Prince William and Kate Middleton has given birth, their
third child, after the second child Princess Charlotte, 2-year-old.
According to the Act of Settlement of 1701, all brothers are
allowed to jump ahead of their sisters in the line of succession. It means that even if a girl was born first,
the arrival of her younger brother would immediately move her down the list. Examples
of the system, include Princess Anne, who is the second-born and only daughter
of Queen Elizabeth II; When she was born, Anne was third in line for the throne
after Princess Elizabeth.
The Succession to the Crown Act was assented in 2013, and
was officially put into place in March 2015 - just two months before Charlotte
was born. This ended male primogeniture, making it possible for all royal baby
girls to uphold their position in the succession line, even if a
brother takes birth after her. The rule applies to all royals,who took birth,
after Oct. 28, 2011, and means that Charlotte's place as fourth in line (after
her grandfather, father, and big brother Prince George) is secured. The new baby
Cambridge will be fifth in line, and Prince Harry will be sixth.
Some other changes that came with the Succession to the
Crown Act- in addition to protecting the succession status of royal girls,
amendments were made. These amendments now allow royal family members to marry
a Roman Catholic and still become king or queen. Previously,it was not
possible. No one in the direct line of succession could marry a Catholic and
keep their right to the throne. This is because the monarch also serves as Head
of the Protestant Anglican Church of England, which was established back in the
16th century by Henry VIII. Princess Charlotte will remain fourth in line to
the British throne. The only people who are guaranteed to stand in her way are
her brother George's future children.
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