I still don't understand why they can't get married in the Church, but they can have a formal blessing for their marriage in the Church.
We sort-of disapprove, but oh, heck, go ahead you, crazy kids?
Do you know what else has blood in it? Blood.
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Betsy HP - Feb 10, 2005 10:58:07 am PST #449 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Connie Neil - Feb 10, 2005 11:13:42 am PST #450 of 10001
brillig
I still don't understand why they can't get married in the Church, but they can have a formal blessing for their marriage in the Church.
We sort-of disapprove, but oh, heck, go ahead you, crazy kids?
I think that pretty much sums it up. Marriage-Lite.
Stephanie - Feb 10, 2005 11:19:59 am PST #451 of 10001
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So is it her divorce that's keeping them from getting married in teh church or his? Was he actually divorced? I think so, but I can't remember.
brenda m - Feb 10, 2005 11:22:04 am PST #452 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
His divorce, I believe, is no longer relevant. Hers is.
Betsy HP - Feb 10, 2005 11:23:16 am PST #453 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
So clearly a good patriotic Briton would remove Andrew Parker-Bowles from the scene.
Stephanie - Feb 10, 2005 11:24:50 am PST #454 of 10001
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So the sin isn't the divorce, but the remarriage? I guess I knew that, but it's interesting to me that Diana's death somehow makes it okay for Charles to marry his longtime girlfriend. OTOH, I guess that sounds just like a historical novel.
brenda m - Feb 10, 2005 11:30:00 am PST #455 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
The divorce is just not recognized. In the eyes of the church, no such thing, never happened. So Camilla is still married, as was Charles up until Diana died. There's a fairly solid logic to it, even if it does produce some odd situations.
Aims - Feb 10, 2005 11:31:05 am PST #456 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
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Connie Neil - Feb 10, 2005 11:34:01 am PST #457 of 10001
brillig
Was just reading The Guardian's stories. Charles is technically a widower, so he's clear.
Personally, I've always thought Camilla was better looking than Diana, who had this big-eyed, "If I keep smiling, maybe they won't hurt me" look to her.
Betsy HP - Feb 10, 2005 11:34:50 am PST #458 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
I guess I knew that, but it's interesting to me that Diana's death somehow makes it okay for Charles to marry his longtime girlfriend.
On the contrary, Charles had an elaborate P.R. "See, my girlfriend's not so bad" campaign going that was thwarted when Diana died, causing a wave of anti-Camilla feeling. So Diana's death probably set back the marriage by several years.
Nowadays, Britons think "Eh, whatever", so Charles won't be endangering the Throne by marrying his popsy.