Jacknch
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My view is a general one and based on personal experience and I can quite see how some families are happy to invite ex family members to weddings. But clearly this is not the case for the royal family. I can't say the same for Diana because we don't know what her relationship would now be with the royal family.
It is obvious that the royal family do not consider Sarah as being a member of the family (even though she still has a connection through her children) and so is not automatically considered for invitation to royal family events. Do we know what other events she has attended since her divorce?
Can we be sure that Sarah would be comfortable sitting with the rest of the congregation while her daughters sit with the royal family? From a purely personal point of view, I would feel abit left out of things if I had to sit at the back of the church while my children sit at the front. If ex-wives and husbands were still considered memebrs of the royal family, there would eventually be no room to have them all sitting together as one united group!
It seems that although Andrew still loves his former wife, other members of the royal family might not.
With regard to Andrew's invitation, it could say "Andrew and Guest" but I doubt it. If he is allowed to bring a guest and he brought Sarah along, she would have to sit next to him (as guests fo guests usually do) and protocol would not allow this.
It is obvious that the royal family do not consider Sarah as being a member of the family (even though she still has a connection through her children) and so is not automatically considered for invitation to royal family events. Do we know what other events she has attended since her divorce?
Can we be sure that Sarah would be comfortable sitting with the rest of the congregation while her daughters sit with the royal family? From a purely personal point of view, I would feel abit left out of things if I had to sit at the back of the church while my children sit at the front. If ex-wives and husbands were still considered memebrs of the royal family, there would eventually be no room to have them all sitting together as one united group!
It seems that although Andrew still loves his former wife, other members of the royal family might not.
With regard to Andrew's invitation, it could say "Andrew and Guest" but I doubt it. If he is allowed to bring a guest and he brought Sarah along, she would have to sit next to him (as guests fo guests usually do) and protocol would not allow this.
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