He is a royal they have two weddings. The religious one is Sunday.
Everyone in these European countries must have a Civil marriage. Clergy dies not have the authority to perform marriages, as they do here. The religious one is optional.
The Grimaldi’s are not royalty. They are the oldest reigning monarchy in Europe, since the 13th c and have married into the highest levels of French and European nobility.
Caroline is currently separated from her third husband, who is royalty-Prince Ernst August of Hanover. He is the head of the House of Hanover and is a direct descendant of King George III and first cousins with Queen Elizabeth.
Seems like a lot of trouble. I’m glad I’m not paying the bills.
Actually, in several European countries the civil one is the legal one, and the church wedding is an additional ceremony if you are religious and want church blessings, the marriage sacrament, etc.
A relative of mine married in Belgium a few months ago, and the couple had to have both types of ceremonies, since the religious ceremony was important to them and the state will not recognize a religious ceremony as legal. And no, the couple weren’t royals!