If he wasn't 'defender of the faith' and royal then he could marry her and who would care? - but he married Diana knowing he didn't love her - which certainly messed up her life and tipped her over the edge into her disastrous lifestyle. His affair with Camilla carried on throughout which is disloyal, sneaky, weak and lost him all respect from a large proportion of the country.
Most people don't see the royal family as lasting much longer now and respect is at zero level - I wouldn't cross the street to see one! - in fact when Phil the Greek came to open a building I worked in I manipulated to avoid meeting him and doing the patronised bit. One fellow worker
curtsied - yeeeeuuggh!!!!
only trouble is I hate the fawning adulation given to American presidents by its citizens - I find it really sickening and just the same attitude as people used to have to royalty - all pigs are equal but some are more equal than others??? people seem to have this pathetic need to have someone to put on a pedestal - and then often knock them down.
If he tries to make her queen then that I think
would be the real end of the monarchy here.