Justin Welby has said Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding is no tick-box exercise and their love provides a model for the rest of the nation.
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peaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, the Archbishop of Canterbury said: I am very, very sure after conversations that this is no tick-box exercise, we ought to get married in a church.
They are due to marry at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, in May.
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There is a profound sense of commitment, of seriousness, both about faith and their lives together, which is quite inspirational.
It’s important because people look at it and see a model of how two people commit their lives to one another before God in the presence of millions of people.
It’s always a beautiful moment, every wedding is profoundly beautiful. Even when you drop the rings it’s still a very moving wedding.
He refused to confirm whether he would be conducting the ceremony, saying I think that’s up to them, but revealed he was looking forward to the big event, saying it would be fun.