois) would do best to simmer down because in truth, they're not family. They're blood. Not always the same thing. *in my Andre 3000 voice*, I'm...I'm just being honest.

[VBOY9977]

 

So the official statement says Charles  will accompany her down the aisle of the quire, so she will walk alone on the nave.

Also, notice that the statement doesn’t say he will give her away. I heard he will stand back as she approaches Harry. 

[Bajovane]

Harry IS Charles's son - I know a lot of people claim James Hewitt is the father, but Harry was nearly two years old when Diana met him.  He inherited the Spencer family trait for red hair. 

Meghan will walk alone for part of the trip down the aisle, then Charles takes her the rest of the way.  That is sweet.  I would have liked to see her mom do the honors - I had my own mom walk me down the aisle.

I'm looking forward to the wedding.  I have a lot of love and respect for Harry and only wish him and Meghan many years of happiness. 

[SilverBeach]

2 minutes ago, VBOY9977 said:

Also, notice that the statement doesn’t say he will give her away. I heard he will stand back as she approaches Harry. 

How generous. I suppose escorts are needed, such a long walk, she may swoon or something.

1 minute ago, Bajovane said:

Meghan will walk alone for part of the trip down the aisle, then Charles takes her the rest of the way.  That is sweet.  I would have liked to see her mom do the honors - I had my own mom walk me down the aisle.

I got married at city hall, but if there had been any walking, it would have been my mom as my dad was dead. I am just not a traditionalist, all the focus on the bride diminishes the fact that both parties are important here. I think the over emphasis on ceremony is bad for actual marriage, which takes place in the heart. Too much hype. 

[Bajovane]

7 minutes ago, SilverBeach said:

I got married at city hall, but if there had been any walking, it would have been my mom as my dad was dead. I am just not a traditionalist, all the focus on the bride diminishes the fact that both parties are important here. I think the over emphasis on ceremony is bad for actual marriage, which takes place in the heart. Too much hype. 

I was married in an outdoor - non religious bullshitty ceremony - we kept the wedding very small.  If it had been up to me, we would have married in shorts and t-shirts and just had a BBQ but my husband wanted more of a traditional wedding and the family also wanted that as well.  I told them, "ok fine- but you will have to help us pay for it if that is what you want."  My way would have cost almost nothing. 

I do agree though - the over emphasis on the wedding day is too often over the top.

[Imaginary_Wonderland]

I was a bit disappointed to read it would be Prince Charles standing in for her father. I was hoping it would be her mother. It would be nice in such a 'royal' occasion dictated by tradition and protocol, to have some of her own input and have someone involved from her side,. Her mother seemed ideal choice to me since sensible and normal is few and far between in her family.

I assumed perhaps there was some royal protocol that wouldn't allow that. I didn't even think about the fact Doria might want to decline such a role. That really makes sense though. Meghan is probably pretty clueless as to royal traditions and do's and don't etc, but to Prince Charles that is normal and second nature, so it would be good to have someone guide and advise her by her side.

But on a funny note, I was talking about this all yesterday with my Mum and her friend.  I suggested as a joke that her tv husband should do the honours of giving her away since she will have to give up/throw away her career after this. I don't know where that idea even came from, since it is a never in a million years possibility. But now I can't get the picture of Patrick J Adams walking her down the aisle. 

[TatiFish9]

16 minutes ago, Bajovane said:

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Meghan will walk alone for part of the trip down the aisle, then Charles takes her the rest of the way.  That is sweet.  I would have liked to see her mom do the honors - I had my own mom walk me down the aisle.

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I think it will be a beautiful gesture and probably be the best for her.

It's what I wanted so deeply in my heart for my own wedding. However, it was not approved. For awhile I had regrets.

[singsingsing]

I think it's really nice that Prince Charles will walk her (part way) down the aisle. After all this drama with her family, it's a nice inclusive gesture from the royal family, which she's marrying into. Hopefully this will signal the end of a lot of the drama and they'll be able to just enjoy their wedding day...

[Screamapillar]

One thing I remember about William and Kate's wedding is how much Kate's hand was shaking as her father walked her down the aisle. Like others have said, it's nice that Meghan will have someone who is used to the spotlight there to walk with her. Although Meghan seems a lot more confident in the spotlight than Kate did years ago. I don't see her being that nervous.

 

 

[nokidsmom]

21 minutes ago, Screamapillar said:

One thing I remember about William and Kate's wedding is how much Kate's hand was shaking as her father walked her down the aisle. Like others have said, it's nice that Meghan will have someone who is used to the spotlight there to walk with her.

Not surprised that it will be Prince Charles walking her down the aisle.    As mentioned, he is used to having all eyes on him.  As much as it would be nice for her mother to do this, it sounds like doing this can be pretty nerve wracking for someone not used to worldwide public attention. 

For all we know, perhaps Meghan had asked her mom and mom declined for whatever reason(s).    I think Prince Charles doing this also sends a message that the RF is welcoming her to the family, which after all the antics of various family members, has to be a reassuring thing for this couple.