xenobia
Serene Highness
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I absolutely disagree. It's a beautiful and tender tradition for a father to escort his daugther to the alter.
And I'm glad King Gustav didn't bow to the feminists this time.
I know you in Sweden frown upon the tradition of the father escorting the daughter to the alter, fortunately that tradition is in no danger of being abolished here in DK.
Should my own daughter decide to get married in a church I will be beaming like a lighthouse on speed next to her down the aisle.
Actually, it's mostly the church of Sweden that the royals didn't bow to, since it's a swedish church tradition of walking down the aisle together. That tradition is much older than the current gender equality movement.
When I was much younger, I actually asked my father what he would say if I would ask him to walk me down the aisle one day. He laughed and said (in a broad dialect) - "But young lady, haven't I raised you so that you can walk your own ways and make your own decisions?". And yes, he raised me that way.
I do understand and respect that different nations have their own traditions. I just think it's sad that the royal family here, that usually are big on traditions, has chosen to disregard the church tradition in this particular detail. It's disrespectful to the church. It's also sad that many young women out there watch the royal weddings and want to copy them. The (IMO) great tradition of walking in together in the church is becoming more and more rare as our nation is soaked in all things american. I'm not a big fan of that.
Shouldn't it be the Queen who escorts her son down to the altar in this scenario?
Haha, you're correct
Well, if that happens, I promise to not just stop nagging people about this, but also buy the prince couple a fancy wedding gift!
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