7 years? I hope it's for ever, says bishop
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November 23, 2010, Tuesday
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A CHURCH of England bishop has apologized for suggesting that the marriage of Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton would only last seven years and that the couple were "shallow celebrities."
Pete Broadbent, Bishop of Willesden in northwest London, said he was sorry for his online comments about the couple, which were condemned by the British media over the weekend.
"I don't care about the royals," the bishop wrote on Facebook, saying he was a republican and that there were "more broken marriages and philanderers among these people than not."
"They cost us an arm and a leg. As with most shallow celebrities they will be set up to fail by the gutter press ... I give the marriage seven years," he added.
His views were reported on the front page of one newspaper on Saturday and Broadbent said he had been unwise to make the comments on an Internet forum.
"I have conveyed to Prince Charles and to Prince William and Kate Middleton my sincere regrets for the distress caused by my remarks and the subsequent media attention about the forthcoming Royal wedding," he said in a statement.
"I recognise that the tone of my language and the content of what I said were deeply offensive, and I apologize unreservedly for the hurt caused. I wish Prince William and Kate Middleton a happy and lifelong marriage, and will hold them in my prayers."
Pete Broadbent, Bishop of Willesden in northwest London, said he was sorry for his online comments about the couple, which were condemned by the British media over the weekend.
"I don't care about the royals," the bishop wrote on Facebook, saying he was a republican and that there were "more broken marriages and philanderers among these people than not."
"They cost us an arm and a leg. As with most shallow celebrities they will be set up to fail by the gutter press ... I give the marriage seven years," he added.
His views were reported on the front page of one newspaper on Saturday and Broadbent said he had been unwise to make the comments on an Internet forum.
"I have conveyed to Prince Charles and to Prince William and Kate Middleton my sincere regrets for the distress caused by my remarks and the subsequent media attention about the forthcoming Royal wedding," he said in a statement.
"I recognise that the tone of my language and the content of what I said were deeply offensive, and I apologize unreservedly for the hurt caused. I wish Prince William and Kate Middleton a happy and lifelong marriage, and will hold them in my prayers."
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