Queen Elizabeth has given her formal consent for her “most dearest beloved” grandson Prince Harry to marry Meghan Markle in May.
Queen Elizabeth’s statement reads:
‘I declare My Consent to a Contract of Matrimony between My Most Dearly Beloved Grandson Prince Henry Charles Albert David of Wales and Rachel Meghan Markle, which Consent I am causing to be signified under the Great Seal and to be entered in the Books of the Privy Council.’
According to the British media, the first six people in the line of succession to the throne must obtain the Monarch’s consent, and those who do not seek prior approval are banned from ascending to the throne.
