- Yes. (laughs) The kiss.
- Very beautiful, but very solemn.
♪ (ragtime intro) ♪
- (FBE) So today, we have some videos to show you
from a big event that occurred recently.
- Oh, really? - Oh, the wedding!
I watched the whole thing.
- (FBE) The royal wedding. - Oh yeah. My god.
- Oh my god, I can't believe it. I stayed up all night long.
- (FBE) Obviously, due to time, we can't show you everything,
so we're gonna show you some notable moments from the wedding.
- Fantastic. Loved everything about it.
♪ (majestic instrumental music) ♪
- Oh, wow.
- She looks lovely. I gotta give her that.
- Oh, and Prince Charles was the one who walked her down.
- Okay, the traditions have changed. Now, this girl is changing traditions.
- And Harry looks a little nervous.
- I remember when I was standing there, too.
- He looks like one of the most elegant doormen I've ever seen.
- I mean, the whole change in society is reflected in this wedding.
- Oh my goodness. There's nothing like true love.
- I think she's marrying down, but hey, that's just my opinion.
- I'm a wedding photographer,
and I've covered more than 100 weddings.
Meghan's wedding dress was the most elegant
and beautiful wedding dress that I've ever seen.
- (priest) There's power in love to help and heal
when nothing else can. - You betcha.
- Now, this guy's really enthusiastic and really sold his sermon.
- (priest) There's power in love to lift up and liberate
when nothing else will.
- She kind of looks like her mom a little bit.
- Ah, such a venue.
- This is, you know, not the style of the British
with their reserve and their behavior.
- (priest) We actually treat each other...
well, like we're actually family. - That's right.
- I don't think the British are quite accustomed
to that kind of energy in a sermon.
- I thought we were gonna get some kind of Hallelujah moment
in there, but he didn't go that far.
- What a cathedral.
- ♪ When the night has come ♪
- (gasps) Oh, the gospel choir.
- ♪ And the land is dark ♪
♪ And the moon is the only light we see ♪
- Beautiful song, beautifully sung.
- (choir) ♪ So darling, darling ♪ - (exhales shakily)
- (choir) ♪ Stand by me ♪ - ♪ Ooh ♪
- (sings along softly) ♪ Stand by me ♪
That's really a good song for the wedding.
- ♪ Stand by me ♪ - The beauty, the architecture,
the hairstyles, you know, the hats. I mean, everything about it
was just mwah.
- We all assume that Meghan made this decision.
Prince Charles invited this gospel choir to sing.
(people cheering)
- She's glowing. - "Shall we kiss?"
"Yes, let's." "Okay."
- There's that kiss. - Yes. (laughs) The kiss.
- (voice-over) There is the kiss that everyone
was hoping for and waiting for.
- I should have watched the whole thing.
- What a wonderful day of joy.
And I'm thinking about the young girls.
You can one day marry a prince. It's true.
- (voice-over) It's all over now... - Is this the daughter of William?
- There's little Charlotte.
♪ (majestic instrumental music) ♪
- I have to practice that wave.
- That's England right there. It's so awesome.
We really know about how to put on a parade.
- You know, the Queen of England's been reigning for many years.
This is probably her last big wedding.
- (voice-over) ...which are just sparkling today.
- Just a beautiful occasion.
- Beautiful wedding. I wish I had been there.
I wish I had been the photographer that was contracted to do this wedding.
- (FBE) So we do have a lot to talk about the royal wedding,
but before we start talking about this particular wedding,
we have some clips to show you from royal weddings from the past.
- Oh, wow. Okay.
- I think they're gonna be a little more stately.
- Okay, this is William.
- Oh, Kate and Will.
- (giggles) It can't fit.
- A little trouble getting that on.
- (priest) With this ring, I thee wed.
- He got that ring all the way on there.
- It's solemn, but it's beautiful.
- It was very traditional, but he's the future king.
- It's a little more dignified, 'cause he's gonna be king
and she's gonna be queen, so you felt like this was
a little more formal.
- They were beautiful.
- Nice, pleasant. I'm not gonna spend three hours
watching it, but I like the highlights.
- This is Diana. - Whoa, what a dress.
- I always thought that dress was a bit over the top.
- It's their mother.
- Oh, I love Princess Diana.
- (voice-over) Listen to the welcome.
- Very beautiful, but very solemn.
- And the crowd is just going nuts.
- Their marriage really wasn't a happy one,
which is sad, because she was so in love with him.
- I got more in touch with her because of her activism,
and I'm sure that's what touched everybody when she passed away.
- (voice-over) Hand in hand, her royal highness,
Princess Elizabeth... - Okay, Prince Philip
and Elizabeth II.
- Now, that was a royal marriage, but it was a marriage for love.
- (voice-over) The king, the queen, and...
- I'm not sure we watched this on television.
I think we watched it in a movie theater.
- You notice he's not the king. He's the prince,
because he's not in the royal family.
He came from the Greek side.
- (voice-over) ...surged forward in a vast wave
towards the very gates of the palace.
- There's quite a difference there. That's very solemn.
- It's a big part of their economy, their tourism over there.
It's all part of it. It's just sometimes it gets
a little bit carried away for me.
- Royal weddings bring up a lot of unity in the country.
They bring a lot of tourism and money.
The money they spent some people think is--
(grouchily) "Ah, it's three million billion dollars,
and it's terrible." But it brings in so much goodwill
and so much unification and so much tourism
that I think it's money well-spent. Plus, it's just lovely.
- (FBE) So going back to the royal wedding
between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle,
it took place on May 19, 2018 and was watched
by more than two billion people worldwide.
- Whoa!
- (FBE) For you personally, was the royal wedding a big deal,
or do you not really care?
- Not all that big. I'm not really a monarchist.
I love the history and the pageantry of it all.
- I like the history and traditions of the monarchy
go back, you know, to 1066.
- It was a big deal. It's a happy time,
and worldwide, people like happiness.
- It's so elegant. It's so... elaborate.
It's kind of a must-see.
- It was drinking tea and eating crumpets and scones.
And this was very exciting, because it was
the melding of two countries.
- (FBE) So Meghan is an American well-known for her role
on the TV show, "Suits." She's not of royal blood,
was married once before, and is the first person of color
to ever marry into the royal family.
- Yes. She is gonna be an inspiration, I think,
to a lot of young girls.
- I'm happy that this has happened. I'm all for her marrying
into the royal family and bringing diversity to it.
- (FBE) The monarchy is well-known for its traditions
and generally old school practices. So is this something
you could've ever envisioned happening for the monarchy
when you were growing up? - No.
However, I think that they realized the world has changed
and that somehow, they've got to change
if they wanna continue to lead.
- Probably not, but you know, times are changing.
And a lot of the barriers that were up in my generation
are down now.
- Yes, Princess Diana wanted
to bring the monarchy to the people.
- One reason the royalty of the monarchy has done so well
is that they do change with the times.
Diana was so inclusive. And she really worked hard
to get those boys to feel the same way.
- (FBE) And after watching some of these weddings
and having lived through some of them as well...
- Uh-huh. - (FBE) How does this
most recent wedding and the monarchy in general
compare to how things were before? - I think now they're changing.
Now, it's simple but elegant compared to before,
where it was really lavish.
- William and Catherine's was more traditional,
and you felt the solemnity of the situation.
Whereas this one, it was like, "When's the party?
Yeah, let's go!"
- Princess Diana had to have her hymen checked.
She had to have an examination to make sure she was a virgin.
- Kate did not have to do that, so that's a change.
- What I have seen in recent years
where royalty is getting out in the community
and doing things for the community and doing nonprofit type of things,
working with schools and helping underprivileged children.
That makes my heart, you know, feel glad.
- (FBE) And finally, with the amount of progression the monarchy
has seen as of late, where do you see it going from here?
- I see it getting better and better when they have this little baby.
- It's gotta modernize and become more socially active.
It has to or it will die, because it won't have the money.
- They'll be able to relate to the common people better.
And common people will appreciate their leadership
in a different way.
- It's going to be more modern, more simple, and they might
change their rules. "Hey, you guys can marry
whoever you want to."
- We're gonna see much stronger involvement
in philanthropic let's change the world...
and really taking a more active part of that.
They're gonna have to do that to stay relevant. That's the key.
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