Royal Wedding Ceremony: no kiss?

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My friend (she is totally obsessed with the weddin) showed me this video on youtube that said that Prince William and Kate Middleton will not kiss at the ceremony because it is forbidden in their church. But as I was browsing the other forums I found many people saying that anglican wedding ceremonies do allow a kiss at the ceremony. Could it be merely their specific church that does not allow it?
 
Some do; some don’t. I’ve certainly attended Anglican ceremonies where the bride and groom kissed.

It could be a royal thing, but it’s not an Anglican thing, at least in Canada.

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Gerry
 
“once the ceremony is complete and the rings have been exchanged, there will be no royal smooch at the abbey altar for the benefit of the 1,900 guests in attendance. Church of England protocol expressly forbids such behavior, especially in a hallowed site such as Westminster Abbey, one of the world’s most famous churches.”
This is from ca.royalwedding.yahoo.com

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kriselle said:
My friend (she is totally obsessed with the weddin) showed me this video on youtube that said that Prince William and Kate Middleton will not kiss at the ceremony because it is forbidden in their church. But as I was browsing the other forums I found many people saying that anglican wedding ceremonies do allow a kiss at the ceremony. Could it be merely their specific church that does not allow it?
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Will it make a difference? They have kissed each other for many times, anyway.
 
kriselle said:
My friend (she is totally obsessed with the weddin) showed me this video on youtube that said that Prince William and Kate Middleton will not kiss at the ceremony because it is forbidden in their church. But as I was browsing the other forums I found many people saying that anglican wedding ceremonies do allow a kiss at the ceremony. Could it be merely their specific church that does not allow it?
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There is no kiss between bride and groom in a traditional Catholic ceremony, either.
 
a bit off the topic : who were these two ladies in monastic garb sitting next to Duke William? They also were leaving together with the clergy.
I do not know much about Anglican Church but I have always thought they have no consecrated persons .
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Asnate
 
asnate said:
a bit off the topic : who were these two ladies in monastic garb sitting next to Duke William? They also were leaving together with the clergy.
I do not know much about Anglican Church but I have always thought they have no consecrated persons .
Thanks,

Asnate
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Asnate, those women were Anglican nuns, and based on their habits, they’re likely members of the Community of the Sisters of the Church, an Anglican order of nuns in England, Canada, Australia, and the south Pacific. Moreover, there are men and women in religious orders throughout the Anglican Communion leading contemplative cloistered lives of prayer and meditation or leading active vocations of prayer and service.

Also, in response to the thread, the Book of Common Prayer (US) does not contain an explicit allowance for a kiss between the newly married couple in the marriage liturgy. That being said, a kiss usually takes during the Peace; I do not have the Church of England’s Book of Common Prayer to verify if their liturgy is the same in this respect, but I would imagine that it is the same.
 
GCMac87 said:
Asnate, those women were Anglican nuns, and based on their habits, they’re likely members of the Community of the Sisters of the Church, an Anglican order of nuns in England, Canada, Australia, and the south Pacific. Moreover, there are men and women in religious orders throughout the Anglican Communion leading contemplative cloistered lives of prayer and meditation or leading active vocations of prayer and service.
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I think I saw those same two Sisters when the Holy Father visited Westminster Abbey last September. They walked in the procession to the High Altar at the start of the Evensong service which he attended with the Archbishop of Canterbury.
 
asnate said:
a bit off the topic : who were these two ladies in monastic garb sitting next to Duke William? They also were leaving together with the clergy.
I do not know much about Anglican Church but I have always thought they have no consecrated persons .
Thanks,

Asnate
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Surely you meant, ‘PRINCE WILLIAM’, right?

‘Duke of Cambridge’ is now his new title. He usually goes by the name ‘William Wales’ because he is the eldest son of Prince Charles, who is the Prince of Wales.
 
GCMac87 said:
Asnate, those women were Anglican nuns, and based on their habits, they’re likely members of the Community of the Sisters of the Church, an Anglican order of nuns in England, Canada, Australia, and the south Pacific. Moreover, there are men and women in religious orders throughout the Anglican Communion leading contemplative cloistered lives of prayer and meditation or leading active vocations of prayer and service.

Also, in response to the thread, the Book of Common Prayer (US) does not contain an explicit allowance for a kiss between the newly married couple in the marriage liturgy. That being said, a kiss usually takes during the Peace; I do not have the Church of England’s Book of Common Prayer to verify if their liturgy is the same in this respect, but I would imagine that it is the same.
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True that! I live near the monastery of the Society of St. John the Evangelist. The Episcopal Bishop of Massachusetts is a celibate monk.
 
GCMac87 and Barb Finnegan,

thanks a lot for your kind answers; I have got now a new insight regarding Anglican Church.
 
The traditional Anglican ceremony doesn’t have a kiss. It is kind of a Hollywood thing. Nowadays many people do it anyway, and it may be in the new liturgies.

It’s a bit like a eulogy at a funeral - it’s new-fangled.
 
did anyone watch the whole thing? I’d like to know if they also received the Eucharist since it was a catholic wedding?
 
504Katrin said:
did anyone watch the whole thing? I’d like to know if they also received the Eucharist since it was a catholic wedding?
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No communion at the William-Katherine wedding, if that’s what you meant. And it was completely Anglican. (Though Anglicans and Lutherans will both tell you they receive communion at their regular services.)
 
GCMac87 said:
Asnate, those women were Anglican nuns, and based on their habits, they’re likely members of the Community of the Sisters of the Church, an Anglican order of nuns in England, Canada, Australia, and the south Pacific.
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I think you are correct. You can see a photo of Sister Judith, CSC on her community’s website:
sistersofthechurch.org/newsletter/Our_Newsletter/Our_Newsletter.html

She appears to be the elderly nun who was sitting up front, next to the taller nun. If so, she is the Chaplain of Westminster Abbey which might explain why she was upfront. I’m not sure who the taller woman is, though.
 
504Katrin said:
did anyone watch the whole thing? I’d like to know if they also received the Eucharist since it was a catholic wedding?
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Catholic in what sense??

The wedding ceremony was held at the Anglican Westminster Abbey, the service was conducted by the (Anglican) Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall, and the marriage was solemnised by the (Anglican) Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend and Right Honourable Dr Rowan Williams.
 
ProVobis said:
No communion at the William-Katherine wedding, if that’s what you meant. And it was completely Anglican. (Though Anglicans and Lutherans will both tell you they receive communion at their regular services.)
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yes that’s what I meant 🙂 Thanks a lot for the feedback!
 
MarineGuy said:
There is no kiss between bride and groom in a traditional Catholic ceremony, either.
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That’s not true. We’ve been married 45 years and had a traditional Catholic wedding, and yes we were allowed to kiss, but at the end of the ceremony.
 
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