To Wed Commoner
(N.Z.P.A.-Reuter—Copyright) THE HAGUE, July 20. Princes* Margriet, the 23-year-old third daughter of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard, will marry a commoner, Mr Pieter van Volienhoven, aged 26, at The Hague on January 10. The announcement came after the First Chamber (upper house) of Parliament approved a Bill consenting to the wedding. Under the Dutch constitution, Parliament has to consent to the wedding of possible successors to the throne. Princess Margriet is the second in line, after Princess Beatrix, the Dutch Royal couple’s eldest daughter.
Princess Irene decided not to ask Parliament to consent to her wedding to
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31117, 21 July 1966, Page 2
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100To Wed Commoner Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31117, 21 July 1966, Page 2
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