Now I'm not one for tradition. I don't even believe in marriage myself. In my view marriage is an antiquated tradition that belongs back in the stone ages. Why have a big show and why do you need a contract to prove your love for someone?
Well, of course, it's not up to me. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle decided that they wanted to get married and their wedding is tomorrow.
This week there have been a number of weird things happening. One minute Meghan's father will attend and the next he won't, then he will and now he won't. Yesterday, the Royal Family issued a statement in the media wishing him the best for his health.
With him not attending, there was a lot of speculation of who would walk Meghan down the aisle with some media commentators assuming it would be her mother, Doria Ragland.
Tonight another statement came from the Royal Family saying that Meghan Markle had asked Prince Charles, Harry's father to walk her down the aisle. Forget the rest of the odd behaviour from Meghan's family this week. This has to be the weirdest thing related to the wedding.
Traditionally, the father of the bride walked his daughter down the aisle because he was giving her away. This is back in the times when women were considered the property of their father and when they were handed over from one man to another.
I'm really struggling to understand why Prince Charles is walking her down the aisle. Prince Charles is going to soon be her father in law, and will be welcoming her into his family, so how can he possibly give her away? It just doesn't make sense.
Again, I'm not a traditionalist, but in a wedding ceremony, the idea behind a bride being walked down the aisle by her father is that she's given away. I could understand a grandfather giving her away in place of her father, or a very good friend (like Joey gave Phoebe away to Mike in Friends in place of her father), but to be given away by the father of the groom seems really concerning to me.
This isn't just a break with tradition. This is a break with logic and just doesn't make sense.
If you've been following my tweets and Facebook comments the last week or so you'd know that I don't support this wedding at all, and wish that Queen Elizabeth had said no to this engagement. It just makes a mockery of the entire Royal Family, and Meghan is not suitable to join their ranks.
I don't think this marriage will last. There are way too many strange moments and illogical behaviours for it to stand the test of time. Prince Harry is making a big mistake and the world can see it, if only he could....
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