More Than Just a Royal Wedding

Two proud mothers, one the descendant of slaves, the other, the world’s longest reigning monarch.

Two people in love as they make a commitment, start a new chapter.

A sparkling spring day. Crowds of well-wishers.
Adorable children.
A rainbow of faces.
Beautiful horses.

A barn-burner of an address given by an African-American clergyman, the central theme the power of love to heal a troubled world.

Quotes from Dr. Martin Luther King.

A gospel choir singing “Stand By Me.” “Stand by Me” at a royal wedding, people.

The trumpets, the organ, the choir, the soaring voice of the soprano. The cello.
The gospel choir’s exuberant recessional, “Amen.”

A marriage of culture, ethnicity, and heritage.
A moment of gaiety, a brief respite.
A time for all of us to lighten up.
What is there NOT to celebrate?


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