Posted by will on July 29, 2012, 6:42 pm, in reply to "Re: more ideas"
but An Order for Prayer and Dedication after a Civil Marriage IS the CofE's "blessing" for a civil marriage -- there is no other! And Camilla will be QC the moment QEII expires unless there is an Act of Parliament to change that--anything else is sheer fiction. Good grief Charlie Windsor (and us)!
--Previous Message-- : Yes, Nellie - now you opened Pandora's Box. : IMHO, not the media 'fudged the difference : constantly', but the Windsors fudged the : difference permanently and blurred the : public's vision on purpose - a successful : but also a short-sighted strategy. : Via the headwear discussion detour we are of : course approaching the universally : blocked-out question whether the marriage : between The Prince of Wales and Camilla : Parker-Bowles is a legitimate one in the : eyes of the Anglican Church or actually not. : This Pandora's Box is quite bottomless once : you start thinking of possible consequences, : this board is not really the place to : discuss it, and although I'm quite sure that : behind the scenes it has long been figured : out for the Windsors how to deal with it, I : cannot imagine that it won't present : considerable difficulties following the : passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II... : regarding the course of events during a : coronation and otherwise. : : --Previous Message-- : : After the civil marriage it was a Service : of Prayer and Dedication at Windsor. : Not the same as a blessing of a marriage. : The media fudge the difference constantly. : : I read the website of the Cof E very closely : at the time and noted many fine : distinctions. : : Extract from the PoW website, and link - : : The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of : Cornwall were joined by around 800 guests at : a Service of Prayer and Dedication at St : George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle. : : : : http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/personalprofiles/theprinceofwales/biography/ : : : --Previous Message-- : Funny that the senior cleric of that : religion : blessed his marriage in the presence of The : Queen. : : --Previous Message-- : Well yes he listens to her, but we are an : increasingly multicultural country these : days, and its a bit hard when the religion : that he will be defender of doesn't approve : of his marriage. Now there's a conundrum! : : : : : :