That why Henry killed all his wives? The wiki said that she and him were nazi sympathizers but from what I read the controversy started before that. He abdicated in 1936 and expressed his views in 1937.
Henry VIII killed his wives because divorce wasn't an option for a while and they weren't producing the male heir he wanted.
The advantage of Royalty is that they have plenty of money and need not be like the money grubbing politicians. They can afford to be decent, fair and environmental activists unlike politicians. They are good for tourism. Republics are rather stuck with either awful dictators or crummy Presidents.
The royals do pomp and circumstance even better than our military and that is a high bar. Although I thought the wedding was a bit too informal for royals. Stand by Me was awesome but out of place in my non british opinon. I wanted to see preachers so stuffy as they delivered a solid message you would wonder if they were actually BBC actors or actresses on loan from the Abbey. Instead it seemed the Royals went out of their way to update their image for the next generation. I am not sure cool royals are really needed. Royals should be like the endangered species at the wild animal park. A view of an idealized past... imo which I know does not matter. I watched it on youtube with my wife and daughter. I could have opted out but it would have been bad form.
indeed. And that nice "little 14th Century Chapel" at Windsor was more than adequate for the occasion. . I looked into this venue on Wiki. Wanted to make sure it wasn't to frumpy for Harry and Meghan. Turns out there has been a few more shindigs there included a few other weddings: The Prince Albert Edward, Prince of Wales and Princess Alexandra of Denmark in 1863 (later King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra respectively) The Princess Helena and Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg in 1866 The Princess Louise and the Marquess of Lorne (later Duke of Argyll) in 1871 The Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia in 1879 Princess Frederica of Hanover and Luitbert von Pawel Rammingen in 1880 The Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany and Princess Helena of Waldeck-Pyrmont in 1882 Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein (daughter of Princess Christian) and Prince Aribert of Anhalt in 1891 Princess Alice (daughter of the Duke of Albany) and Prince Alexander of Teck (later Earl of Athlone) in 1904 Princess Margaret of Connaught (daughter of the Duke of Connaught) and Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden (later King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden) in 1905 Lady Helena Cambridge (daughter of the Marquess of Cambridge, and niece of Queen Mary) and Major John Gibbs, Coldstream Guards in 1919 (non-royal) Anne Abel Smith (granddaughter of Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone) and David Liddell-Grainger in 1957 (non-royal) Lady Helen Windsor (daughter of The Duke of Kent) and Timothy Taylor in 1992 (non-royal) The wedding of The Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and Sophie Rhys-Jones in 1999 The union of The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles in 2005 received a blessing from The Archbishop of Canterbury Peter Phillips and Autumn Kelly in 2008 Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on 19 May 2018[7] The forthcoming wedding of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank on 12 October 2018 turns out it's good for burials also. Persons interred here include: Altar George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Bedford, on 22 March 1479 Mary of York, in 1482 Edward IV, King of England (1461–1470; 1471–1483), in 1483 Henry VI, King of England (1422–1461; 1470–1471), reburied from Chertsey Abbey in 1484 the coffins of two unidentified children suggested to be the Princes in the Tower Elizabeth Woodville, Queen Consort of Edward IV (1464–1483), on 12 June 1492 Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (1901–1910), on 20 May 1910 Alexandra of Denmark, spouse of Edward VII (1863–1910), on 28 November 1925 Quire Jane Seymour, Queen of England, in 1537 Henry VIII, King of England and Ireland, in 1547 Charles I, King of England, Scotland and Ireland, in 1649 Stillborn son of Queen Anne (last monarch of the House of Stuart), in 1698. Royal Vault Princess Amelia of the United Kingdom in 1810 Princess Augusta, Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel in 1813 Princess Charlotte of Wales in 1817 Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen Consort of the United Kingdom, in 1818 George III, King of the United Kingdom, in 1820 Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn in 1820 Princess Elizabeth of Clarence in 1821 Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany in 1827 George IV, King of the United Kingdom, in 1830 William IV, King of the United Kingdom, in 1837 Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom in 1840 Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, Queen Consort of the United Kingdom, in 1849 Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (1774–1850) (reburial) in 1930 George V, King of Hanover, in 1878 Princess Augusta of Hesse-Cassel (1797–1889) (reburial) in 1930 Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge in 1897 Francis, Duke of Teck in 1900 Near West Door George V, King of the United Kingdom, in 1936 Mary of Teck, Queen consort of the United Kingdom, in 1953 King George VI Memorial Chapel George VI, King of the United Kingdom, died 1952. Interred 26 March 1969 following its construction.[8] Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (ashes), in 2002 Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, Queen Consort of the United Kingdom, in 2002 Albert Memorial Chapel Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, in 1884 Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence, in 1892 Gloucester Vault Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, in 1805 Maria, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh, in 1807 Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, in 1834 Princess Sophia of Gloucester, in 1844 Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh, in 1857[9] Other William, 1st Baron Hastings (1431–1483), a nobleman and close friend of King Edward IV; in the north aisle of St George's Chapel, next to Edward IV. Anne St. Leger (1476 – 21 May 1526) and her husband George Manners, 11th Baron de Ros (22 August 1465 – 23 October 1513) in the private Rutland Chapel[10] Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, in 1545 Christopher Villiers, 1st Earl of Anglesey, in 1631 Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort (1629–1700) and his ancestors in the private Beaufort Chapel; the original monument by Grinling Gibbons was moved to St Michael and All Angels Church, Badminton, in 1878. Very Revd Dr Penyston Booth (1681–1765), Dean of Windsor Dejazmatch Alemayehu Tewodros, son of Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia, on 21 November 1879