Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to marry in the spring

[Alleykins]

Kate was married at Westminster Abbey, where I'd imagine any rules about not showing too much would be stricter than at St George's which is the chapel at Windsor Castle and somewhat less important than the Abbey.

Thanks for refreshing my memory! I didn't realize it was a different venue, so I appreciate it.

 

[Deleted member 158085]

My dad made up lies to tell people why he was absent from my wedding 20 years ago. While I don't think about it often, when I do, it's still a black spot on the ceremony. He's a pain in the , likely would have embarrassed the hell out of me, and worse, yet...20 years later it still hurts that he wasn't there for me.

So my hope is that Meghan, and Meghan alone, gets to make this choice. Everyone else needs to suck it up and deal with what she wants.

 

[Alleykins]

OT:

My father was in the pokey most of my life, so he didn't walk any of his daughters down the aisle. Here's what we did instead:

Oldest sister - stepfather
Next to youngest sister - my mom's bf at the time.
Me: My uncle. He was delighted to do the honors, since he had all sons and would have never have had the opportunity otherwise.
Brother: decided to get married at city hall and bypass all the drama
My baby sister, who had a different father, was fortunate to have her father walk her down the aisle, he is the stepfather noted above. He passed away before his youngest daughters married, so my sisters were fortunate to have that memory.

I never lamented my father wasn't there. He was not a nice person, as you can see because he was incarcerated.

Had I known then what I know now, I would have had my mother give me away. She would have loved that, but having mums do the honors hadn't really caught on yet.

 

[human]

I am not understanding this wedding thing.

What is this father giving the daughter away all about? Seriously. Time to get rid of that crazy notion now,

I was married in 1973 and did not have that. What an archaic idea. The father owns the daughter or what is the meaning of that?

I also hate the bridal veil. So much like the burqa to me

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

In case you haven't watched yet (I haven't):

Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance (2018)

Tonight (Tuesday) on Lifetime 8:00PM

A film that chronicles the courtship and love story between Prince Harry and his fiancé, Meghan Markle.

 

[Alleykins]

I am not understanding this wedding thing.

What is this father fiving the daughter away all about? Seriously. Time to get rid of that crazy notion now,

I was married in 1973 and did not have that. What an archaic idea. The father owns the daughter or what is the meaning of that?

I also hate the bridal veil. So much like the burqa to me

I can't speak for other cultures or countries, but the father walking the bride down the aisle is a longstanding wedding tradition here in America. It's mostly symbolic now, and doesn't signify what it may have meant centuries ago. And it's not crazy if there's strong father-daughter bond.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Family Drama, a Hospitalization and Last-Minute Decisions: Inside Meghan Markle's Final Days Before Becoming a Royal

Even the most organized of brides aren't immune to a bit of anxiety in the days before their wedding.
Now consider those vows will be viewed by more than a billion people across the globe and you can understand why maybe Meghan Markle didn't need more stress in the lead up to her May 19 nuptials with Prince Harry.

A yet there it was, mere hours after Queen Elizabeth II officially consented for her beloved grandson to wed the former Suits star: another scandal. The Mail On Sunday obtained surveillance footage proving the onetime actress' father Thomas Markle had conspired to set up a series of staged paparazzi photos near his Rosarita, Mexico residence. Just a day later, the retired television lighting director admitted he'd gone along with the scheme, visiting an Internet café to look at clippings of his daughter and Harry, reading Images of Britain: A Pictorial Journey Through History, and getting measured, purportedly for the tux he'd wear to walk his little girl down the aisle...

https://my.xfinity.com/articles/ent...-Hosp-ff56?cid=featuredent_media_royalwedding

 

[human]

I can't speak for other cultures or countries, but the father walking the bride down the aisle is a longstanding wedding tradition here in America. It's mostly symbolic now, and doesn't signify what it may have meant centuries ago. And it's not crazy if there's strong father-daughter bond.

Time for women to say that they belong to no one. If it is about a strong bond, then a mother should do just as well or if none of those, a neighbor, etc.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Prince Harry's evolving, and at times testy, relationship with the press

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle conducted their carefully choreographed engagement photocall back in November beside a lake in the sunken garden at Kensington Palace, Princess Diana’s former residence.

At the event, the media was forced to shout questions across a pond and strained to hear the responses. It seemed to serve as a metaphor for how the couple would like to deal with the media — from a distance...

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/prince-harry-s-evolving-times-testy-relationship-press-n873781

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Famous Hollywood scene with unescorted bride walking down the aisle.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy6T_yVakjA

 

[Lilibet]

My dad made up lies to tell people why he was absent from my wedding 20 years ago. While I don't think about it often, when I do, it's still a black spot on the ceremony. He's a pain in the , likely would have embarrassed the hell out of me, and worse, yet...20 years later it still hurts that he wasn't there for me.

So my hope is that Meghan, and Meghan alone, gets to make this choice. Everyone else needs to suck it up and deal with what she wants.

Hugs! I’m so sorry. That hurts. I deliberately excluded my father in order to make the day nicer for both my mother and for me. I know it hurt him when I wrote and told him later, but it was my mother, not my father, who had been there for me. It was my choice...no pressure from my Mom. In fact, she supported me when her father, my narcissistic grandfather, started pushing for the privilege and I said “No.”

So I hope Meghan’s Dad will respect her choice to have him walk her down the aisle, regardless of his feelings. If he is truly ill, that’s a different matter, of course.

 

[Hiandmighty]

Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon are covering the wedding for HBO
http://people.com/tv/will-ferrell-molly-shannon-royal-wedding-special/

 

[human]

Fortunately the Royals have had their fair share of unusual relatives ncluding those that murdered sibs to get in power.

For Meghan’s relatives that are trying to make her look bad, they only make me feel sorry that Meghan has such a family. They look pathetic

I am sure the Royals have had plenty to deal with over the years so this is nothing new.

 

[ZaZara]

Praise to Prince William for supporting and protecting Catherine's family from day one on.

Little bro' Harry has a lot of growing up to do.
What was he thinking, that Daddy Markle would grab his tux, board a plane and pull the whole thing off as if it were all in a day's work? As if he were one of his pals from the army, who are all used to the pressure and the limelight?

Like it or not, but Harry is marrying into that family. He should have followed his brother's example.


:facepalm:

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Here's who may walk Meghan Markle down the aisle if her dad doesn't
Amid reports that her father won't attend the wedding, speculation emerges over who, if anyone, will accompany the bride down the aisle.

Just days before Meghan Markle ties the knot to Prince Harry, speculation has erupted over who might walk the bride down the aisle amid a report that her father will skip the ceremony.

The most likely option would be Markle's mother, Doria Ragland, with whom she shares a close bond, said TODAY contributor Camilla Tominey, a royal columnist for the Sunday Express in London...

https://www.today.com/news/who-will-walk-meghan-markle-down-aisle-royal-wedding-t129081

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Fortunately the Royals have had their fair share of unusual relatives ncluding those that murdered sibs to get in power.

For Meghan’s relatives that are trying to make her look bad, they only make me feel sorry that Meghan has such a family. They look pathetic

I am sure the Royals have had plenty to deal with over the years so this is nothing new.

Not to mention decades of inbreeding

 

[dotr]

Remember this is not the bride's first marriage, maybe the father has already done the goofy aisle walking shtick.
The wedding is essentially a theatrical event, a very hyped up show which admittedly I look forward to watching, but not everyone is up to acting the part.
MM's dad is accustomed to working behind the cameras, not in front of them, but they will likely have to find an understudy for the role.

As for the other kin that will be on the tv show, brilliant move- means they are contained, controlled and out everyone's hair!
imo, speculation.

 

[Gardenista]

LOL

MEGHAN MARKLE'S DAD I CHANGED MY MIND
I Want to Walk Her Down the Aisle, BUT ...

http://www.tmz.com/2018/05/15/meghan-markle-dad-thomas-hospital-chest-pains-walk-down-aisle/

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

LOL

MEGHAN MARKLE'S DAD I CHANGED MY MIND
I Want to Walk Her Down the Aisle, BUT ...

http://www.tmz.com/2018/05/15/meghan-markle-dad-thomas-hospital-chest-pains-walk-down-aisle/

:rollercoaster:

 

[whitelilac]

The Queen is not amused.