Ayesha Vardag on the possibility of William and Kate signing a prenup ===================================================================== ![Ayesha Vardag on the possibility of William and Kate signing a prenup](https://vardags.com/images/pictures/_360/e7c4b89a47216ef8108c20e901843c1f.jpeg)Ahead of the Royal Wedding, [Ayesha Vardag](https://vardags.com/solicitors/london/ayesha-vardag) mused on the possibility of a Royal Prenup in the *Huffington Post*. Having won the case which made prenups binding in English law, Ayesha was well placed to advance the merits of such agreements. Looking ahead to the couple's marriage, she said "*William and Kate's long-term, kitchen sink romance is in stark contrast to those of an era where royal marriages were arranged; things were not much further on by the time William's parents got engaged: royalty mixed in limited and somewhat incestuous circles with other titled aristocrats, indeed Prince Charles had already dated Princess Diana's elder sister before making her his blushing 20-year-old bride. Kate is not the young, blue-blooded filly prized for her virginity like Diana, but a well-educated, grown-up 29-year-old woman from an upper middle class family whose parents have not ancestral money, but are successful entrepreneurs*." Despite the positive signs, she suggested that a prenuptial agreement would make things easier should the couple ever separate. She [explained to the *Huffington Post*](https://www.huffingtonpost.com/ayesha-vardag/royal-wedding-britains-to_b_852663.html)"*A prenup could have many merits for Wills and Kate, setting up confidentiality, arrangements for titles and and predictability of payouts. Despite all that, I would be astonished if William and Kate had signed up. It's not the British royal way, and I think it would be considered highly infra dig. If there were a divorce, the royal family would broker a generous financial deal, traded off against privileges like titles, but would, I believe, refuse to horse-trade in advance. There has been considerable hyperbole about the potential financial impact of a royal split. In Kate's case, if she and Prince William did divorce, her claim would not be to share his assets - she's not going to be banking Buckingham Palace, or, as some have suggested, 'half the country': her claim would be predominantly calculated on an assessment of her needs.*" She concluded on a happy note, however, saying "*They have both been through a degree of thick and thin, if not for richer and for poorer. I have a good feeling about the marriage prospects of our very modern future King and Queen*." Ayesha's comments were also reported in [The Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/uk/Top-divorce-lawyer-asks-William-to-sign-pre-nuptial-agreement/articleshow/8113897.cms?referral=PM). Read more about our [top lawyers for prenuptial agreements](https://vardags.com/services/children-and-family/prenuptial-agreement) and how they cater for HNW and UHNW individuals. 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