Prince Charles's wedding
The news that Prince Charles has decided to marry Mrs. Parker-Bowles will no doubt be the cause of many letters and much discussion here and elsewhere.
I hope that people will realise that for all their exalted status, we are talking about two human beings, no different to the rest of us, with deep feelings, emotions, and vulnerabilities.
As they are both divorced, it is obvious that they have both made mistakes in the past, but who amongst us haven't? Indeed many of us drift in and out of relationships all our lives in an almost casual fashion. Should we deny this couple a second chance of happiness?
Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.
The history of the British monarchy is the very opposite of lifelong monagamous love. Elizaberth !st, the Virgin Queen, was reputed to have had several lovers, while even that paragon of virtue and family values, Queen Victoria is very likely to have had a long standing affair with John Brown. Our kings have had multiple wives, concubines, and every sort of liaison imaginable. Are we, in this more permissive and understanding age going to revert to a narrow minded rectitude that in fact never did hold sway?
I say Good Luck to them. The length of their relationship shows that they are well suited, and I am sure they have the blessing of their families.
