Ever since the news about the royal engagement between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle broke out, everyone became curious how the ‘common’ American actress will fit among the royal family. Her life and family dynamic are far from perfect and ideal for the Royal Palace.
Markle would have to seriously step up her game and embrace the enormous amount of responsibility that comes with the title of a princess.
A Namely, she had another failed marriage before she met the prince and even though this is not that big of an issue nowadays since the rules of marriage within the royal family have changed drastically from before, there is one obstacle in their way. There is one rule that prevents the Queen to attend their wedding due to the bride being a divorcee.
The public received this as the couple “doing things their own way,” but the truth is there is another reason behind it, and it’s related to the fact that in the eyes of the Church Meghan Markle has had previous sexual relations with another man since she was married before.
According to the Hello Magazine in order for Meghan and Harry to marry in the Church of England, Markle has to hasn’t consummated her marriage with her previous spouse. She must undergo an interview with the Archbishop of Canterbury, whose to say whether or not he’ll agree to officiate the ceremony.
They say, “Meghan is a divorcee, but the Church of England agreed in 2002 that divorced people could remarry in [the] church under certain circumstances, at the discretion of the priest.”
Judging by the past, with what happened when Prince Charles married Camilla Parker Bowles, also a divorcee, the couple will probably not be able to obtain the permit for a religious wedding.
Even though the two seem to still plan to get married, the Queen will not be able to attend the wedding judging by the previous occasion when she choose the Church ahead of Charles.
We have more information about The Queen’s decision to stand with the Church from The Telegraph:
The Queen has let it be known that the reason she will not be attending the wedding of the Prince of Wales is because she is putting her duties as the head of the Church of England before family feelings.
She has told a friend that she feels it incompatible with her role as Supreme Governor of the Church to attend a civil marriage ceremony, particularly one involving the heir to the throne. She does not want to set a precedent that could damage the Church of England.
“I am not able to go. I do not feel that my position [as Supreme Governor of the Church] permits it,” the Queen told her friend. Until now, it has been unclear why the Queen declined to attend the wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles in Windsor on Friday.
It has been widely reported that the Queen would boycott the ceremony in the Guildhall because she did not want to attend a humiliating “town hall” service, but the real reason can now be revealed.
They noted that The Queen openly disapproved the relationship between the two and believed that Charles put his personal feelings before his duty. The source told The Telegraph that on The Queen’s great disappointment, her decision to not attend the wedding was received as ‘snub’ by the couple. She said, “The Queen feels she has to put her role with the Church before her role as a mother.”
The Telegraph’s report continued stating that, A senior royal official said: “The Queen takes her position as Supreme Governor of the Church of England incredibly seriously.
She also has great personal faith.” Also three senior courtiers told The Telegraph this weekend that the Queen had already informed Prince Charles that she would not be attending the civil ceremony even when he planned to hold it within Windsor Castle. The venue was switched in late February because of problems with using the castle.
One senior royal aide said: “The venue was never the issue for the Queen. The civil nature of the service is the issue. She did not feel it was appropriate for her to attend.”
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