Here's What Will Happen To Charlotte When William Is King

princess charlotte the second child and only daughter of prince william and catherine duchess of cambridge just celebrated her sixth birthday by a lacal she is a happy and outgoing girl who might not fully realize that her father will one day become king she also may not understand that among her royal privileges is the right to be called by certain titles both now and also after her grandfather and father become king but when it comes to the royal line of succession it pays to be first until very recently the first son of a king or queen was designated as the heir to the throne even if the firstborn child was a daughter if a monarch had only daughters the older one would inherit the crown as was the case when queen elizabeth ii ascended following the death of her father george vi the laws of succession were changed in 2013. now any firstborn child of the reigning monarch is eligible to take the throne regardless of gender by those laws prince charles will take the throne after the queen dies following him will be his first son prince william from there the crown will pass to his first child prince george princess charlotte is currently fourth in line to the throne but that will change if george has children of his own george's firstborn would be the next monarch dropping charlotte into fifth place any subsequent children will put her still farther down might we see her grow to become queen charlotte yes though it's highly improbable in order to move into the top spot her big brother george would have to abdicate the throne and let his sister take over it's not unprecedented queen elizabeth is currently monarch because her uncle king edward viii passed the honor over to her father george vi but it's more likely that charlotte will acquire a batch of new titles when the family line undergoes its next shift charlotte is currently known as her royal highness princess charlotte of cambridge and if that seems like a mouthful to write on a school paper well the princess doesn't use her titles at school the mirror recently revealed that charlotte goes by the name charlotte cambridge at the elite private school she attends a decision her parents made to give her a more normal upbringing when her grandfather charles becomes king charlotte will add to her title prince william's only daughter will become princess charlotte of cornwall in cambridge when william is elevated to prince of wales she'll become charlotte of wales her brothers will become george and louie of wales things get more complicated after william ascends to the throne royal author marlene koenig told express that charlotte will actually lose a royal family title saying george will become duke of cornwall and then of course prince of wales but charlotte and louie will be of nothing as william's firstborn daughter charlotte might be designated princess royal once william is king if her great-aunt princess anne has passed away by then princess anne currently holds that title which is given for the duration of her life but princess royal a title reserve for the oldest living daughter of a british monarch comes with a price royal expert duncan larcombe told town and country under ancient british law any man who sleeps with the princess royal before they are married is guilty of high treason punishable by execution oh really such antiquated customs are probably why princess anne didn't get the title until 1987 even though she could have inherited the title as early as 1965 and prince william may decide to hold off on a new title until charlotte gets married and give her a duchess title instead as his grandmother did when william married kate middleton whichever title charlotte picks up in the future she's already inherited one royal role that of a national fashion icon like her mother and her grandmother princess diana hello reports that the 82 dress she wore in a photo celebrating her sixth birthday sold out within 12 hours dress designer rachel riley told the magazine i have no doubt that princess charlotte will become as much of a style icon as her mother is and i look forward to seeing princess charlotte's style develop as she continues to grow and mature check out one of our newest videos right here plus even more list videos about the royal family are coming soon subscribe to our youtube channel and hit the bell so you don't miss a single one you

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Published: Mon May 10 2021