Julian Assange has been given permission to marry his partner, Stella Moris, in prison.
The WikiLeaks founder has been held in Belmarsh Prison in London since 2019 after the US took legal action to extradite him.
The couple, who met when Assange was living in the Ecuadorean embassy in London, have two children.
“I am relieved that reason prevailed and I hope there will be no further interference with our marriage,” Ms Moris said.
A Prison Service spokesman said: “Mr Assange’s application was received, considered and processed in the usual way by the prison governor, as for any other prisoner."
Mr Assange, an Australian citizen, was arrested by police after spending five years in the Ecuadorian embassy, where he sought political asylum as he avoided extradition to Sweden, fearing he would be taken to the US for questioning over the activities of WikiLeaks.
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A demonstrator wears a Julian Assange mask as supporters stage a protest against his imprisonment outside the High Court in London. AP Photo -
A woman wears a ‘Free Assange’ badge. The US government is scheduled to ask Britain's High Court to overturn a judge's decision that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should not be sent to the US to face espionage charges. AP Photo -
Stella Morris, partner of Julian Assange, speaks to the media. Reuters -
Mr Assange is wanted in the US on allegations of a conspiracy to obtain and disclose national defence information after WikiLeaks published hundreds of thousands of leaked documents. Reuters -
John Shipton, father of Julian Assange, arrives outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London in support of his son. Getty Images -
Supporters of Julian Assange gather outside the Royal Courts of Justice. Getty Images -
Kristinn Hrafnsson, editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks, speaks to the media. PA
He was jailed for 12 months for skipping bail but was kept in Belmarsh while a lengthy legal case was mounted by the US.
In January a judge refused the US’s request to extradite Mr Assange, but an appeal was lodged, with the outcome still pending.
No date has been set for the wedding. The couple have been trying to get married despite the legal action.
Their sons Gabriel, 4, and Max, 2, are British citizens.
The couple were taking legal action against the prison governor and Justice Secretary Dominic Raab, accusing them of preventing a wedding from being held.
