Members of the royal family of England must profess the Church of England's beliefs and be in good standing with the Church. Anglican precepts do not allow divorce. A member of the royal family may not marry someone who was divorced by civil law since they are still married according to Anglican precepts. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, and Camilla Parker Bowles married April 9, 2005, in a controversial civil ceremony because Camilla had already been married but divorced according to civil law.
The groom's parents, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip, did not attend the disapproved civil wedding ceremony.
from Wikipedia, "Wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles", retrieved September 11, 2009.
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Queen Denies 'Snub' over Wedding [by not attending]
Lord St John of Fawsley, a constitutional expert who knows Prince Charles, said the Queen had made a "good decision" not to attend the civil ceremony. . . .
He said she had clearly shown her approval of the wedding but as Supreme Governor of the Church of England "does not want to go to a wedding at a register office."
BBC News, "Queen denies 'snub' over wedding", retrieved September 11, 2009.
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