The hoops Prince Harry has to jump through
Yesterday the palace confirmed that Prince Harry is engaged to his American girlfriend Meghan Markle.
The fifth-in-line to the British throne had to secure the permission of his fiancée’s parents and the official consent of the Queen, required by the UK Royal Marriages Act which states the first six in line to the throne must obtain consent to marry.
There are still a number of other hurdles he must organise before they can enjoy their day of wedded bliss, though.
Having been born and raised in LA, Ms Markle will need a fiancée settlement visa and a marriage visa to live in the UK, AP reports.
They will also need a special wedding license from the Archbishop of Canterbury if they want to marry in a church like Westminster Abbey because of her divorce from American film and TV producer Trevor Engelson.
Westminster Abbey officials have already indicated Ms Markle’s divorce won’t be an issue if she weds Prince Harry in a church.
Read more about the hoops Harry has to jump through before the wedding day at news.com.au.
What do you think about the next royal wedding? Do you even care?
Such pathetic comments about "black babies"...I am sure the Queen will delight in any children Harry and Meghan have...
This is not the first time there has been a black person in the British Royal Family..
Queen Phillipa was black and so was Queen Charlotte wife of King George the Third..many of the royals have ancesters who were black....
Lots of black royals in Europe too Thea, here is Princess Angela of Liechtenstein, and she and the Prince have one beautiful "black" son.
Meet Countess Mary Von Habsburg of Austria
a native of Sudan, is the wife of Ferdinand Leopold Joseph Count von Habsburg of Austria. The couple wed in August 1999, hosting their ceremony in Nairobi, Kenya, and have three children, all born in Nairobi. Their marriage was seen as controversial among the public and in royal circles, because of her class as a commoner and her ethnic background; but the head of the Habsburg royal family, Dr. Otto von Habsburg, reportedly declared all Habsburg marriages “equal.”
The couple have 3 children together: Countess Luisa Aluel (born August 3, 2000), Count László Rum (born May 25,2002) and Countess Gisela Aluk (born October 22, 2004).
I'm sure their babies are beautiful too!
They are both admirable young men. However I don't believe this union will last given all the circumstances of the woman he has chosen. I feel that a strong-minded independent woman of her age is a different kettle of fish from Kate who was long-term groomed for the royal lifestyle. If Harry's marriage doesnt work nothing could be worse for him after all he and his brother have been through.