Can the royal family get remarried?

Until 2002, the Church of England forbade remarriage after divorce, according to The Washington Post, as it simply wouldn't do for a monarch, as official "Defender of the Faith," to be seen condoning divorce, especially within the royal family.
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Is the royal family allowed to remarry?

The royal family are closely affiliated to the Church of England, which only began permitting divorcees to remarry while their former spouses were alive in 2002. Take a look back at the royals' first wedding photos and details...
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Can the royal family get divorced?

While royal weddings often attract much excitement and public interest, unfortunately, some marriages haven't lasted. Three of the Queen's children went through a divorce - Prince Charles to Princess Diana, Princess Anne to Mark Phillips and Prince Andrew to Sarah Ferguson.
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Why can't the royal family marry a Catholic?

READ MORE. Parliament intervened to ensure the crown could not pass to a Catholic. Parliament drew up the Act of Settlement 1701 which ruled out any Catholics or their spouses from becoming monarch. The new legislation made it clear that no sovereign “shall profess the Popish religious or shall marry a Papist”.
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Is Prince Harry still a prince?

Well, technically, the answer is yes. Harry is still a prince by birthright and is still in the line of succession to the throne, but it isn't as simple as that.
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Can a divorced royal became king?

Royals who are divorced or marry divorcees do not lose their position in the line of succession.
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Can Camilla be Queen?

A Queen can be a Queen Consort (married to a King), a Queen Regnant (reigning in her own right) or a Queen Dowager (mother of the reigning Monarch). Camilla will therefore become Queen by marriage.
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Can a British monarch marry a commoner?

Royal marriages to commoners historically have been uncommon because traditions have been established of Royals, especially high-level ones, only marrying other persons considered to be royalty, sometimes with penalties for royals who married far below their rank, deemed morganatic marriage.
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Do you have to be a virgin to marry a royal?

“There is no rule that the royal bride has to be a virgin, and there never has been,” said Noel Cox, a law professor and royal scholar at Aberystwyth University in Wales.
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Did royalty marry their siblings?

Examples of incestuous marriages and the impact of inbreeding on royal families include: All rulers of the Ptolemaic dynasty from Ptolemy II were married to their brothers and sisters, in order to keep the Ptolemaic blood "pure" and to strengthen the line of succession.
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Is Diana Spencer a commoner?

Lady Diana Spencer was born on July 1, 1961. She was hailed as a “commoner” by royal standards, however, she was born into nobility and her parents had close ties to the royal family.
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Why was Diana a princess but Kate is not?

Even though Kate's mother-in-law was legendary 'Princess Diana', she is not a princess just because she married Prince William. To become a Princess, one has to be born into the Royal Family such as Prince William and Kate's daughter, Princess Charlotte of Cambridge.
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Will Camilla have to curtsey to Kate?

While Kate Middleton is destined to be Queen Consort, she also has to abide by some strange curtsying protocols. Of course, she has to curtsy to the Queen, Prince Phillip, Prince Charles and Camilla, but purportedly she's also obligated to bend the knee to "blood princesses", but this changes when William is present.
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Will Kate be queen when William is king?

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In other words, Kate will be called “queen,” but the addition of “consort” makes it clear she has no constitutional power and is a queen in title only.
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Who were the first royal to divorce?

KING HENRY VIII & KATHERINE OF ARAGON

Theirs was the original royal divorce: King Henry VIII famously split with the Catholic church in 1534 in order to divorce the first of his six wives, Katherine of Aragon, who had not become pregnant with a male heir throughout their marriage.
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Who would be Queen if Edward had not abdicated?

We also know that the younger of these two brothers died in 1952, twenty years before Edward, meaning the role of heir would have passed to Bertie's daughter, Elizabeth. And so the most likely answer to the question of who would rule had Edward never abdicated? Right now, the British Monarch would still be The Queen.
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Does the Church of England allow remarriage?

The Church of England has allowed divorced people to remarry in church, subject to a priest's discretion, since 2002. At the General Synod meeting of that year, 269 members voted in favour of allowing Christian remarriage compared to 83 against.
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Who is allowed to touch the Queen?

About 14 and a half minutes into a USA Today livestream of the event, it looked like Trump lightly touched the Queen's back as she rose from her seat, which would have been a breach of royal protocol. Royal protocol dictates that one must not touch the Queen unless she offers her hand first.
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Do royals curtsy in private?

Back in 2012, The Telegraph reported the royals "bow and curtsy to each other in public and in private" and noted that Kate Middleton was seen curtsying to Prince Philip on the balcony of Buckingham Palace.
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Who ranks higher Kate or Camilla?

Username Here Goes said: “It's inevitable now since Camilla, as the wife of Charles, will eventually be Queen Consort, will "rank" higher than Catherine.
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Do Royals bathe themselves?

It's believed that the royals prefer to avoid taking showers, due to their belief that they're for members of the working class. In other royal news, Kate Middleton wore a pair of £2 earrings and debuted brand new hair on her first day back at work since turning 40.
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Is a Duke higher than a prince?

The title duke is typically bestowed to a male member of the monarchy, often identifying him as a ruler of a territory known as a duchy. In some cases, a prince can also hold the title of duke, but prince is usually the higher-ranking position.
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What princes are single?

21 Most Eligible Single Royals In The World Now That Prince Harry Is Officially Taken
  1. Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah of Jordan. ...
  2. Prince Hamdan bin Mohammed of Dubai. ...
  3. Princess Beatrice Elizabeth Mary of York. ...
  4. Princess Eugenie of York. ...
  5. Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana of Thailand. ...
  6. Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark.
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Can royals adopt?

It may go against the traditions of the British monarchy, but there is no law against a royal family member adopting a child. However, by law, the Act of Settlement states that succession to the throne is a blood descendant only.
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