Charles, Camilla Change Wedding Venue

Society | February 18, 2005, Friday // 00:00
Charles, Camilla Change Wedding Venue Prince Charles will marry Camilla Parker Bowles in Guildhall, Windsor's town hall, and not in Windsor Castle as originally planned. Photo by www.princeofwales.gov.uk

Prince Charles will marry Camilla Parker Bowles in Guildhall, Windsor's town hall, and not in Windsor Castle as originally planned, says a statement on his Web site.

The venue will enable the public to see The Prince of Wales and Mrs Parker Bowles arrive and depart from the Guildhall and include the town of Windsor in the day's events, the statement said, without providing further reasons for the venue change.

The April 8 civil ceremony will be followed by the Service of Prayer and Dedication in St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle, to be presided over by the Archbishop of Canterbury and attended by around 700 guests.

Following the Service, the Queen will give a reception in the State Apartments at Windsor Castle. Afterwards, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall will leave Windsor for Scotland.

The gold for the pair's wedding rings has come from the Clogau St. David's mine in Bontddu, north Wales, in accordance with royal tradition, the statement said.

London-based jeweler Wartski will make the rings.

According to unofficial information the reason for the venue change is the British law, under which Windsor Castle should be licensed as a wedding venue for the couple to marry there, thus making it possible for other couples to wed in.

The building is one of Queen Elizabeth II's three official residences.

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