The Church Of England Has Something To Say To Meghan Markle

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s claim they secretly tied the knot three days before the 2018 royal wedding has been called into question by members of the Church of England. During the pair’s bombshell Oprah Winfrey interview, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex revealed they got married in a private ceremony conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby. Markle told Winfrey, This would have been a romantic idea, but Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s claim that they got married in a backyard three days before their actual ceremony has heads turning, because the “wedding“ would not have been legally binding. In order for someone to get married in the UK, a ceremony needs to be carried out by a “religious minister,“ priest or a member of the clergy, and in one of three places: a church, a registry office, or in a venue approved by a local council. The ceremony also needs to be conducted in front of at least two independent witnesses. The Spectator took the add
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