Kate Middleton’s daughter Princess Charlotte’s advantage over Princess Anne and Lady Louise Windsor revealed
28 January 2023 – 06:47 GMT Danielle Stacey The daughter of the Prince and Princess of Wales, Princess Charlotte retained her place in the line of succession above her younger brother Prince Louis
The daughter of the Prince and Princess of Wales, Princess Charlotte made history when she was just two years old after giving birth to her younger brother, Prince Louis, in April 2018.
Charlotte was the first royal woman to benefit from The Succession to the Crown Act (2013), which states that girls are not overtaken by younger brothers.
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While Charlotte has retained her place as third in line to the throne, ahead of Louis, other female royals missed out on the change as the law only applies to those born after October 28, 2011.
The late Queen and Duke of Edinburgh’s only daughter, Princess Anne, is much further down the line of succession than her younger brothers, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward.
The Princess Royal, who celebrated her 72nd birthday in August, is currently in 16th place behind her niece Lady Louise Windsor.
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Princess Anne and Lady Louise are much further down the line of succession
If the rules had been changed at the time of Anne’s birth in 1950, her children Peter Phillips and Zara Tindall would be much closer to the throne than their cousins Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, who are currently tenth and eleventh.
The daughter of the Earl and Countess of Wessex, Lady Louise Windsor, 19, was also succeeded by her younger brother James, Viscount Severn, in the line of succession after his birth in 2007. James is currently ranked 14th while Lady Louise is ranked 15th.
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Charlotte retained her place in the line of succession when Louis was born
Princess Charlotte is so far the only female royal to have benefited from this change. Other monarchies where the eldest child is the heir regardless of gender are Sweden, the Netherlands, Norway and Belgium, while in Spain and Monaco men have priority over women.
For example, Prince Albert of Monaco and Princess Charlene’s son Prince Jacques is the heir apparent, despite being two minutes younger than his twin sister Princess Gabriella.
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