Legacy Matters

Posthumous marriage

Since death us did part: French mother-of-two marries her fiancé a year after he is killed in a car crash

A little-known section of the French civil code states it is possible for a bride or groom to marry a dead fiancé as long as there is clear evidence that they planned to marry before the loved one died.

Magali wore a white dress and veil and a large colour portrait of the dead groom was on show during the ceremony, the Independent reported. The service was attended by 30 family members and friends.

The widow bride said at Saturday's service: ‘I am not really in the mood to have a wedding reception so we will just drink a cup of coffee and I will thank everyone who has supported me.
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The sombre event ended with her placing a bouquet of flowers on the bride-groom’s grave.