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With Meghan and Harry, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex announcing the birth of their first child, a boy on May 6, the whole world now wants to know where in the royal queue, Baby Sussex stands. So this is how the odds are stacked for Baby Sussex to take the ‘The Crown’.
First in line for the throne, after the reigning monarch Queen Elizabeth II, is Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales. With British Royalty having a direct line of succession, next after him, is his first son Prince William called the Duke of Cambridge. Harry, William’s younger brother was third in line until William and Kate, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, welcomed their own children.
According to Time, a new law was passed in the UK Parliament in 2013, which meant that succession would be granted by order of age rather than gender. So an older sister would no longer have to step aside for her brother to take the throne.
The Lucky number 7, who is yet to be named will enjoy all the perks of a direct line of lineage without much of the heavy responsibility that comes with actually having to wear the crown. For fans of Harry and Meghan in England, America and the world over, the birth of their first son is a much awaited moment of celebration for this transatlantic glamour Royal couple who have always done things their way.
with inputs from Time
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Published: 07 May 2019,02:36 PM IST