 Prior to his accident, Prince Friso was working as a chief financial officer for URENCO, a uranium enrichment company.On 30 June 2003, it was announced that Prince Friso was to marry Mabel Wisse Smit.The Dutch cabinet, however, did not seek permission from parliament for this marriage, a constitutional requirement if Prince Friso was to remain a member of the Dutch Royal House and in line of succession for the throne; at the time, he was second in line after his older brother, Willem-Alexander.