![]() To marry Marie Christine, Prince Michael, who was 15th in line for the throne at the time, renounced his succession right, in accordance with The Act of Settlement 1701, which prevents members of the royal family marrying Roman Catholics. They received Pope John Paul II's permission to marry and had a Roman Catholic ceremony on 29 June 1983 at Archbishop House. Prince Michael of Kent was allowed to marry his choice of wife in 1978, in a civil ceremony in Vienna just a month after the annulment of the bride's first marriage. Meanwhile, royal expert Bidisha Mamata claimed Princess Anne, who was 28 when her mother's cousin married Princess Michael, was the first one to call her 'Princess Pushy.' ![]() Prince Michael of Kent, left, was allowed by the Queen to marry his wife, born Marie-Christine von Reibnitz, right, in a civil ceremony in 1978, in Vienna, and later in a Roman Catholic ceremony in London in 1983
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