Here’s why Charlotte of Cambridge could become queen

The princess Charlotte she can become queen? In theory yes. The second daughter of William And Kate Middleton he is alone at the moment third in line to the throne after his father and after his older brother George. Yet the chances that a crown will one day be placed on his head, as the British press explains, are much higher than those that Aunt Anna had at the time, sister of King Charles. When Anna was born in 1950, female heirs were still surpassed in the line of succession by male heirs, and therefore by the latter’s descendants. They could become queens – as happened to Elizabeth II – only in the absence of male children. Princess Anne was second in line of succession until 1960, when her brother Andrew was born. It slipped to fourth with the birth of Edward, and then down in an avalanche starting with the birth of William and Harry, who, being sons of Charles, the first in line, overtook everyone. And then all the other brothers above her had children, and then their children. Result: The Princess Royal is currently 17th in line to the throne.

Things changed before the birth of Prince George in 2013, when – with much urging from Queen Elizabeth – the British Parliament approved the Succession to the Crown Act that he has eradicated male supremacy in the British monarchy. Since then the system of “absolute primogeniture” has come into force, and royal daughters can no longer be overtaken by their younger brothers in the line of succession. The law is not retroactive, so Princess Anne remained down there at the back. While nine-year-old Charlotte maintained her position in the line of succession when Prince Louis was born in 2018. If George of Cambridge were to renounce the throneCharlotte would therefore be entitled to the British Crown and not her brother Louis born after her.

And the second daughter of the Cambridge family, with her decisive attitude, would be perfect for the monarchy of the future. Not surprisingly, as revealed some time ago by mother Kate Middletonsince her nursery days she had earned the nickname “Warrior Princess». Then, growing up, Lottie (that’s what they call her in the family), confirmed that the “title” she was given in her cradle is more than deserved. In fact, of the three children of the Princes of Wales, she is the most lively and extroverted: «She’s the little boss of the house», said the mother a couple of years ago. While the famous royal watcher Katie Nicholl he explained to Mirror: «Charlotte has a strong character that will ensure her a bright future. It has the same one liveliness of the princess Margaretbut without suffering from the “spare tire” syndrome that affects all the younger brothers of the heir to the throne.” First of all the prince Harrywho dedicated over five hundred typed pages to his drama as William’s eternal second: those of the bomb book Spare.