Princess Charlotte was the first young royal to be impacted by a change to a famous rule that has affected many female heirs to the throne - including Princess Anne
Following the death of Queen Elizabeth, the country does not look set to have another Queen Regnant for many years as the next two heirs to the throne are male. The first female in the queue is eight-year-old Princess Charlotte who sits in third place behind her father and elder brother.
The reason behind this is down to a significant change the late Queen introduced which alters the rules of primogeniture and who can overtake who in the Line of Succession. The adaptation to the rule meant that Princess Charlotte was not leapfrogged by younger brother Prince Louis when he was born in 2018.
The reason for this is a historic rule known as primogeniture that unseats any female heir if a younger brother is born. The rules of primogeniture were altered in the Succession to the Crown Act 2013, meaning that any younger brother born after this date can no longer leapfrog an older sister. While Princess Charlotte will likely never be Queen, there is a very important title that she is in line to inherit. The Princess Royal is typically the eldest daughter of the monarch and it works in much the same way as the Prince of Wales title for both senior and high-ranking members of the Royal Family.
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