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The Wedding Vows of Prince William and Kate Middleton - YAHOO! Posted: 13 Jan 2011 12:03 PM PST With so much speculation on the bride's dress and will the royals smooch on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, other minutiae of the wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton are being debated. It's already been reported Middleton will be driven in a car to the wedding as opposed to a horse-drawn carriage, supporting the assertion she and Prince William are a more modern married couple. What about the couple's wedding vows? The Archbishop of Canterbury, head of the Church of England, will marry the couple at Westminster Abbey according to Clarence House's official Twitter post. Anglican wedding vows are steeped in tradition going back to the Catholic liturgy of the church. But will Middleton and Prince William utilize traditional wedding vows? Here's a look at what the modern royal couple may employ for their vows to each other before God and the entire world. Anglican Vows The Church of England (Anglican) wedding vows are prescribed words written in the "Book of Common Prayer." The vows are standard language and follow traditional words heard at a wedding ceremony. Perhaps the royal couple's vows will go something like this: "I, William Arthur Philip Louis Windsor, take you, Catherine Elizabeth Middleton, to be my wife, to have and to hold from this day forward; for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and cherish, till death do us part; according to God's holy law. In the presence of God I make this vow." In the order of the service, the man gives his vows first as he holds his bride's hand. Middleton will give the same exact vow to Prince William in this case. The Vows of Charles and Diana When Prince Charles married Princess Diana in 1981, their wedding vows were exchanged in St. Paul's Cathedral. Both the bride and groom were nervous as Diana accidentally inverted Prince Charles' names and Charles said a portion of the vows wrong promising to share Diana's wealth with her instead of sharing his wealth with her. The portion of the vows about bestowing worldly goods comes from a more traditional saying of the exchanging of the rings. The more modern version goes "all that I have I share with you." In another break from tradition, perhaps Middleton and Prince William will use the more modern update of the "Book of Common Prayer" as opposed to the older text which dates back to 1662. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php Five Filters featured site: So, Why is Wikileaks a Good Thing Again?.

Kate Middleton's Royal Wedding Touches - People Posted: 14 Jan 2011 01:28 PM PST Kate Middleton PA Photos/Landov Every bride knows the adage-turned-checklist for her big day: Something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue. But for Kate Middleton there's a whole other set of traditional rules – the royal ones. There are several storied, well-preserved British royal traditions that the princess-to-be may incorporate on April 29. Among them? • THE MYRTLE MUST Ever since Queen Victoria wed in 1840, a sprig of myrtle, the proverbial "herb of love" has been added to royal bride's bouquets – Both Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Diana included a bit of the aromatic evergreen plant. "It is a long running tradition and we would be honored to supply Kate Middleton with some myrtle for her big day," a spokesperson for the site of the original myrtle bush, Osborne House, tells PEOPLE. • YE OLDE SILKWORMS Middleton will surely choose a British designer for her wedding dress, but if silk is her fabric of choice, she will likely have to start up a new royal tradition. Lullingstone Silk Farm, which has been supplying silk to the royal family since 1937, closed twenty years ago. "The last royal commission was for Princess Diana's wedding veil," notes Anna Hart Dyke, whose grandmother established the farm. • WITH THIS (WELSH) RING … Historically speaking, a royal bride's wedding ring should contain Welsh gold from a special royal family reserve. Ever since the late Queen Mother's wedding in 1923, bridal wedding bands have contained gold from a mine in Dolgellau, North Wales, operated by Clogau Gold. "We have been in touch with the palace to offer our services," says Ben Roberts, managing director of the jewelry company. The stash of rare gold, which comes from a mine with an abundance of copper, has a unique pink tinge. • A SPECIAL SPOT FOR THE BOUQUET For Princess (now Queen) Elizabeth's wedding, the floor of Westminster Abbey was covered with a fine carpet everywhere but the grave of the Unknown Warrior. The day after, she followed another royal tradition – one started by her mother – by sending her wedding bouquet back to the Abbey to be laid on the grave. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php Five Filters featured site: So, Why is Wikileaks a Good Thing Again?.

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