Legal row hits royal wedding

BRITAIN’S Lord Chancellor has defended his view that the Prince of Wales’s forthcoming marriage to Camilla Parker Bowles will be legal.

Legal row hits royal wedding
Mon, 21 Feb, 2005 - 00:00
Louise Barnett

Charles Falconer’s comments follow debate over whether the couple’s civil marriage is permissible under current legislation.

Some experts claim the present law does not allow civil marriages for members of the royal family in England. But Mr Falconer said: “I remain confident that the prince and Ms Parker Bowles can marry in a civil ceremony.

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