Royal Wedding of Different Colours

History was made yesterday as Prince Harry, now Duke of Sussex, married his American beau, actress Meghan Markle at a very emotional and unconventional wedding in St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle.

The ceremony capped a week-long frenzy that engulfed the whole of England and the rest of world. Thousands of people, who travelled from far and near, camped on the open grounds of the Long Walk, the Carriage Procession route, out- side the Windsor Castle ahead of the Big Day, just to catch a glimpse of their beloved Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

The mixed multitude had white faces, blacks and Hispanics who wanted to be part of the history making ceremony, particularly at a time when the terms of diversity and inclusion have a very strong social voice.

On the eve of the wedding, Prince Harry in company of his older brother, Prince William the Duke of Cambridge stepped outside to greet wellwishers. Following the footsteps of her husband, Markle did same, even hugging some members of the crowd, a ges- ture that was frowned at by the conservative English establishment, who do not appreciate that owing to her being in the spotlight, the gesture was natural. Rewriting History In more ways than one, Prince Harry who is the sixth in line to the throne has expressed his intention to modernize the British monarchy, and his wedding to a woman who is biracial, older and an American with no blue blood provided the antecedent to stir such an evolution. Read the concluding part on www.thisdaylive.com