There was plenty of traditional pageantry — including state trumpeters and the carriage procession — on display at Saturday’s Royal Wedding.
But when Prince Harry exchanged vows with American actress Meghan Markle, the couple was going to walk down the aisle their way.
“As he married Meghan Markle in one of the most international and star-studded royal weddings in history, Harry got to have his (elderflower and lemon) cake and eat it, too,” Vanity Fair‘s Katie Nicholl wrote.
“There was no shortage of pomp and pageantry; a staircase party for the newlyweds formed by the Household Cavalry, state trumpeters, and a Captain’s Escort for the eagerly awaited carriage procession. And there were some unexpected moments, too. While the Archbishop of Canterbury officiated the ceremony and married the couple, it was Most Reverend Michael Curry, the head of the Episcopal Church in the United States, who stole the show with his electrifying sermon in which he quoted Martin Luther King Jr. in speaking of the “power of love.”
That was not matrimony as usual in Britain.
There was a diversity on display that just wasn’t there in years past—one that reflected the barriers that the biracial bride was breaking. Karen Gibson and the Kingdom Choir performed a gospel-flavored rendition of “Stand by Me,” a big departure from previous Royal weddings.
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