re: #378 Higgs Boson’s Mate

Did they change the rules? Edward VIII abdicated because he wanted to marry a divorcee. Being divorced oneself would seem to put the monarchy out of reach.

As far as I know, it was never a hard-and-fast “rule” about divorce, more of a, “You will be an incredibly unpopular king and it will look bad, so we’d rather you abdicate if you want to marry this woman.” That being said, yes, times (and rules) have changed.