Meghan Markle, Prince Harry's Wedding Will Not Be 'Grand Ceremony,' Source Says
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's wedding, if it happens, may not be as grand as Prince William and Kate Middleton's lavish ceremony.
British royals were initially forbidden from marrying a divorcee, so the "Suits" actress, who was previously married to Trevor Engelson in 2011, may not have been able to tie the knot with boyfriend Prince Harry if they wanted to. Fortunately, times have changed and Markle, 36, and Prince Harry, 33 are under a more relaxed monarchy. If they do decide to wed, the lovers may be allowed to marry, but the ceremony will likely not be as big as Prince William and Middleton's.
Experts told People that Prince Harry and Markle will likely have a low-key wedding ceremony outside of London. "Meghan Markle has already been married, so I believe they would have a service of blessing," said historian Hugo Vickers, who is close to the senior members of the royal family.
"You wouldn’t necessarily have a big grand ceremony, and it would be more like Charles and Camilla," Scot Peterson, author of "Legally Married: Love and Law in the UK and the US" added.
Similar to Markle and her beau, the relationship of Prince Harry's father, Prince Charles, and Camilla Parker-Bowles was also complicated as both were divorced when they got married. In fact, reports have it that Archbishop Rowan Williams couldn't marry them because their relationship was a factor in the end of both of their first marriages. As a result, they didn't have a religious ceremony because it was "too controversial at the time," according to Peterson.
"We don't know what the legal advice was when Charles and Camilla were married – the file has never been released," he added. "The government has generally objected in the past to marriages between royals and divorcés. But at some point in the last 10 years, there was legal advice and people have asked for that file and it has not been released."
Meanwhile, rumorshave been claiming for months now that Prince Harry and Markle have gotten engaged and will be announcing their engagement soon. Some sources claimed that the lovers are already engaged, but are just delaying the announcement because Markle is still filming her hit USA Network drama, "Suits." However, there are already a number of hints suggesting that their engagement is imminent.
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