'A fairy tale for adults': Academic dissects royal wedding - News Summed Up

'A fairy tale for adults': Academic dissects royal wedding


By AFPMore by this AuthorLONDONWhen Prince Harry and Meghan Markle tie the knot in Windsor on Saturday anthropologist Kaori O'Connor will be keeping a close academic eye on what she refers to as "a fairy tale for adults". "It's like our wedding, our bride," the University College London academic told AFP. In a society riven with divisions, most notably over Brexit, major royal events are a moment to celebrate shared values. PHOTO | ROBYN BECK | AFPO'Connor said the royal wedding provides a "fairy tale for adults" that can have wide appeal. "It's a very rare thing and it is a fairy tale come true, and just for a minute we can all let ourselves believe in it."


Source: Daily Nation May 17, 2018 08:01 UTC



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