royal wedding
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Serena’s Grand Slam: How the GOAT Switched It Up for the Royal Reception
All eyes were understandably on the bride at Saturday’s royal wedding, but as the British royal family uncomfortably shifted in their seats welcomed Meghan Markle into its fold, our gaze inevitably kept coming to rest on tennis phenom Serena Williams, who wowed royal-watchers by wearing blush-colored Versace to watch Markle become the duchess of Sussex.…
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Something Blue: The New Duke and Duchess of Sussex Ride Off Into the Sunset in Style
Give me fashion, but make it British: We were hoping to have a full second round of stylish moments to share with you as guests assembled at Britain’s Frogmore House to attend an evening wedding reception for the new duke and duchess of Sussex. But alas, there was only one—though it was the most important…
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Fashion and Fascinators: The High Style of Britain’s Blackest Royal Wedding (to Date)
It was a day seemingly made for happily ever after. On Saturday, Meghan Markle’s fairy tale came true when, at last, she married her Prince Charming Harry. The traditionally drizzly English skies gave way to dazzling sunshine, and as many anticipated, the ceremony was as refreshingly unexpected as the pairing of the biracial American actress…
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A Black Preacher Gave a Word, and 4 Other Blackity-Black Moments From the #RoyalWedding
Meghan Markle brought all the black she wanted to her royal wedding to Prince Harry, my second-favorite gingy ever (Malcolm X being the first), now sixth in line to the British throne. Despite that fact that none of her family beside her mother, Doria Ragland, was present in St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, Markle…
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Will the Real Meghan Markle Please Stand Up?
Ahead of her wedding to Prince Harry, sixth-in-line to the British throne, on Saturday, much has been said about the now-former actress soon to be also formerly known as Meghan Markle. She’s been called a social climber, a “pushy princess,” any number of racial epithets, a stain on the royal bloodline and undeserving of a…
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8 Things You Need to Know if You’re Invited to a Wedding This Summer
If you cannot afford to give money, your presence is all that counts. And if you can’t afford to give money, but you do crochet and shit, crochet some shit for them. Crochet your happy, crocheting ass off. But if you do have money, give money. Because weddings are damn expensive. And unless they’re in…
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Meghan Markle’s White Relatives Are the Messiest of Bitches
Much like my colleague Michael Harriot at The Root, I cannot find a solitary damn to give about the royal wedding. Prior to the news, I, too, had no idea who Meghan Markle was and had no idea there was a show called Suits on the air (but this is less surprising, since I don’t…
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Is It Safe to Admit I’m Just Happy It’s the White Side of Meghan Markle’s Family Acting a Damn Fool?
The royal wedding is happening at some point this week. I haven’t been following the news blow by blow, but I know enough to know the main characters. Meghan Markle (who I enjoyed on Suits) is marrying Prince Harry (who is a prince). They look nice together in pictures, like the cover models for a…
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Can Someone Donate a Shit for Me to Give About the Royal Wedding?
I remember exactly where I was when the news broke that Meghan Markle would become a member of the British royal family. It was like a dream. My head and heart were immediately consumed with so many competing thoughts and feelings, such as: Who the hell is Meghan Markle? Stop playing. There’s a black woman…
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Rihanna Does Not Give a Damn About the Royal Wedding
The best way to get yourself checked by a real-life icon is to make assumptions, and that’s exactly what happened to an Access Hollywood reporter when she assumed the following two things: 1. That Rihanna had received an invite to the royal wedding just because she met Prince Harry thatonetime. 2. That Rihanna, who has…