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Harry and Meghan to Have May Royal Wedding at Windsor Castle
Prince Harry announced his engagement to actress Meghan Markle Monday
By JILL LAWLESS
Associated Press
LONDON
—
Brit-
ain’s Prince Harry and
Meghan Markle will
have a May wedding
at Windsor Castle’s St.
George’s Chapel, roy-
al offi cials announced
Tuesday.
Windsor Castle, west of
London, is one of Queen
Elizabeth II’s main resi-
dences. The 15th-century
chapel is as historic but
more intimate than West-
minster Abbey, where
Harry’s older brother,
William, married Kate
Middleton in 2011.
Harry’s communica-
tions
Knauf,
a very
Prince
“
secretary, Jason
said Windsor “is
special place for
Harry,” and he
A divorced, mixed-race Hol-
lywood actress who attend-
ed a Roman Catholic school
is to marry the son of the
next king. Such a sentence
could simply not have been
written a generation ago
and Markle have regu-
larly spent time there
since they began dating
about a year and a half
ago.
He said the wedding
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of a gang of anthropomorphic
barnyard animals that apparently
played a critical role in the birth
of the Christ child. Who knew?
Bo the donkey (Steve Yeun) is the
ringleader of the meandering
menagerie ultimately huddled
around the manger in the iconic
creche tableau everybody knows.
Furthermore, instead of serving
up a purely pious plotline, this
relatively-lighthearted revision
features a lot of humorous asides,
much of it coming courtesy of
a trash-talking camel played by
the irrepressible Tracy Morgan
{“Three wise men don’t get lost!”).
“will be a moment of fun
and joy that will refl ect
the characters of the
bride and groom.” The
royal family will foot the
bill.
Harry, 33, and 36-year-
old American actress
Markle announced their
engagement on Monday.
Betwixt and between all the wise-
cracks, we witness the assorted
ordeals of Joseph the Carpenter
(Zachary Levi) and the Virgin
Mary (Gina Rodriguez) as they ne-
gotiate the perilous gauntlet from
Nazareth to a sacred stable in Beth-
lehem, in accordance with New
Testament lore.
Think of The Star as an irrev-
erent cross of “Shrek” (2001) and
“The Nativity Story” (2006). The
movie marks the noteworthy di-
rectorial debut of Timothy Reck-
hart, who recruited a big name cast
that included Oprah, Tyler Perry,
Mariah Carey, Ving Rhames, An-
thony Anderson and televangelist
Joel Osteen.
To make sure you get the Christ-
Harry’s
Kensington
Palace offi ce said Markle
plans to apply for British
citizenship, and will be
baptized in the Church of
England before she mar-
ries the fi ft h in line to the
throne.
The couple will carry
out their fi rst offi cial en-
gagement on Friday, vis-
iting a youth charity and
a World Aids Day event
in Nottingham, central
England. For Markle,
who has left the TV se-
ries “Suits” aft er seven
seasons, it will be a fi rst
taste of life as a working
royal.
The engagement dom-
inated newspaper front
mas spirit, the score has been
stocked with a profusion of holiday
classics, starting with the familiar
strains of “Carol of the Bells.” If the
name doesn’t ring a bell, it’s the
catchy tune now better known as
the “Give-a-Give-a-Give-a-Garmin”
jingle from the GPS commercial.
Also on the soundtrack are such
standards as “O Holy Night,” “The
Little Drummer Boy,” “God Rest
Ye Merry Gentlemen,” “We Three
Kings” and “Ave Maria.”
The Nativity revisited as a kiddie
cartoon adventure guaranteed to
enthrall tykes of any race, color or
creed.
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pages and morning news
shows in Britain on Tues-
day, as royal-watchers
awaited the details.
Markle’s future sister-
in-law the Duchess of
Cambridge, who is mar-
ried to Prince William,
said she was “absolutely
thrilled.”
“It’s such exciting
news,” Kate said as she
visited a museum in Lon-
don. “It’s a really happy
time for any couple and
we wish them all the best
and hope they enjoy this
happy moment.”
Prince Charles’ wife
Camilla, Duchess of
Cornwall, said she was
“delighted” her stepson
was marrying the U.S.
actress.
“America’s loss is our
gain,” she said.
Markle’s divorced sta-
tus would once have
barred her from marry-
ing the prince in church.
Harry’s father Prince
Charles, who is heir to
the British throne, mar-
ried Camilla in a low-key
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