Charles's future role as Supreme Governor of the Church was also considered a factor. The wedding comes 12 years after Dr Welby's predecessor Rowan Williams refused to let Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles marry in church because of their adulterous history, and because her ex-husband was living. It insists divorcees are asked a series of questions designed to ensure their previous marriage has been fully resolved and 'past hurts' have been healed. Miss Anderson, Dr Welby's head of media relations and former press secretary to the Queen, is believed to be the first divorcee to be married by an archbishop of Canterbury in recent times.Ĭhurch of England rules state that remarriage of a divorcee whose former spouse is still living is 'exceptional'. The Archbishop of Canterbury has conducted the wedding of a divorcee in a sign of support for those who wish to remarry in church.ĭr Justin Welby presided over the ceremony at Lambeth Palace where one of his senior staff, Ailsa Anderson, married journalist Simon Cole. Dr Justin Welby (pictured) has conducted the wedding of a divorcee in a sign of support for those who wish to remarry in church
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