Forget asking the brides father for his consent to marry his daughter, every time a royal wishes to get married, they need the Queen’s permission.

Things seem to be going steady for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the two publicly confirmed their romance just before the end of 2016. It has been reported that the Prince met Markle’s family and she has also met some of his including his big brother Prince William.

But the Prince and Markle won’t be getting engaged or thinking of marriage anytime soon seeing as she has not yet met Prince Harry’s grandmother, the Queen. And it’s the Queen who has to give written permission whenever a member of the royal family wishes to get married. Mind you, she’s never turned down a marriage proposal in the past. It took Kate Middleton four years of dating before meeting the Queen so I guess Meghan needs to put in her time!

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http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/bonkers-reason-prince-harry-wont-9843046

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