Royal Marriages Act

A 1772 statute (12 Geo. 3, ch. 1) forbidding members of the royal family from marrying without the sovereign’s permission, except on certain conditions.

Royal Marriages Act. A 1772 statute (12 Geo. 3, ch. 1) forbidding members of the royal family from marrying without the sovereign’s permission, except on certain conditions. “Royal Marriages Act …. An Act occasioned by George III’s fear of the effect on the dignity and honour of the royal family of members thereof contracting unsuitable