Okay. Queen consents to royal wedding

[somone]

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/21/uk-britain-wedding-consent-idUSTRE73K2WN20110421

"Now Know Ye..." - Queen consents to royal wedding

(Reuters) - The Queen has given her formal consent to the marriage of grandson Prince William and Kate Middleton in the form of a historic hand written legal document made of vellum and elaborately illuminated.

Under the terms of the Royal Marriages Act of 1772, the monarch must formally approve the marriage of her children and of most direct descendants of King George II, who reigned in the 18th century, before their wedding. The Instrument of Consent, images of which were made available by William's office on Thursday, bears the queen's signature "Elizabeth R" and is sealed with the Great Seal of the Realm.

It reads: "NOW KNOW YE that We have consented and do by these Presents signify Our Consent to the contracting of Matrimony between Our Most Dearly Beloved Grandson Prince William Arthur Philip Louis of Wales, K.G., and Our Trusty and Well-beloved Catherine Elizabeth Middleton."

The Instrument of Consent is one of a very few instruments that pass under the Great Seal which bear the monarch's signature. It will be given to William and Middleton after their wedding on April 29. The document was illuminated by one of a panel of scrivener/artists retained by the Crown Office...

[Bluebear]

1. Good thing, cause the canapes have been ordered, baby.

[xchrom]

3. And you know they'll be to die for! Nt

[GoneOffShore]

19. Smoked salmon on toast -

Sausage rolls, mini Cornish pasties and a couple of others.

Sounds like Liz popped into Tescos and got the bargain canapes.

[xchrom]

21. Oh, you can Dish! I'm sitting next to you. Nt

[Liberal Veteran]

2. They should have eloped.

Now it's going to be a big to-do.

[MrMickeysMom]

4. By the grace of God?

Okay.

It'll get a 50 share on BBC America, fer sure...

[muriel_volestrangler]

38. Yeah - it's the British equivalent of "under God" or "In God We Trust"

It's on British coins as "D.G." - Dei Gratia, 'by the grace of god' in Latin.

[MrMickeysMom]

45. They probably study Latin...

... and I don't think anyone takes the Royals to be too God-like.

[LeftofObama]

5. Whew!

Now I can finally get some sleep! The anticipation of waiting for the queen's approval has been keeping me up at night!

[Mist]

6. Yeah, my thought was "Whew! That's a load off my mind!" nt

[MilesColtrane]

7. Translation for commoners: "trusty" Kate has signed the Royal Pre-Nup

[KT2000]

37. Really?

Is that what that means? It sort of looked like an insult or something. Cars are trusty - bikes are trusty, but a woman??

[MilesColtrane]

42. I was joking about Kate having to sign a pre-nup, but considering the vast amount...

of wealth controlled by the family, and Diana's 26 million dollar divorce settlement, I wouldn't be surprised if she was asked to sign one.

Yeah, "trusty" isn't the most complimentary descriptor, especially considering the Cambridge Dictionary's definition.

"Trusty - able to be trusted, especially because of having been owned and used for a long time"

[KT2000]

46. Ha! Ha!

:rofl:

Elizabeth R has a way with words - "bless her heart."

[Stuckinthebush]

8. What a circus

Well, it will be good TV I guess.

However, I personally would rather watch reruns of Night Court.

[KittyWampus]

9. It is very beautiful. I love calligraphy.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

30. I'm with you, my dear KittyWampus!

I love calligraphy too!

And this is a wonderful example of it.

:hi:

[tigereye]

39. it is lovely, isn't it?

the colors are so beautiful.

[Terra Alta]

10. yawn...

they should have just eloped and take the money that was set aside for the wedding, and give it to the poor.

[HereSince1628]

11. Remember the Boston Massacre!

Remember Concord and Lexington!

[givemebackmycountry]

13. That's in New Hampshire right?

[HereSince1628]

14. If you want it to be...

:shrug:

[wizstars]

25. ...or if you're Michele B(atsh1t-Crazy)achmann n/t

[givemebackmycountry]

12. I had something like that for my wedding in 1975,

I think it was written on a bar napkin, by one of my drunk ass friends however.

[Dawson Leery]

15. Thank goodness she gave her consent!

:eyes:

With the progress that has been made, some people still need the consent of others to chose who they wish to be with.
Such an archaic practice.

[OmahaBlueDog]

16. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses

not from some farcical aquatic ceremony

.....you can't expect to wield supreme executive power just because some watery tart threw a sword at you!

.....if I went 'round sayin' I was Emperor, just because some moistened bink lobbed a scimitar at me, they'd put me away!

[taterguy]

17. Oh shut up

[OmahaBlueDog]

18. Ah! Now we see the violence inherent in the system!

[taterguy]

20. Bloody peasant

[OmahaBlueDog]

29. Oh, what a giveaway! Did you hear that?

Did you hear that, eh? That's what I'm on about! Did you see him repressin' me? You saw it, didn't you?

[dflprincess]

34. Oppressed. You're being oppressed, not repressed

And it should be clear to everyone.

[Warren DeMontague]

23. Dennis, there's some lovely filth over here.

[OmahaBlueDog]

27. I didn't know we had a king... I thought we were an autonomous collective.

You're foolin' yourself. We're livin' in a dictatorship! A self-perpetuating autocracy in which the working classes...

[Warren DeMontague]

32. I actually think Life of Brian is funnier.

That's some funny shit.

[Liberal_in_LA]

22. I can't wait for it to be over. omg.

[Terra Alta]

24. +1

People get married every day. I don't see why this is such a big deal, especially here in the US.

[tigereye]

40. many in the US love royal spectacle- odd, I know.

And it's a big deal there since it's tradition- a big day off and fun to watch.

[Renew Deal]

28. When are you leaving for London?

What will you wear? :D

[Liberal_in_LA]

31. My invite hasn't arrived yet. lol

[wizstars]

26. the royal family--biggest waste of flesh on that side of the pond

On this side, it's the bush crime family.

[white_wolf]

35. While I'm not a big fan, they done us harm than Tony Blair.

[tigereye]

41. you would think his marrying a commoner would get a

big thumbs up here.... :rofl:

[BillyJack]

33. ROFLMAO

I'd bet even 'Lizzy' realizes what a joke this is - yet it "needs to be done, b/c 'some' ppl (the ppl that support them) want the formality/ROYALTY thing....which was left behind YEARS ago.....

:rofl:

[Canuckistanian]

36. That's nice

Hardly anyone these days takes the time to hire a calligrapher and consult the protocol volumes necessary to make a proper note.

And good vellum costs a fortune these days.

[Bombero1956]

43. I for one could give a rats ass

I mean really, didn't we fight 2 wars against these twits so we wouldn't have to go down on bended knee and kiss their tootsies? To see the amount of coverage this is getting is beyond the pale.

[MilesColtrane]

44. Considering how easily the "Unitary Executive" model that Bush and Cheney were pushing,...

(and Obama had done little to distance from) has been accepted by Congress, the Supreme Court, and most people, it seems this country longs for a King of its very own.