Let Her Be: Catherine, in a Post-Hope Britain, Evokes a Time When We Had a Country

It wasn’t an innocent world, but it was to some extent a hopeful world.

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Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate stand outside of Westminster Abbey after their Royal Wedding at London, April, 29, 2011. AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File

The film of the wedding 13 years ago of Prince William to Catherine Middleton evokes both personal and political memories of better times. William still had his hair — and his brother, his “best man,” who stands by his side both proud and mischievous, whispering in his ear “She is here…she looks beautiful.”

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