Claim: You need to be 18 to get married on your own.
Fact-check: What rights do you get at 18? - Full Fact
Verdict: correct for england and wales. you can get married or enter a civil partnership at 16 and 17 but you still need parental consent.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Joseph O'Leary
Date published: 2018-03-23T00:00:00