In our ever more corporatised and privatised world,the Church of England’s policy is absolutely accurate: a wedding is open to allSome are calling them gatecrashers. After all, they haven’t been invited to the celebrity wedding of the month – so what will all these normal people be doing there?Yes, and the fact that Pippa Middleton’s forthcoming nuptials may be attended by members of the public is clearly a bit of a shock to some. All that meticulous (extremely careful about details) planning,all that co-ordinated designer garb, all the calculated ingratiation in which various hangers-on have indulged to get an invitation – what’s the point whether the pristine picture is sullied by a bunch of locals who may not be wearing quite the accurate clothes, or who may not have quite enough money,who may not have quite enough connections to A-listers or aristocrats, who may, or you know,smell a bit?This reminds us of something deeper, too: people are section of our lives regardless of whether we invite them in Related: The lesson of Prince Harry’s grief? We need mental health services for all | Suzanne Moore Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com