Royal wedding obsession!

I think modern women should walk themselves down the aisle. All this "giving away" crap is a bit medieval.

I think more of it as being escorted; a long way to walk alone with every eye on you.

Could someone please explain to me why a couple getting married in the richest family, definitely in UK if not the World, are needing to have all expenses for their bash paid for by the taxpayer????

I understand the Royal Family are paying for the wedding, although Meghan is paying for her dress.

Did anyone else read that the 600+ commoners who have been invited to the grounds have been advised on the invitation to bring their own food and drink as there will be no catering facilities.
That's a new twist

Apparently Queen Victoria gave two of her daughters away at their weddings, after Albert died so there is a precedent!

32 MILLION in taxpayers cash for security !!

I wish them well but cannot sit in and watch it all unfold. Luckily there was a show on at our local theatre and a friend of mine and I wanted to see it but every day was sold out except for Saturday 19th May presumably because people either want to watch the wedding or the football. So we will be going to the theatre instead and I will catch the highlights which no doubt will be replayed until eternity.

Well i think it's rather generous to invite 600 commoners anyway even if it is only to tge grounds and bring your own pucnic. They will get a really good view of the couple coming out of the chapel

paddyann It is hardly their fault they are a target for terrorists. If extra security was not put on and there was an attack hundreds of by-standers could be killed and injured. Imagine the outcry then

Exactly Oldwoman. Its harfly their fault - they really have no choice given that 100s of people want to watch. It is a state not a private affair anyway.

Baggs, I so agree about the ‘giving away’ nonsense. It’s in the church service. No-one gave me away at my non-church wedding.

My mother was married in 1935, and all her life went on to me about how she disliked the idea of being an object to be given away. She went along with it at the time, because her father was a strict Anglican and she didn’t want to upset him.

The promise to obey, which of course she also objected to, is usually omitted now. Why not get rid of ‘giving away’ as well?

Giving away or bringing this woman to be married is for many brides a touching tradition to be shared with (usually) their father. It’s entirely optional. Why on earth should it be got rid of because a small minority (or so it seems in my experience of weddings) don’t want it?

My late DF was a Church of Scotland minister, and was very firm about the use of 'giving away' at weddings he conducted. It is not part of the C of S service anyway, but he insisted that the bride was being escorted down the aisle as a courtesy, not a transfer of property! Certainly I know I was very glad of his company when he did it for me (he wasn't a minister then, so that's why he was escorting me, not marrying us.)

Our promises were to be 'a loving, faithful and dutiful wife/husband'. Obeying does not appear in the C of S service either.

We have many outdated traditions in this country as do most countries but , for the most part we like them. For those that don’t agree there are alternatives. Although I must admit at the time of my marriage it was a choice to include the word ‘obey’ needless to say I declined!

Well I will watch it if I am about, but have the family coming around for a royal wedding do late in the afternoon. Although to be honest if it came to a vote.......

Same here, Bridgeit! I wonder if anyone still chooses to add that bit?

Let’s hope not??

I obeyed but have since reneged on it!

Ohh lilypollen, sometimes it’s got to be done hasn’t it, hope you are happier now?

It could be a excellent time to go shopping. I thought the shops would be empty but apparently far fewer people are interested in this wedding than the media seem to think.

Well I am looking forward to sitting in front of the telly with a glass of bubbly or cheaper equivalent in my hand criticising all the outfits and selecting a few that meet my approval.

I will be sorting out my Royal bunting tomorrow and will put it up in our front window so all the neighbours can say 'it's that old bird who lives at no. 8 a bit of a Royalist but quite harmless' ???????????

Going back to Meghan walking down the aisle. I see there are 2 Mulroney children as Meghan's attendants, seems their father a previous Canadian PM is a friend, he would be suitable.

Shocked to hear that the Royal family aren’t even catering for the 600 “commoners” invited to the grounds? they could easily afford it!!

The invitation simply meant you could get closer to the action #bringyourownpicnic