just curious.
2007-12-06 16:47:18 · 14 answers · asked by Petra 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
As long as they are British, I don't think it matters.
2007-12-06 16:50:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are several conditions concerning the potential wife of the Heir of the Throne:
1) Anyone, who wishes to stay in the line of the Succession must not marry a Catholic. Marrying one automatically excludes the person from the line of the succession. The best example is Peter Phillips (the son of Princess Anne and Queen Elizabeth's eldest grandson). It is said his bride, Autumn Kelly is Catholic. If she doesn't convert, he will loose his place in the line of the succession.
2) The marriage of anyone in the line of the succession must be with the permission of the Queen. If the Queen gives her concent, then the marriage will be 'valid'. If, however, she doesn't give the concent, the person may turn to the Parliament & the Prime Minister. If they give their permission, and the Queen doesn't protest, then the marriage will be fine as well.
3) By a rather old rule, people in the line of the succession must receive the 'God's blessing' - that is, they must be married not only civilly, but also in a religious ceremony. However, this contradicts the English Law, which accepts Civil Ceremonies as 'enough' and doesn't require religious ceremony. And as the recent example of the marriage between Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales and then Camilla Parker Bolwes (The Duchess of Cornwall) showed, the civil marriage is pretty much enough. Prince Charles and Camilla did attend a religious ceremony, but it was just a blessing, not actual religous marriage (the Church of England doesn't accept divorces. At the time of the marriage, Prince Charles was officially a widower, his first 'wife' having died in 1997, Camilla's first husband, Andrew Parker Bowles, was, however, alive and thus no Church wedding could take place).
Thus, technically the Prince of Wales (or anyone in the line of the succession to the British Throne) can marry girl of any nationality, religion (except Catholic), age, background or race.
2007-12-06 19:13:03 · answer #2 · answered by Diana T 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Until recent times, it was usual for Princes of Wales to marry foreigners
2007-12-07 06:01:00 · answer #3 · answered by rosie recipe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Strictly for marrying someone of a different ethnicity - none. There is nothing in British law that says the heir to the throne must marry a Caucasian or a Briton.
2007-12-06 17:51:42 · answer #4 · answered by JerH1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Prince of Wales could marry anyone he may chooses provided that his bride to be is not a Catholic, approval from the Queen and Parliament, he is good to go. As long as the new "Princess of Wales" covert its faith to Protestant and become a member of the Anglican Church, the Prince of Wales will retain its position within the line of the succession to the British throne.
2007-12-08 05:51:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
No problem, however, if they are not Church of England they would probably have to convert due to the monarch also being head of the Church of England. Prince Philip converted from Greek Orthodoxy when he was engaged to the then Princess Elizabeth.
2007-12-06 22:12:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No consequences at all. The Act of settlement explicitly excludes only a person of Catholic faith.
The heirs to the throne could marry anyone else who is not Catholic.
2007-12-06 16:52:55 · answer #7 · answered by MelbRoyalist 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
What Princess of Wales? We don't have one.
If the question is hypothetical then there would be no consequences. Any Princess of Wales could marry anyone of any colour or race she wanted... so long as they weren't Roman Catholic.
2007-12-06 20:01:44 · answer #8 · answered by Babs 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
None,if that person is Church of England/Anglican or Protestant,of good moral character, and meets with the approval of the Queen and Privy Council.
2007-12-07 04:56:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
MelbRoyalist is spot on.
British can marry anyone, but someone of the Catholic Faith.
2007-12-06 16:56:15 · answer #10 · answered by blondecatty 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋