Princess Charlotte has a better chance at becoming Queen than Princess Anne ever has – heres why.
Princess Charlotte has a better chance at becoming Queen than Princess Anne due to a lesser-known royal rule that began during the late Queen Elizabeth II’s reign.
For most of royal history, a royal rule saw male children who were born into the House of Windsor prioritised in the line of succession over their female counterparts.
Although the country were previously more likely to see a King than a Queen, the late Queen created a new legislation during the latter part of her 70-year reign that meant males were no longer prioritised.
This new rule meant that during the Princess of Wales’s first pregnancy, her child – whether it was a boy or a girl – would have remained the heir to the throne no matter what.
The Royal Family’s official website stated that the Act of Succession (2013) also removed “provisions by which those who marry Roman Catholics are disqualified from the line of succession. The changes came into force in all sixteen Realms in March 2015”.
This means that Charlotte would be more likely to become Queen than Princess Anne as the rule was not in place at the time of her birth.
When Anne was born in 1950, she was second in line to the throne – after her older brother, the now-King Charles.
However, following the birth of Prince Andrew, Anne was then moved to third in line to the throne – and fourth following the birth of Prince Edward in 1964. She is now 17th in line to the throne.
Although Prince George will become King one day, Charlotte has a higher chance than Anne as her place in the line of succession remained the same following the birth of Prince Louis in 2018.
Charlotte, who is now nine, will only move down the line of succession once her older brother has children of his own. Although Charlotte has a greater chance, she would only become Queen if George were to abdicate or die at a young age before he had any children of his own.
