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Detail from the 'Instrument of Consent', which is the Queen's historic formal consent to Prince William's forthcoming marriage to Kate Middleton, is seen at the Crown Office at the House of Lords, London. (Photo by Clive Gee/PA Images via Getty Images)

Detail from the 'Instrument of Consent', which is the Queen's historic formal consent to Prince William's forthcoming marriage to Kate Middleton, is seen at the Crown Office at the House of Lords, London.   (Photo by Clive Gee/PA Images via Getty Images)