MARG
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She was having an animated discussion before the Service started, but I couldn't help sniggering as she held her Order of Service in front of her face and turned sideways to avoid, I assume, lip readers employed by the media. This was obviously not her first time out round the block and she obviously has a practical response.
For this Baptism the "Royal Wedding" rules apply. You walk up the aisle, bow to the altar and turn 20 degree's east and bow to the (home) royals, and turn back 40 degrees, and bow to any foreign royals (if any). Both the Crown Princess Couple and the King and Queen bowed to the altar, Carl Philip though, got a bit confused and bowed to the left as well even though there were no royals there.
If you are going to bow to King's and Queen's in a church, it seems only right and proper that you bow to whose church it is.
Edit: The minister and bishop bowed to the altar. The archbishop did not, so go figure.
To be honest, I think this only becomes an issue for royalty. Tthe members of the SRF are at services of all denominations and in many different countries, so I think it only natural that they would bow.Most Swedes doesn't bow to the altar these days the main reason being that they don't know they're supposed to. I do but I'm more often than not the only one doing so. We're not a churchgoing people and in general most of us only take part in a church service for christenings, weddings and funerals with the odd service at Christmas now and then.
For this Baptism the "Royal Wedding" rules apply. You walk up the aisle, bow to the altar and turn 20 degree's east and bow to the (home) royals, and turn back 40 degrees, and bow to any foreign royals (if any). Both the Crown Princess Couple and the King and Queen bowed to the altar, Carl Philip though, got a bit confused and bowed to the left as well even though there were no royals there.
If you are going to bow to King's and Queen's in a church, it seems only right and proper that you bow to whose church it is.
Edit: The minister and bishop bowed to the altar. The archbishop did not, so go figure.
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