Simplify the following text for a Grade 7 native English-speaking person.
Original: On June 26 , 1999 , Clancy married freelance journalist Alexandra Marie Llewellyn , whom he met in 1997 .
Simplified: In 1999 , Clancy , at age 52 , married the 32-year-old writer Alexandra Marie Llewellyn , on June 26 .