'New law needed' to let Charles and Camilla wed.

From: The Evening Standard (London, England) | Date: February 22, 2005 | Copyright information

Byline: SAM LYON

EMERGENCY legislation may be needed for Prince Charles to marry Camilla Parker Bowles, a senior constitutional expert has warned.

Former attorney-general Sir Nicholas Lyell, QC, suggested that new laws would need to be rushed through Parliament to allow the pair to wed. He is the latest to warn that the royal marriage may be illegal. Preparations are already in chaos after the ceremony was switched to a register office.

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