Queen's touching gesture for Princess Charlotte that changed the Royal Family forever
09.09.2022 - 20:07
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
Britain has now entered a period of national mourning following the news that Queen Elizabeth II died aged 96 at Balmoral. The Queen, who became the longest reigning monarch in British history, has left behind an impressive legacy that will be remembered for generations.
And one of her achievements is the sweet gesture she made for her great-granddaughter, Princess Charlotte, as she saved the seven-year-old from an unfair shift in royal status, the Daily Express reports. This was something the Queen previously experienced with as the royal rule impacted her own daughter, Anne, Princess Royal, and bumped her down the line of succession simply because of her gender.
Princess Charlotte is the only daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and Cambridge, and is one day expected to take on her great aunt Princess Anne's prestigious Princess Royal title. While Anne, 70, is Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip's second child, at the time of her birth a royal law meant she lost out to her little brothers.
When Anne was born she was second in line to the throne after her older brother Prince Charles, 71. However, sons took precedence over daughters in the line of succession at the time which meant Anne was bumped down upon the arrival of her two younger brothers - Prince Andrew, born in 1960, and Prince Edward, born in 1964.
Princess Anne is currently 14th in the line of succession behind Prince Edward (11th) and his two children - James, Viscount Severn (12th) and Lady Louise Windsor (13th). Ahead of Prince Edward, Andrew is eighth in line to the throne followed by his two daughters - Princess Beatrice (ninth) and Princess Eugenie (10th).
Prince Edward's eldest child Lady Louise was the last royal female to suffer the same fate