Tatiana Maria
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Isn't it just an old custom for a couple to marry in the city/town where the parents of the bride are living? At least in the Benelux. Of course the last decades many couples have chosen to make different arrangements but it seems the most logical explanation to me.
That was/is my assumption as well, which is why I found it interesting that the couple's spokesperson presented a completely different explanation.
I think it is unlikely that he would convert, or he probably would have done so before this wedding. (It would also probably have been announced if he was intending to, given whom he is marrying).
As they will live in London Laura wanted to show Brussels to her future family in law which is very kind.
Replied to Prinsara and will reply to maria-olivia in the thread about Engagement of Princess Maria Laura and William Isvy; 27 Dec 2021.
Anyway, going back to Princess Maria Laura, she is not only a Princess of Belgium, but also an Archduchess of Austria-Este, hence a princess of the Austrian Imperial House (one of the bastions of Roman Catholic tradition in Europe). To me at least, the fact that she is marrying someone who is neither royalty nor nobility and, furthermore, is a Jew is a big deal (in a good sense in my opinion), which seems to prove that royals can indeed marry whoever they want nowadays.
Replied to Mbruno in the thread about Heirs to the Austrian Throne and House Rules .