Diana de Cadavale’s ex-husband, Charles-Philippe d’Orléans, will marry former model and designer Naomi Valesca Kern on September 9.It is a decision that raises strong controversy.
The Duke of Anjou and Diana announced their divorce last December. In the spring, Charles Philip falls in love with Naomi and before the summer is over the couple will exchange rings. The story has everything that could be told as “love at first sight”, as the duke wanted, but his family has another story: after all, The marriage is not approved and Charles risks losing a title.
The current speaker of the French Chamber of Deputies, Prince Jean d’Orléans, Count of Paris, issued a statement last month saying he had not authorized his cousin’s marriage. Follow your family’s religious rules. More: As for the (improbable) claim to the French throne, Diana de Cadaval holds the titles.
“The press has spoken of the draft divorce and civil marriage of His Royal Highness Prince Charles Philippe d’Orléans, Duke of Anjou. The marriage of princes of the French House is subject to the double condition of obtaining the consent of the Chief of the Royal Court of the House and will be celebrated according to the canonical rules of the Catholic Church,” declared Jean d’Orléans. In the statement quoted by “Karas”.
Charles Philippe d’Orleans, Naomi Kern
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“If His Royal Highness Prince Charles Philippe d’Orléans, Duke of Anjou, marries civilly again, without fulfilling one of these two conditions, he will forfeit the title of Royal Highness. It would only be Prince Charles Philippe d’Orléans and, if he so desired, the Duke of Anjou. On the other hand, his future wife can only be what civil law gives her, that is, Madame Charles Philippe d’Orléans. Their prospective children would not be bloodlines, and so they would not be able to claim any titlethe predicate or privilege associated with the House of France”.
“The dynastic law of the royal house recognizes the rules of the Church of Rome, Even if the first civil marriage is dissolved, the religious marriage and the resulting lineage remain valid. Thus, his first wife and daughter retain the titles, the features and privileges currently enjoyed by the French house. To his wife, Her Royal Highness Princess Diana of Orleans, Duchess of Anjou – who also reserves the right to add her own personal coat of arms to the coat of arms granted in 2004 to the Duke of Anjou – and to his daughter, Her Royal Highness Isabelle of Orleans,” he concluded.
Despite his cousin’s announcement. Charles-Philippe d’Orléans, 50, has announced his wedding date to Naomi Valesca Kern, 42, from Monaco.The widow of fashion designer Otto Kern. The Duke of Anjou and Diana, Duchess of Cadaval, married in 2008 in Évora Cathedral, and became parents four years later. The separation between the two was secret and was only announced in December 2022.
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