Same-sex marriage now legal in England and Wales

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6 pointsesolyt4 comments

Question : if the Prince marries a man. Will there be two princes ? or if the Queen marries another woman, will there be two Queens ?

Are royals obliged to get married by the Church of England (who are legally barred from performing gay marriages, thus precluding the scenario in your question)?

The Prince of Wales' current marriage is civil.

There are two kinds of Queen.

1. Queen regnant. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_regnant

2. Queen consort. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_consort

(OK, there are a couple more, queen dowager and queen mother, but I don't think they are relevant to this discussion).

I would expect the wife of a queen regnant to be a queen consort.

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