CC SHORT: Priest who denied secretly marrying Meghan and Harry
Channel: Croak and Crow
Date: 2022-09-15

Archbishop of Canterbury's remarks on grief

The Archbishop of Canterbury comforting people queueing in London to view Queen Elizabeth II lying-in-state on Thursday.

His grief advice:
Everyone grieves in their own way . . . that's healthy
(Grief is) the mind, deep down, saying "this is so painful"
1. Be with people
2. Share what your feeling
(3) Find someone who you can trust and who you can talk to
Most importantly: Don't carry it alone

From the Archbishop of Canterbury's official Twitter @ JustinWelby
Volunteers from many faiths are offering comfort, support and a listening ear to people queuing to see Her Majesty. 

It was a privilege to be out with the Faith Team today, speaking to people and hearing stories of deep loss but also great hope, faith and love.
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The Archbishop of Canterbury who has the privilege of crowning the kings and queens of England and ranks immediately after the princes of royal blood.

The Archbishop’s official residence is at Lambeth Palace, London, and second residence at the Old Palace, Canterbury.

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From Wikipedia:
Justin Welby (born 6 January 1956) is a British bishop who is currently the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury. He has served in that role since 2013. Ex officio, he is the Primate of All England and the symbolic head primus inter pares of the worldwide Anglican Communion.

Welby was educated at the University of Cambridge where he read History and Law. Later in life, he studied for ordination at St John's College, Durham. 

Welby's theology is reported as representing the evangelical tradition within Anglicanism. Having worked in business before his ordination, some of his publications explore the relationship between finance and religion and, as a member of the House of Lords, he sits on the panel of the 2012 Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards.

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During the widely televised interview of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry by Oprah Winfrey (March 2021), Meghan remarked that she and Harry actually got married by a private exchange of vows on Wednesday May 16, 2018, three days before their official public wedding on Saturday May 19, 2018 and that Welby officiated the ceremony in their backyard with no other people present. This was immediately confirmed by Harry. This created a controversy around the apparent irregularity of a secret marriage under English family law and Welby's participation in such an irregular ceremony. On March 30, 2021 Welby countered that the couple's legal marriage occurred only on Saturday May 19, 2018.
"The legal wedding was on the Saturday. I signed the wedding certificate, which is a legal document, and I would have committed a serious criminal offense if I signed it knowing it was false. So you can make what you like about it. But the legal wedding was on the Saturday. But I won't say what happened at any other meetings.” - Justin Welby

Welby is married to Caroline Eaton and they have had six children.

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