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The royal family

Harry & Meghan change their surname

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Gottseidank · 15/02/2024 11:53

… from Mountbatten-Windsor to ‘Sussex’.
Apparently it’s to strengthen their brand.
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/prince-harry-meghan-sussex-archie-lilibet-children-name-royal-title-cnvf7d9jf

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PrincessWildernessOfWherever · 17/02/2024 16:19

5.1 There may be some cases when a marriage in church is deemed inappropriate, yet you will wish to offer the couple the possibility of beginning their life after a civil marriage in the context of Christian worship. Here a Service of Prayer and Dedication after a Civil Marriage could be appropriate, although it is not intended to be used as a substitute for the marriage service.

PrincessWildernessOfWherever · 17/02/2024 16:57

The same guidance under which Harry married Meghan, a divorced woman, in a Church ceremony

Iwasafool · 17/02/2024 18:47

PrincessWildernessOfWherever · 17/02/2024 16:57

The same guidance under which Harry married Meghan, a divorced woman, in a Church ceremony

How come they could marry in church? I hadn't thought about her being a divorcee.

CarolinaInTheMorning · 17/02/2024 18:53

Anne’s second marriage took place in the Church of Scotland, which had different rules to the Church of England.

True, but my point about the late Queen attending the service was that she did not have a personal objection to a divorced child marrying while the ex-spouse was still living.

There was some talk at the time leading up to Charles and Camilla's marriage that they could might get married in the Church of Scotland, but that was problematical because of Charles's future position as head of the CofE. It does seem that much of that theological hair-splitting is moot now as even the CofE, as I understand it, has divorced and remarried priests or at least priests who have married divorcees.

When I married a divorced man in the US Episcopal Church (part of the Anglican Communion with the CofE), the only thing the priest wanted to know about the divorce was whether DH was honoring his child support obligations, a very reasonable condition, I think.

CarolinaInTheMorning · 17/02/2024 18:57

How come they could marry in church? I hadn't thought about her being a divorcee.

The Church of England has been marrying divorced people in church, with some conditions, for more than 20 years.

YetMoreNewBeginnings · 17/02/2024 19:04

The Queen not attending Charles’ wedding was a ‘head of the church’ thing rather than a personal objection imo (otherwise she’d have not attended the blessing either).

No one was quite sure how the public would react, especially given all the drama around the fact that the legal advice around the marriage was sealed.

The Queen kept a certain distance from the legal and church which shielded her from any public (and church) unhappiness about it.

likely knowing that by the time Charles reached the throne the issues would be mostly forgotten - which is exactly what happened

PrincessWildernessOfWherever · 17/02/2024 19:16

Iwasafool · 17/02/2024 18:47

How come they could marry in church? I hadn't thought about her being a divorcee.

yes, it was (still is 😂) very much downplayed!

mrsmingleton · 18/02/2024 00:42

PrincessWildernessOfWherever · 17/02/2024 16:57

The same guidance under which Harry married Meghan, a divorced woman, in a Church ceremony

but didn't why marry in the garden? Ahead of time ?😉

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