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Homeless clampdown sparks UK royal wedding row

Windsor - Muslimchronicle

In picturesque Windsor, in the shadow of the castle where Queen Elizabeth II spends her weekends, a dozen homeless people shelter from the cold in a jumble of blankets and cardboard boxes. But with less than five months to go until the May 19 wedding of her grandson Prince Harry and US actress Meghan Markle in the mediaeval castle's chapel, the localRead more

sparks UK royal wedding row

Windsor - Muslimchronicle

Markle adds sparkle to British royal Christmas

London - Muslimchronicle

Meghan Markle is to become the first fiancee invited to spend Christmas with the British royal family -- a move hailed Thursday as a sea change in the monarchy's traditionalist attitude. Prince Harry's bride-to-be will join the royals at Sandringham, Queen Elizabeth II's private estate in Norfolk, eastern England, where the royals traditionally spend their winter break. The US actress, 36, willRead more

HM King congratulated by HM Queen Elizabeth II

Manama - Muslimchronicle

His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa today received a cable of congratulations from Her Majesty Elizabeth II, the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, on Bahrain’s celebrations of the anniversary of the establishment of the modern state of Bahrain as an Arab and Muslim country in 1783 by its founder Ahmed Al-Fateh, theRead more

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle to marry on May 19

London - Muslimchronicle

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will marry in St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle on May 19 — the same day as one of the biggest English sports events of the year, the FA Cup final. The date was confirmed Friday by the prince’s Kensington Palace office. While most British royal weddings are on weekdays, this one is a Saturday,Read more

Meghan Markle to join royal family for Christmas

LONDON - Muslimchronicle

Prince Harry’s fiancee is set to join Britain’s royal family for Christmas. Kensington Palace said Meghan Markle will join Queen Elizabeth II and other senior royals at Sandringham, a sprawling estate in Norfolk, 175 kilometers north of London. The royals usually exchange gifts on Christmas Eve and attend a church service at St. Mary Magadalene Church on Christmas Day beforeRead more

Scottish priest hopes for gay Prince George

London - Muslimchronicle

A Scottish priest has caused a stir by expressing hope that four-year-old Prince George, who is third in line to the British throne, turns out to be gay so as to make the Church of England accept gay marriage. Kelvin Holdsworth tweeted that English people could "pray in the privacy of their hearts (or in public if they dare) forRead more

Prince Harry to marry Meghan Markle next year

London - Muslimchronicle

Britain's Prince Harry said Monday he was "thrilled" to be marrying his American girlfriend Meghan Markle early next year, confirming months of speculation about the one-time playboy royal and the glamorous actress. The prince revealed he fell for Markle "the very first time we met" as the pair posed smiling and laughing for photographers in the gardens of his homeRead more

Prince Harry proposed to Markle over roast chicken

Manama - Muslimchronicle

Prince Harry revealed Monday that he proposed to actress Meghan Markle over roast chicken, and said she would be "unbelievably good" at her new Royal role despite its pressures. The couple said they were enjoying "a cozy night" at home in his cottage in the grounds of Kensington Palace earlier this month -- "trying to roast a chicken" -- whenRead more

A feminist among Britain's royals

London - Muslimchronicle

American, mixed-race and "fiercely independent": Meghan Markle, Prince Harry's actor girlfriend, will breathe fresh air into the British royal family when she marries Queen Elizabeth II's grandson next spring. Playing a lawyer in the hit television show "Suits", the 36-year-old actress with long flowing black hair was barely known in Britain when her name appeared on newspaper front pages lastRead more