In theory, everyone who descended from George II needed approval, but a whole lot of people decided that since they were never going to actually be near the thr

In theory, everyone who descended from George II needed approval, but a whole lot of people decided that since they were never going to actually be near the throne, it didn't matter and didn't do it. You can see the complete list of approvals here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Marriages_Act_1772#Consents_for_marriages_under_the_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Marriages_Act_1772#Conse... It does look like I got part of it wrong, though, it just needed to be approved by the Privy Council, not Parliament. The perils of being an American and posting about arcane UK stuff. And yes, Harry and Meghan's marriage was approved in 2018.