When she saw the Prince, she stood still and it seemed for a moment that neither of them could move.
Then her hands were in his and he raised them to his lips.
Singing had begun, the sweet clear voices of young boys, but they could not be seen. Three Priests in magnificent vestments were standing in front of the altar.
Then two acolytes in heavy lace cassocks placed lighted candles in Alida’s and the Prince’s hands.
The words of the Wedding Service were in Latin but a Priest with a long beard and a kind face translated them for Alida as she repeated her Marriage vows.
She knew as she spoke them that they dedicated her for all time to the man at her side.
Their hands were joined and the Prince put a ring on her finger.
Then two jewelled crowns were brought from the Sanctuary.
These,
