A British clergyman is seeking forgiveness for his royal diss of Prince William and Kate Middleton.
Bishop Pete Broadbent has apologized for comments he made online over the weekend comparing the royal couple to "shallow celebrities."
"I accept that this was a major error of judgment on my part," the 58-year-old church leader said on Monday. "I recognize that the tone of my language and the content of what I said were deeply offensive, and I apologize unreservedly for the hurt caused."
Broadbent added that he wishes the soon-to-be newlyweds nothing but the best.
"I wish Prince William and Kate Middleton a happy and life-long marriage, and will hold them in my prayers," he said.
The bishop was singing a different tune a day earlier, however, when he proclaimed the upcoming royal marriage would burn out.
"I give the marriage seven years," he wrote on Facebook. "The Windsors and their predecessors don't have a good track record on the permanence of marriage."
His remarks were quickly picked up by the British media, leading the sharp-tongued clergyman to receive a dose of his own medicine.
His comments were "extremely rude, not what one expects from a bishop," Tory MP Nicholas Soames, a friend of Prince Charles', told London's Daily Mail.
The Bishop of London, Richard Chartres, also a close friend of Prince Charles', did not comment directly about Broadbent's remarks. But a spokesman for the church said the bishop "is entitled to his views, but we would reiterate our great delight at the news and wish the royal couple every blessing."
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