Beatrice didn’t need Queen’s permission to marry – unlike William and Harry

Congratulations to Princess Beatrice, who today announced she is engaged to her boyfriend Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi – meaning we have another Royal Wedding to look forward to.

The couple got engaged in Italy earlier this month and will tie the know next year.

We've had a lot of Royal Weddings in the last few years – Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank and Lady Gabriella Windsor and Tom Kingston.

While the special occasions are filled with royal tradition and protocol, the formality of them varies depending on how senior the couple are in the family.

And a law change in 2013 meant even more changes for some of the Queen's relatives.

Back in 2011, the Queen made a declaration of consent for the now Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to marry.

They were referred to as: "Our Most Dearly Beloved Grandson Prince William Arthur Philip Louis of Wales, K.G. and Our Trusty and Well-beloved Catherine Elizabeth Middleton."

Fast-forward to 2018, and the Queen once again had to give her formal consent for Harry and Meghan to tie the knot , which she obviously did.

This is because the Queen had to give her children or grandchildren permission to tie the knot, just as she has to approve the names of their children.

William and Harry had to get their grandmother's approval because of the Royal Marriages Act, which originally dictated that all royal family members needed consent from the monarch in order to marry.

But Eugenie and and Beatrice didn't need to.

Whereas a few years ago they would have needed the Queen's royal seal of approval, a change to the law was made in 2013.

Now, only the first six people in line for the crown have to seek the monarch's consent, which sounds a lot simpler and more straightforward.

As it stands, this means Prince Charles (already married), Prince William (already married) Prince George (too young to marry), Princess Charlotte (too young to marry) and Prince Louis (too young to marry).

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