--- description: Royal wedding preacher Rev. Michael Curry delivered a powerful sermon that referenced MLK Jr. and slavery at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. title: Here's Bishop Michael Curry's Full Royal Wedding Sermon image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7aa57f70a485c527/698930e24ee26257ce311daa/rev-michael-curry-sermon.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [royal wedding](/tag/royal-wedding/) ## royal wedding Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Bishop Michael Curry Delivered a Powerful Royal Wedding Sermon. Read the Full Transcript ## Video: This Video Is No Longer Available [Watch (HLS stream): This Video Is No Longer Available](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/fKodeUO6.m3u8) (0:10)  _Published 2026-06-23. He quoted MLK Jr and referenced slavery_  by [Samantha Cooney](/author/samantha-cooney/)  ## Samantha Cooney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Jan 24, 2024 11:32 AM CUTPublished: May 19, 2018 1:42 PM CUT  by [Samantha Cooney](/author/samantha-cooney/)  ## Samantha Cooney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Jan 24, 2024 11:32 AM CUTPublished: May 19, 2018 1:42 PM CUT [Bishop Michael Curry](https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/995289850650726400?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref%5Furl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2018%2F05%2F12%2Feurope%2Froyal-wedding-episcopal-bishop-curry-address%2Findex.html "undefined"), a Chicago native and the [first black presiding bishop](https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/first-black-episcopal-church-leader-will-continue-his-fathers-teachings/2015/10/14/bede82e2-72b2-11e5-8d93-0af317ed58c9%5Fstory.html?utm%5Fterm=.11eae417f29b "undefined") of the Episcopal Church, gave a powerful sermon at the [royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle](http://time.com/5276277/royal-wedding-live/ "undefined"). The 65-year-old preacher [quoted Martin Luther King, Jr](http://time.com/5283768/michael-curry-royal-wedding-martin-luther-king/ "undefined"). and referenced a hymnal sung by slaves in the antebellum South to talk about the power of love to change the world. Curry is the son of a Civil Rights activist who led a boycott into school segregation in Buffalo, New York. Royal watchers considered the sermon one of the highlights of the royal wedding ceremony. > [](https://twitter.com/ira/status/997799685589950467) > [](https://twitter.com/KarenAttiah/status/997799256651194368) > [](https://twitter.com/KatyTurNBC/status/997801536335110144) > [](https://twitter.com/RVAwonk/status/997818086907670528) > [](https://twitter.com/lkherman/status/997800087928672256) Read Rev. 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