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Author Topic: Royal marries in Windsor wedding  (Read 160 times)
Andy D
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« on: 22:16:43, 17-05-2008 »

I'm completely gobsmacked by this story Cheesy

Peter Phillips, the Queen's eldest grandson, has married his Canadian bride Autumn Kelly in Windsor Castle's St George's Chapel.

The couple were joined by 300 guests, including most of the Royal Family.

They exchanged vows in an hour-long ceremony, before heading to a reception and dance at Frogmore House in Windsor in a horse-drawn carriage.

Cheers and clapping were heard outside the chapel as the couple, who are both aged 30, walked down the aisle.

The groom is the only son of Princess Anne and her first husband, Captain Mark Phillips and is 11th in line to the throne.

His bride, a management consultant, wore a dress by London designer Sassi Holford with a full veil, a tiara on loan from her mother-in-law Princess Anne, and a necklace and earrings from Mr Phillips.

She was attended by six bridesmaids, including Peter's sister Zara Phillips, in sage green dresses by Vera Wang.

Showers dampened her arrival, but had subsided by the time she left the chapel as Mrs Autumn Phillips.

Her husband does not have a royal title because Princess Anne turned down the Queen's offer of honours for both her children.

The service was led by the Right Rev David Conner, Dean of Windsor.

Among those watching the couple exchange vows were the Queen, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall.

Prince Harry, his girlfriend Chelsy Davy, and Prince William's girlfriend Kate Middleton were also present.

Prince William was unable to attend because he is in Kenya at the wedding of a friend.

Princess Eugenie read Shakespeare's sonnet 116 and Patrick Kelly, the bride's half-brother, read from Chapter 3 of St Paul's letter to the Colossians.
   
The bride will be known as Mrs Autumn Phillips
She was being given away by her father, Brian Kelly
The cake was made by the Buckingham Palace pastry chef
The bride's tiara is on loan from the Princess Royal

About 70 of the 300 guests flew over from Canada for the occasion.

The couple met in 2003 at the Montreal Grand Prix where they were both working. Mr Phillips proposed last July.

The new Mrs Phillips gave up her Catholic faith and converted to the Church of England, enabling Mr Phillips to retain his right to the throne.

Since 1701, heirs to the throne marrying Catholics cannot become sovereigns.

They have not revealed where they are going on honeymoon, other than it is somewhere hot.

BBC royal correspondent Daniela Relph said the couple had sold the story of their relationship to Hello! magazine - a decision which has raised a few eyebrows in royal circles.

It has been reported they were paid £500,000.

Royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliam told BBC News the wedding was representative of a new trend in royal marriages.

"Royals aren't marrying other royals and aren't marrying into the upper classes," he said. "They're marrying into the middle class and they're marrying for love.

"Which of course is how it should be and it has this sort of revivifying effect - new ideas, new trends - and it means that royal houses won't be so alone. They won't be so fossilised "
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martle
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« Reply #1 on: 22:21:12, 17-05-2008 »

Vive la Revolution.

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« Reply #2 on: 22:22:16, 17-05-2008 »


"... but on other days, the Births and Marriages column of The Times brought me depressing news...."
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« Reply #3 on: 22:26:16, 17-05-2008 »

Andy D, I am sure you will be mortified to read that there were more members of the general public in attendance for the daily Changing of the Guard march this morning in Windsor than there were hanging around outside Windsor Castle in support of the wedding this afternoon. The police didn't even close any roads off for the (non?)event.
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Andy D
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« Reply #4 on: 22:35:44, 17-05-2008 »

Cheers and clapping were heard outside the chapel as the couple, who are both aged 30, walked down the aisle.

"Quick, turn on that recording of people cheering and clapping, it's completely deserted out there."
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