2009 12 08 Prince Charles to remarry

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Prince Charles to remarry    Prince Charles announced his engagement yesterday to his lover of 30 years, the divorced Mrs. Camilla Parker Bowles. After years of intense public interest and debate over whether the couple should walk down the aisle and marry, the British heir to the throne finally decided to tie the knot. The British people are equally split over the news, with a third approving, a third disapproving, and the rest totally fed up with Royal stories. Queen Elizabeth II, Tony Blair, and Princes William and Harry are all delighted. It will not be a traditional church wedding, as the Church of England frowns upon divorced people remarrying while their ex-partner is still alive. No one yet knows whether or not it’ll be a white wedding. However, the ceremony will take place in Windsor Castle. Camilla will not be a queen if Charles becomes king. Instead she will be a Princess Consort, but she will have the cool-sounding title of Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cornwall (Cornwall is a small town in the south-west of England). Many people were originally against Charles’ relationship with Camilla, as Princess Diana blamed Camilla for the break-up of her marriage. In recent years people have accepted Charles’ love for Mrs. Parker Bowles. The happy day is set for April 8. Honeymoon details are unknown.