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References

1. Criminal Law Act 1967, Section 13 and Schedule 4.
2. No. 11236. 4 April 1772. p. 1. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/11236/page/1 
3. Matthew Kilburn, William Henry, Prince, first duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1743–1805), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2011 http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/29456
4. Bogdanor, Vernon (1997). The Monarchy and the Constitution. Oxford University Press. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-19-829334-7. https://books.google.com/books?id=HEC6Ivq2JK8C. 
5. A. Aspinall, ed., The later correspondence of George III, vol. 1 (1966) pages 567–71. The statement in Michel Huberty, Alain Giraud, F. and B. Magdelaine, L'Allemagne Dynastique, vol. 3: Brunswick-Nassau-Schwarzbourg (1981) page 146, that the first marriage was by procuration (or proxy) is incorrect.
6. This marriage, being invalid, was not morganatic as is frequently stated, e.g. by Michael Thornton, Royal Feud (1985) page 161.
7. Mollie Gillen, Royal Duke (1976) page 223.
8. e.g. Compton Mackenzie, The Windsor tapestry (1938) page 344; Michael Thornton, Royal Feud (1985) pages 161–2, and many other authorities.
9. As stated in Brian Inglis, Abdication (1966) page 265, and many other authorities.
10. According to a Home Office memorandum on the matter, "All the descendants of a British prince require the consent, even if he has become a foreign Sovereign and his family have lived abroad for generations. Thus the Hanoverian Royal Family, who are descended from George III's son, the Duke of Cumberland, who succeeded to the throne of Hanover on the accession of Queen Victoria, have regularly obtained the King's consent to their marriages: in 1937 Princess Frederica of Hanover, great-great granddaughter of George III and 3rd cousin once removed of the King, asked his consent to her wedding with the Crown Prince of Greece. It seems absurd that the King's consent should be obtained for a purely foreign marriage of this kind; one can only suppose that as the marriage would not be valid in the British Dominions without it, the object is to secure the position of the issue as Princes or Princesses of Great Britain (which rank is much valued on the Continent) and possibly to retain their place in the line of succession to the British Throne. Obviously the absence of the Royal Consent required by British law could not affect the validity of a marriage contracted abroad so far as the law of the country of domicile of the parties is concerned. It should be noted here that the Act applies to all marriages in which one of the parties is a descendant of George II, whether contracted in Great Britain or abroad. See as to this the decision of the House of Lords, given after taking the opinion of the Judges, in the Sussex Peerage case (xi Clark and Finelly, 85 ff.)"[13]
11. After consultations with the Foreign Office, Home Office and King George VI's private secretary, Sir Alan Lascelles, a ciphered telegram dated 18 April 1946 and crafted by Sir Albert Napier, permanent secretary to the Lord Chancellor, was transmitted from the British Foreign Office to the Foreign Adviser to the British Commander in Chief at Berlin: "The Duke of Brunswick has formally applied to The King by letter of March 22nd for the consent of His Majesty under the Act 12 Geo. III, cap. 11 to the marriage of his son Prince George William with Princess Sophia Dowager Princess of Hesse. The marriage is understood to be taking place on April 23rd. Please convey to the Duke an informal intimation that in view of the fact that a state of war still exists between Great Britain and Germany, His Majesty is advised that the case is not one in which it is practicable for His consent to be given in the manner contemplated by the Act."[14]
12. Eagleston, Arthur J. The Home Office and the Crown. pp. 9–14. The National Archives (UK)|TNA, HO 45/25238, Royal Marriages. http://www.heraldica.org/topics/britain/TNA/HO_45_25238.htm
13. Modern Law Review, volume 14 (1951) pages 53–63;
14. in 'Further Considerations on the Prince of Hanover's Case' in International & Comparative Law Quarterly (1957) pages 61 etc.
15. Farran replied to Mr Parry in Appendix I, 'The Royal Marriages Act Today', in Lucille Iremonger, Love and the Princesses' (1958) pages 275–280.
16. His Majesty's Declaration of Abdication Act 1936 (c.3), full text online at statutelaw.gov.uk http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/content.aspx?activeTextDocId=1083735
17. "David Cameron proposes changes to royal succession". BBC News. 12 October 2011. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15282940. Retrieved 12 October 2011. 
18. "Girls equal in British throne succession". BBC News. 28 October 2011. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15492607. Retrieved 28 October 2011. 
19. "Royal Succession Act 2013". Section 8, Act of 2013. http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2013/0149/latest/DLM5025819.html. Retrieved 10 August 2018. 
20. "Discovery". The National Archives. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue. Retrieved 2016-06-15. 
21. Email from the Privy Council Office dated 11 January 2013: "We do not have any record available as to the omission of the consent in the London Gazette, but I can confirm that consent was given by Her Majesty in Council on 27th March 1981."