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What a ridiculus situation!!! Its about time the Queen put her foot down and insisted in some changes for members of the Royal Family, and before someone starts shouting about Charles and Camilla, the Boys, William and Harry like her, so please just let them get on with it. ?? How many people on this board have had marriage problems problems, just think what it would have been like if the press put your problems on the front page Len

My heart bleeds for them both. Perhaps they should have thought of this possibility years ago ............ Oh, I wish you hadn't told us that. I won't be able to sleep now, for worrying about them. :-)

I would think that this 'no civil wedding ' comes from the 1836 Marriage Act. If it is infact right, I think that when the Queen is no more that Charles and Cam will stand aside for William as no one will want her to be Queen. I wonder who they are lining up for William, some minor royal on thecontinent I expect. Anyone any ideas ? brenda

They are honeymooning at Balmoral and no RAF planes are allowed to fly over the house while they are there

Nell - PMSL

No, the Church of Scotland is presbyterian. I think they should follow John & Yoko's example, get married abroad and spend their honeymoon in bed in a hotel with the world's press filming them. They could go the whole hog and put their heads in paper bags too. It will give Prince Edward a job as he can now make a documentary about it. nell

It is not the Queen she is head of the English church that is why princess Anne could marry in Scotland

So who is head of the Church of Scotland then? nell

Scottish rules are different to english ones as they will marry a divorcee

I thought princess Anne got married in Crathie church, near Balmoral 2nd time around. nell

Maybe, Valice, but Anne was not in direct line for the throne......?

All it is says she will be duchess of cornwall

See that they have both had to seek alternative therapy for the stress caused by the wedding arrangements. Funny thought they had other folk to do that for them!! Didn't Princess Anne have a civil ceremony last time?

Oh no! We'll have to cancel Chas & Dave for the reception! LoL (See yesterday morning's thread on this subject) CB >|<

I will find out see if the paper says anything else

But will Camilla be Mrs Parker-Bowles-Windsor?

12:33pm 20th February 2005 Certain: Lord Falconer says the civil wedding service is allowed for Royals The wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles descended into a full-scale constitutional crisis last night after fresh legal doubts were raised over whether their marriage can go ahead. Leading constitutional experts claimed British law does not allow Royals to marry in a civil ceremony, leaving open the extraordinary possibility of a legal challenge to the wedding. In an attempt to defuse the situation, Lord Falconer, the Lord Chancellor, was forced to reveal details of the Government's secret advice to the Queen and Prince Charles over the legality of the marriage, which has already been dogged by problems. News: Charles and Camilla abandon castle wedding Special report: Charles and Camilla together at last The couple have been forced to drop plans to marry at Windsor Castle because officials had failed to advise them about the legal and technical difficulties of getting a wedding licence. Speaking exclusively to The Mail on Sunday, Lord Falconer last night defended his position, insisting his interpretation of the law on civil weddings was correct. 'I remain confident that the Prince and Mrs Parker Bowles can marry in a civil ceremony,' he said. 'We have considered every aspect of this and taken all the appropriate advice.' But leading constitutional experts disputed the conclusion of the Government's most senior law officer. Valentine Le Grice, QC, a senior family lawyer, said: 'With respect to Lord Falconer