- Labour peer said he had been moved by yesterday’s royal wedding in Windsor
- He is considering getting down on one knee to partner Reinaldo Avila da Silva
- He joked he went further than he meant to by making suggestion live on TV
Peter Mandelson today said he was so moved by the Royal wedding that he is considering popping the question to his partner of 20 years.
The Labour peer said people across the UK will be ‘inspired’ by the moving display of love they witnessed between Prince Harry and his wife Meghan.
Lord Mandelson has previously shrugged off questions over whether he would walk down the aisle with Reinaldo Avila da Silva.
He told ITV One’s Peston on Sunday: ‘People all over the country are going to feel inspired, they are all going to want to run out and get married now.
‘Even I am now wondering whether I should finally tie the knot with my partner after 20 years of living together.
Peter Mandelson today said he was so moved by the Royal wedding that he is considering popping the question to his partner of 20 years
‘I’m now thinking about it. We need a discussion about this.’
Lord Mandelson later suggested he had ‘almost gone further’ than he should have done and insisted it was not a ‘unilateral decision’.
Culture Secretary Matt Hancock urged the peer to look into the camera and make a proposal on live television.
But Lord Mandelson suggested it was time to press on with interviewing the Cabinet minister.
Lord Mandelson said the wedding showed the princes were ‘well brought up boys’ and they had ‘married well’.
The Labour peer said people across the UK will be ‘inspired’ by the moving display of love they witnessed between Prince Harry and his wife Meghan (pictured together after exchanging their vows)
Over 1 billion people around the world tuned in to watch Prince Harry as he tied the knot with his partner (pictured, sharing their first kiss as a married couple)
He said: ‘The whole thing was completely sparkling. It was brilliant.
‘I think that Harry and Meghan, but also William and Kate, are a complete credit to their family and to the job they are doing.
‘And, I think they have probably secured the royal family and the monarchy for a long time to come.’
Over 1 billion people around the world tuned in to watch Prince Harry as he tied the knot with his partner.
Pundits hailed it as the most modern royal wedding ever and said the fact a royal can wed a mixed raced divorcee American shows how far the country has moved on.
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