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| Boy or girl, the firstborn child of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will be third in line to the throne, after a change in the laws of succession announced in October 2011. | Boy or girl, the firstborn child of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will be third in line to the throne, after a change in the laws of succession announced in October 2011. |
| The change means a daughter born to the couple could become queen regardless of any younger male siblings she may have. Until now, the rules stated that an elder daughter should be placed behind a younger son in the line of succession. That was the case with Princess Anne, who found herself behind her younger brothers Prince Andrew and Prince Edward, and then behind their children. | The change means a daughter born to the couple could become queen regardless of any younger male siblings she may have. Until now, the rules stated that an elder daughter should be placed behind a younger son in the line of succession. That was the case with Princess Anne, who found herself behind her younger brothers Prince Andrew and Prince Edward, and then behind their children. |
| "Attitudes have changed fundamentally over the centuries and some of the outdated rules – like some of the rules of succession – just don't make sense to us any more," the prime minister said at a meeting of the heads of state of the Commonwealth countries last year. | "Attitudes have changed fundamentally over the centuries and some of the outdated rules – like some of the rules of succession – just don't make sense to us any more," the prime minister said at a meeting of the heads of state of the Commonwealth countries last year. |
| The government of New Zealand is overseeing the process of gathering formal consent from the 15 Commonwealth realms outside the UK where the Queen is head of state. In London, the Cabinet Office is overseeing plans to amend laws including the Bill of Rights 1688, the Act of Settlement 1700, the Act of Union with Scotland 1706 and the Coronation Oaths Act 1688. Changes in other laws will also have to be made. | The government of New Zealand is overseeing the process of gathering formal consent from the 15 Commonwealth realms outside the UK where the Queen is head of state. In London, the Cabinet Office is overseeing plans to amend laws including the Bill of Rights 1688, the Act of Settlement 1700, the Act of Union with Scotland 1706 and the Coronation Oaths Act 1688. Changes in other laws will also have to be made. |
| The Cabinet Office said the change would only affect children born after October 2011 when the agreement to end gender discrimination was reached by the Commonwealth heads of state. | The Cabinet Office said the change would only affect children born after October 2011 when the agreement to end gender discrimination was reached by the Commonwealth heads of state. |
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