LONDON, April 4, 2005
Charles And Camilla Delay Wedding
Papal Funeral Friday Delays Britain's Royal Wedding
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In addition, Charles will attend Friday's funeral in Rome, the prince's Clarence House office said.
Charles cut short his Swiss skiing holiday to attend a memorial service for the pope in London Monday afternoon, his office added. Parker Bowles also planned to attend the service at Westminster Cathedral, it said.
The Vatican earlier Monday confirmed that the funeral would be held on Friday, starting at 4 a.m. EDT.
The wedding had been scheduled for Friday, with the major ceremonial occasion, a service of blessing, set for 9:30 a.m. EDT.
The conflict posed a dilemma for Prime Minister Tony Blair, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and other British dignitaries who might be expected at both events, reports CBS News Correspondent Steve Holt.
Charles and Parker Bowles will be married in a civil ceremony in the town hall at Windsor, west of London, followed by a prayer service and dedication at Windsor castle's chapel.
Charles' impending marriage to Camilla Parker Bowles has locked British public opinion into a contradiction: people largely support the marriage but don't want her to be queen.
That popular sentiment apparently pressed Charles to declare that if he is crowned, Parker Bowles will become princess consort. The British government says, however, that if Charles is king, she automatically becomes queen — whether she uses the title or not.
Blame the confusion on the long shadow cast by Princess Diana, who died in a 1997 car crash in Paris.
Opinion polls indicate much of the public believes that Parker Bowles can have her man but not the title of queen.
It's as though Diana achieved her wish to be "a queen in people's hearts," and the public has no room for another.
The opposition to a Queen Camilla also reflects a view held by many in Britain that Charles cheated during his marriage to Diana and was the villain of the divorce — never mind that Diana had affairs as well.
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