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: Thanks for this Eric. Debenham is a small
: market town about 3 miles from where I
: work. I never knew this marriage took place
: there. Found this -
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: After her second divorce she wed Prince
: Alexander, in Debenham, Suffolk, on 14 March
: 1991. They had been introduced in 1986 by
: former defence minister Léon Mundeleer.
: Alexander asked her to accompany him to the
: cinema. She vacillated initially, but they
: began to enjoy dining out together,
: Alexander being a gourmand, according to his
: future wife.[1]
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: The couple had no children together, and the
: marriage was kept secret until 1998, as
: reportedly the prince feared his mother
: would disapprove.[1] Alexander's marriage
: contravened Article 85 of the Belgian
: constitution, which deprived of the right of
: succession to the throne any descendant of
: King Leopold I who marries without the
: sovereign's permission.[2]
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: Did Pr. Alexandre ever had any succession
: rights ?
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: I thought King Leopold's 2nd marriage was considered morganatic and the issue from such marriage was not in-line to the throne...
True, prince Alexander could marry who he wanted without seeking permission
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