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To think her Mum should walk her down the aisle - not Prince Charles!!

181 replies

whyismykid · 18/05/2018 10:11

Jeez - trying not to get involved in royal wedding chaos - but this is such a no brainer! Surely her Mum should give her away? Or are they all racist misogynistic traditionalists?

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TeisanLap · 18/05/2018 10:20

Nice gesture of Prince Charles. I wonder if he’s ever given anyone away before

One of his Goddaughters

PrettyLovely · 18/05/2018 10:20

I think its lovely, Like hes bringing her into his family after all the nastiness from her own family I think its very sweet.

ILikeMyChickenFried · 18/05/2018 10:21

I walked myself down the aisle as my dad had passed away and I wanted my mum at the front doing the mother of the bride thing.

lostlalaloopsy · 18/05/2018 10:21

I agree it would should have been her mum, but the pressure must be huge!! I think it's a lovely touch that Charles is doing it!

JennyJames · 18/05/2018 10:21

Fuck me, I’m as Royalist as they come, but even I’m getting fucked off with the number of threads on this picking apart and critiquing everything that has happened over the last few days.

Dulra · 18/05/2018 10:22

Maybe her mum doesn’t want to. Not that she doesn’t love her daughter but being front and centre of a state wedding is a slightly terrifying thing to do...

This

I'd say it is a pretty long and intimidating aisle to walk down not sure I would be up for it

metalmum15 · 18/05/2018 10:23

Jarstastic I think Prince Charles gave away the daughter of one of his friends a couple of years ago.

katycb · 18/05/2018 10:25

My best friend lost her dad in her teens and whilst her mum and sister walked her down the aisle her father in law did the father of the bride speech as her mum didn't want to. It was lovely and very moving. Also he only had sons so hadn't had a chance to do one before. We don't know what's going on behind the scenes as long as she is happy with it!

StatisticallyChallenged · 18/05/2018 10:27

I've been to a wedding where the father of the groom gave the bride away, it was actually really nice and kind of touching - she had a messy, estranged family too and the groom's family had really welcomed her. Maybe Charles has been really supportive of them dealing with all the bad press (he's had enough in his time!), who knows?

Whatever choice she made here would have been criticised - on her own "too feminist", with her mum "snub to Charles", with Charles "why not her mum?"

HariboIsMyCrack · 18/05/2018 10:28

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GabsAlot · 18/05/2018 10:29

i thought that but maybe its not tradtional enough or she doesnt want to

LoisWilkersonsLastNerve · 18/05/2018 10:30

Another day on MeghansNet Grin

Pannalash · 18/05/2018 10:31

Tom Lord Brabourne is still alive.

TeisanLap · 18/05/2018 10:32

I think meghans mum probably declined. Would you really want that role? All that attention?

I did it with one of my daughters but not in the giving away sense. We had 400 people in the hotel ballroom and when she got to the door to walk in alone she started crying. Her two friends did their best with her but then she said I want my mum and my sister. So one of her friends came and told us and after a minute or two of trying to soothe her and wiping her tears we took her in. Half way down the long walkway she said I’m ok now and we gave her a kiss and a cuddle before she set off on her own with a big smile on her face.

Ohmydayslove · 18/05/2018 10:32

Oh if I was her mum I would let him to. He’s used to the worlds attention all his life. It would be terrifying for most people.

I don’t think it has anything to do with racism or mysogy

Op have a glass and calm down

Ohmydayslove · 18/05/2018 10:33

Ah Teisan bless her Grin

Battleax · 18/05/2018 10:35

How many threads do we need on this?!

Queenoftheblitz · 18/05/2018 10:37

I think we can either moan about Meghan wedding overload (which i would normally do) or embrace it as a totally bonkers but brilliant soap opera.
I've embraced it and it's so much better for my anger levels not to be throwing cushions at the tv or shouting "ffs" everytime someone gives an update.

HerMajestysSecret · 18/05/2018 10:38

battleax you don't have to read any of them!

Idratherhaveacupoftea · 18/05/2018 10:40

What better way to welcome her into the family, I think it's lovely. Perhaps her mum couldn't face it with all the eyes of the world on her, I couldn't.

Bumpitybumper · 18/05/2018 10:40

I find it strange how so few of Meghan's family seen to be involved in the wedding. I know various relations have done things that arguably warranted not being invited but it still feels sad that her mum is the only one out of the entire family that will be there.

Now Charles is walking her down the aisle and taking one of the main roles her side of the family would play and it all feels very one sided.

emmyrose2000 · 18/05/2018 10:41

Maybe her mum doesn’t want to. Not that she doesn’t love her daughter but being front and centre of a state wedding is a slightly terrifying thing to do..

I agree.

Maybe her mum just wants to relax (as much as one can "relax" at something like this) and enjoy it as a guest, not have the eyes of the world on her.

I think it's a very good solution and I'm not really surprised they went this way.

HerMajestysSecret · 18/05/2018 10:44

I find it more bizarre that among 600 guests the bride has ONE family member attending.

ONE?

PrettyLovely · 18/05/2018 10:47

Have you seen her family though HermajestysSecret they are awful, I feel sorry for her.

Mousefunky · 18/05/2018 10:48

Her mum isn’t used to millions of people from around the world glaring at her, she might not have wanted that. Or maybe rather than accusing the royals of being sexist, perhaps Meghan and her family are the traditionalists and wanted a Father figure to do the job.

I’m no royalist but I’m tired of hearing the vitriol aimed towards Meghan now.