Will he invoke the Holy Spicket?

Word came yesterday that Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams will in fact preside at the marriage ceremony of Prince William and Kate Middleton on April 29, 2011.

The Church of England's senior cleric might not have landed the job quite as easily as you'd think, seeing as how Bishop of London Richard Chartres is a close friend of the family and spiritual mentor to Prince Charles. It turns out Chartres will preach.

To whom, then, do the duties of traditional premarital counseling fall? Risk-management and insurance expert Lloyds of London?

We all get a little tongue-tied in the pulpit, but the administration of vows, which we've all heard a million times, can still be tricky for overly nervous types, or just your standard-issue unintelligible types (whether heavily bearded or just heavily muttonchopped). Let's just hope Rowan Williams doesn't channel Rowan Atkinson.

Posted by Torey Lightcap on December 5, 2010 5:25 PM | |
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And how many names does William have before Windsor, for Kate to remember?

Posted by Susan Hedges [TypeKey Profile Page] | December 5, 2010 6:54 PM

To whom, then, do the duties of traditional premarital counseling fall? Risk-management and insurance expert Lloyds of London?

Ouch! O_o

JC Fisher (FYI, whose marriage---Episcopal, w full premarital counseling---ended in divorce)

Posted by tgflux [TypeKey Profile Page] | December 5, 2010 7:17 PM

The word the other Rowan used is 'spigot', as in faucet, not 'spicket'.

Posted by Ken Hull [TypeKey Profile Page] | December 6, 2010 12:59 PM

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