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the Red Queen's Race...
A Not-So-Traditional, Traditional Wedding of the Past
By Janet Evans
Tuesday, Jul 29 2008, 11:51 AM
I was at a wedding for the best friend of my daughter back in May. It was a beautiful wedding, up in Green Bay. I was very surprised, though, that the bride chose to recite ultra traditional vows, regarding submitting to her husband.
Today is the anniversary of the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana. Princess Diana chose to buck tradition and not recite totally traditional vows. I’m sure the Royal family wasn’t very happy…but there was a lot they were not happy about with Diana.
1981: Prince Charles and Diana wedDiana Frances Spencer and Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, were married at St. Paul's Cathedral in London today. It was estimated that 500 million people watched the ceremony on television. "After the 80-minute Church of England ceremony, the royal couple rode back to Buckingham Palace in an open carriage, wending through a crowd of almost one million people who roared their good wishes and waved a sea of Union Jack flags. Church bells rang across the realm," reported the Syracuse Herald-Journal on July 29, 1981. "The union of the 32-year-old prince of Wales and Lady Diana, the 20-year-old kindergarten teacher with the captivating smile, was the first time in three centuries the heir to the British throne had married an English-born woman.
"NOTE: Although the occasion was one of the largest royal events in decades, Diana did not agree with all of the usual customs. Before the wedding, she removed the word "obey" from her wedding vows. She also declared that she would not walk one pace behind Charles or refrain from using his first name in public.
