OFFICE OF HIS GRACE ROBERT LANCASTER II, DUKE OF WESSEX
* WESSEX, ENGLAND *
WESSEX, ENGLAND (Monday, June 23, 2003): FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
It is with regret that the Office of His Grace Robert Lancaster II, Duke of Wessex, by the Grace of God, announces that His Grace and Her Grace Stephanie Erin Lancaster, Duchess of Wessex, have decided to seek out an immediate divorce proceedings, as served under the provision of the laws of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Lady Lancaster, as she is to be known now, will lose the title of "Her Grace" effective immediately, and will no longer serve as Duchess of Wessex.
Any children later conceived by Lady Lancaster will not be heir under any circumstance to the House of Lancaster's hold on the title nor properites of the Duchy of Wessex.
It is pleasing to note however, that there will be no legal challenge or dispute as to terms of the divorce settlement, nor will there be any legal challenge to custody of Edward James Lancaster, the couple's one year old boy. Her Ladyship will take custody, and His Grace will be allowed visitation at regular intervals without hesitation.
Edward James Lancaster is heir to the Duchy of Wessex, and will serve as the eighth Lancaster under that name.
The House of Lancaster has existed for nearly a millenium, established first under the reign of His Majesty Harold II, King of England, before His Majesty William I ("the Conqueror") removed Harold from power in 1066.
His Grace Robert Lancaster II has served as Duke of Wessex for ten years.
It is with regret that the Office of His Grace Robert Lancaster II, Duke of Wessex, by the Grace of God, announces that His Grace and Her Grace Stephanie Erin Lancaster, Duchess of Wessex, have decided to seek out an immediate divorce proceedings, as served under the provision of the laws of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Lady Lancaster, as she is to be known now, will lose the title of "Her Grace" effective immediately, and will no longer serve as Duchess of Wessex.
Any children later conceived by Lady Lancaster will not be heir under any circumstance to the House of Lancaster's hold on the title nor properites of the Duchy of Wessex.
It is pleasing to note however, that there will be no legal challenge or dispute as to terms of the divorce settlement, nor will there be any legal challenge to custody of Edward James Lancaster, the couple's one year old boy. Her Ladyship will take custody, and His Grace will be allowed visitation at regular intervals without hesitation.
Edward James Lancaster is heir to the Duchy of Wessex, and will serve as the eighth Lancaster under that name.
The House of Lancaster has existed for nearly a millenium, established first under the reign of His Majesty Harold II, King of England, before His Majesty William I ("the Conqueror") removed Harold from power in 1066.
His Grace Robert Lancaster II has served as Duke of Wessex for ten years.