The Washington Post, April 26th, 1992
Virginia W. Newmyer's "By George, Here's a Real Royal Scandal" {op-ed, April 1} recalled the morganatic marriage of King George IV, then the Prince of Wales, to a young widow named Maria Fitzherbert. The marriage was null, the writer observed, on the two counts: the prince had failed to get the consent of his father, George III, and as heir to the throne of England he was barred from marrying a Catholic. Thus according to the law he was not married. But was he really married? Is there a reality in marriage beyond the reach of law? There's reason to think the answer is: Yes, marriage has an inn...
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