William and Kate Living together, Mother to heir must be a virgin upon marriage?
If I recall correctly, lady Diana had to be certified "intacta" (virginal) before marriage to Charles in order to qualify to give birth to the next Heir to the throne of England. The mother of the heir to the throne must be a virgin upon marriage. If William and Kate are living together, they are obviously having sex and therefore she is not a virgin. Is this okay with everyone?
There has never been a law or rule about this, and there is no "certification" process. At the time Diana and Charles married, it was considered rather important that the bride didn’t seem to have a "past," but attitudes in the royal family have changed. After all, Sarah Ferguson wasn’t a virgin, and in the event of a disaster, Andrew could have ended up heir; Sophie Wessex wasn’t one either by all appearances.
There was no examination to certify virginity. That whole idea has been debunked. The royal family did apparently want to be assured that there was no reason to think she couldn’t have children, that she was basically healthy, but that’s rather different from certifying virginity.
June 25th, 2010 at 9:11 pm
The mother of Queen Victoria wasn’t and she had children to prove it.
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June 25th, 2010 at 9:20 pm
Diana was only VOUCHED for. NO one tested her. It was famously disputed, the need for such a medical examination.
And….this is the 21st century, and Kate is much older than Diana was. I think the royal family is learning to be a little more realistic.
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June 25th, 2010 at 9:59 pm
Ah yes….Prince William….also….Kate.
If live together = must be have jiggy jiggy. Not necessarily so. Therefore….no problem.
* Perhaps not need for be virgin….so long as have only bang future husband.
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Soy source…..of course.
June 25th, 2010 at 10:39 pm
There has never been a law or rule about this, and there is no "certification" process. At the time Diana and Charles married, it was considered rather important that the bride didn’t seem to have a "past," but attitudes in the royal family have changed. After all, Sarah Ferguson wasn’t a virgin, and in the event of a disaster, Andrew could have ended up heir; Sophie Wessex wasn’t one either by all appearances.
There was no examination to certify virginity. That whole idea has been debunked. The royal family did apparently want to be assured that there was no reason to think she couldn’t have children, that she was basically healthy, but that’s rather different from certifying virginity.
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