Exemption of The Former Edward VIII
In 1936 His Majesty's Declaration of Abdication Act 1936 specifically excluded Edward VIII from the provisions of this Act upon his abdication, allowing him to marry the divorcee, Wallis Simpson. The wording of the declaration also excluded any issue of the marriage from being subject to the Act.
Read more about this topic: Royal Marriages Act 1772
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