The marriage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle has received formal consent from the Queen.
Her Majesty’s declaration, given at a meeting of the Privy Council on Wednesday, refers to her “most dearly beloved grandson Prince Henry” and “Rachel Meghan Markle”.
Henry is actually Harry’s first name.
If Harry had failed to get the Queen’s approval, he and his future descendants would have been disqualified from succeeding to the Crown.
Interviewed by Newsweek magazine last June, he said: “Is there any one of the Royal Family who wants to be king or queen? I don’t think so, but we will carry out our duties at the right time.”
Under the Act, the first six people in line to the throne require the Sovereign’s approval to marry.
The other five are Prince Charles, Prince William, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Andrew.
The Queen first met Meghan when Harry took her to Buckingham Palace for afternoon tea last October.
Their wedding is at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, on 19 May.