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Originally Posted by James

The Church of England didn't allow divorced people to marry in church in 1936, unlike now.

I think it might have been more than the church of England's rules about divorce's marrying back in 1936, although there was that issue with Princess Margaret and Group Captain Peter Townsend. In 1952 whereby the Church of England refused to countenance marriage to a divorced man.

According to Wikipedia

Simpson was perceived to be politically and socially unsuitable as a prospective queen consort because of her two failed marriages. It was widely assumed by the Establishment that she was driven by love of money or position rather than love for the King.

Meghan is divorced

There is an ex out there, so what kind of tabloid stories will surface from this ex? What kind of pictures are out there which could cause scandal and embarrassment to the Royal Family?

This is why, usual convention was that brides came from European royals as they would be drilled in the art of discretion and the avoidance of scandal

They tried bringing in two commoners, Diana and Sarah, and they were unmitigated disasters.

I still don't understand how Kate managed to get through, what were the courtiers thinking of, and around the time she was getting married I believe I also pointed that out, that bringing in commoners seldom worked!

For the moment with regards to Kate, they may have got lucky, but that was one large risk, especially with the Duke of Cambridge, the second in line to the throne.

Getting back to HRH Prince Harry, it seems incredulous, given what went before with Princess Margaret and Edward VIII that an American divorcee was allowed anywhere near him.

If we are to have this outdated and anachronistic system, then we should do it properly. There is still time for the old way of doing things to reassert itself, and for someone with less chance for scandal and political embarrassment to be substituted for this particular choice of bride.