[Magdalen] Wedding?

Grace Cangialosi gracecan at gmail.com
Sat May 19 13:13:14 UTC 2018


I watched mostly on BBC through their exit and then switched to Yahoo. I had seen reports that no political folks or heads of state would be featured, but I wondered if the Obamas were there.
I was struck by the relative simplicity of the service—strict BCP, no showiness; aside from the venue and the status of the couple, it could have been a wedding in any Episcopal church. I really liked that.

> On May 19, 2018, at 9:04 AM, Rick Mashburn <ricklmashburn at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> We watched on PBS. Lovely coverage. I thought the bride was beautiful and
> amazing, the music was wonderful and Bp. Curry was on fire. We loved
> commenting on the clothes and hats.
> 
> It was all made better because today is the third anniversary of our
> marriage in Santa Fe!
> 
> Peace, Rick
> 
>> On Sat, May 19, 2018, 7:53 AM M J _Mike_ Logsdon <mjl at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Nearly six here on the Left Coast, and finally heading to couch for a
>> short pre-Summer's nap after watching the whole affair, something I hadn't
>> actually, well, at all, planned on doing.
>> 
>> WHAT A THING it was.
>> 
>> And oh damn!, Michael Curry.  In front of ERII, no less!  (I don't think
>> Philip cared one way or another.)
>> 
>> I spent a third of the way through it till the end looking like this:
>> 
>> https://tinyurl.com/hobwbvt
>> 
>> And loving every minute of it.  Especially the brief shot of Camilla's
>> nervous laughing (soto voce, of course).
>> 
>> As for the commentators (MSNBC), God love 'em, but it's a good thing Ev
>> sleeps soundly off in his bedroom, because I kept shouting "Chapel!
>> Chapel!!  It's not a Cathedral!!!"
>> 
>> Only royal wedding I've watched, ever, live or otherwise.  All I can say
>> is, Harry, you are one lucky bastard.  (He said, modestly.)
>> 
>> Good[night].
>> 
>> M J (Mike) Logsdon.
>> 
>> "Aaugh[.]" -- Charles Brown.
>> "Avoid dull needles and use a soft cloth." -- E Kovacs.
>> "...[My mouth is a] shithole..." -- 45th US President.
>> 


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