How does the Royal thing work?

[*crikey*mate*]

If George had have been a Georgina, being the first born, would she have gotten to be Queen one day, even if she got a younger brother, or would the female be bypassed in favour of the male?

[azureline**]

Elizabeth II is the present Sovereign and her heir apparent is her eldest son, Charles, Prince of Wales. Second in line is Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, the Prince of Wales's eldest son. Third in line is Prince George of Cambridge, the son of the Duke of Cambridge. Fourth in line is Prince Harry.

[the_great_she_elephant · Accepted solution]

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@diamond-halo wrote:

OK, so

Queen Elizabeth abdicates/retires/dies or whatever it is that Queens do when they stop being Queens

Prince Phillip (her Husband) if still alive, does not get to be King, right? Right.

Instead, it will probably be Prince Charles

so lets run with that.

Once King Charles is done,

Prince William gets the crown, right? Yes

Now, if Prince Williasm dies before he gets to be king, does one of his offspring get a shot, or is it Prince Harry that gets a look in?  George gets a shot

So Prince Harry would have had a shot if Prince William died without kids, right? Yes

But since Prince William now does have a child

If he is the only child, he will become King, right? Yes

Harry missed the boat, didn't he? Yes

But if George was a girl, would this child still get to be Queen, even if she had a younger brother? Yes

Crikey!

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@freakiness wrote:

Yes, a girl would still be first in line over her younger brothers and Prince Harry.

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Cool thanks!

[icyfroth]

If Prince william died and george was georgina, I'm pretty sure she'd be queen before Harry or any of his kids got a look in

[2106greencat]

even if he wasn't the monarch at the time ?

I am so out of touch

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@icyfroth wrote:

If Prince william died and george was georgina, I'm pretty sure she'd be queen before Harry or any of his kids got a look in

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I was pretty sure of that, but was wondering if a little brother was born, if the first born was a girl, would she still get to lead the Monarchy iykwim

[2106greencat]

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 Regent

[amber-eyed-girl]

Yes, George or Georgina would be crowned, as succession laws were changed.

regardless of the gender of any next born.

now, for the thought that if William was no longer alive and had not been King, then George becomes King. That is true. It would not be King Harry unless there was also no George or other child of William's alive...However, if George was still a child, then Harry could be made Regent.

so then Harry would be Prince Regent...for anyone who has seen Blackadder, that would work out 🙂

[the_great_she_elephant]

Greencat If William dies while he is heir to the throne, his heir, i.e. George, will succeed him as heir to the throne.

The Act of succession has been change to allow the firstborn child to succeed its parent regardless of its gender.

[2106greencat]

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@amber-eyed-girl wrote:

Yes, George or Georgina would be crowned, as succession laws were changed.

regardless of the gender of any next born.

now, for the thought that if William was no longer alive and had not been King, then George becomes King. That is true. It would not be King Harry unless there was also no George or other child of William's alive...However, if George was still a child, then Harry could be made Regent.

so then Harry would be Prince Regent...for anyone who has seen Blackadder, that would work out 🙂

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George becomes King

does Georgina become Queen ?