The centuries-old requirement has evolved into modern law, but for the first six people in the line of succession, royal weddings still require the sovereign’s formal consent.
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Royal weddings may look like fairy tales, but behind the pageantry lies a constitutional process that most couples never have to consider.
For Britain’s highest-ranking royals, getting engaged is only one step toward the altar. Before a marriage can proceed without affecting their place in the line of succession, the first six people in line to the throne must receive the monarch’s formal consent to marry, a legal requirement that remains…
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