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Anyone who has seen a Merchant Ivory film knows that the British follow any flash of emotion with a long spasm of ritual. So it was that around Christmas, Prince Charles got down on one knee and proposed to Camilla Parker Bowles. She accepted. Then the Prince asked his mother Queen Elizabeth for official consent. The Queen, in accordance with the centuries-old Royal Marriages Act, asked Prime Minister Tony Blair for the government's approval. The PM consulted with the attorney general. Meanwhile, the Church of England chewed over the religious significance of a middle-aged, divorced prince trading...
...joint problem of royal divorce and succession arrived 70 years too late for poor Edward VIII and nearly 500 years too late for Anne Boleyn. The living parties all felt like celebrating. In their first betrothed public appearance, the Prince of Wales, 56, smiled and blushed while Parker Bowles, 57, showed off her ring and giddily declared, "I'm just coming down to earth." The Queen issued a statement saying "The Duke of Edinburgh and I are very happy that the Prince of Wales and Mrs. Parker Bowles are to marry." For the Queen, "very happy" is gushing...
...timing has little to do with Valentine's Day and much to do with the distance between now and the signal royal event of the past 50 years: the death of you-know-who. In the convulsion of grief after Princess Diana's 1997 car accident, Parker Bowles--whom Diana outed as Prince Charles' extramarital lover in a 1994 television interview--became the most hated person in Britain; in one infamous incident, she was chased from her local grocery store by shoppers pelting her with bread rolls. For two years after Diana's death, Charles and Camilla were too radioactive...
...While I'm flattered by your recent invitation to celebrate the April wedding of His Royal Highness Charles, the Prince of Wales, and Mrs. Camilla Parker Bowles, the future Duchess of Cornwall and Princess Consort (or whatever combination of flowery titles the Royal stationer deems necessary to lend her calling cards and thank-you notes that traditional noble oomph) I must regretfully inform you that I will be unable to attend. Even more regretfully, I feel it is my duty to be candid about my reasons for non-attendance, which have nothing to do with ill-health or prior engagements...
...Somerville Theatre show, the band showcased many of the tracks from the new record, delivering them with their famously hypnotic flow. Guitarist and singer Sparhawk held notes for as long as he could, breathing out words of love, parenthood, and religion to an all-ages audience, with his wife (Parker) providing beautiful harmonizing tones and compellingly simple percussion beneath. Bassist Sally adopted an acoustic guitar for a few of the songs in a Destroyer-heavy...