Prince Andrew stepped back from public duties in , following his disastrous Newsnight interview, in which he failed to assuage public concern over his relationship with convicted paedophile Jeffery Epstein.
Meanwhile, Prince Harry has also stopped being a senior working royal, following his and wife the Duchess of Sussex's decision to leave the UK for the US in early , in what has been dubbed Megxit. This leaves two spots for senior royals to fill, if the law can be changed accordingly.
According to the existing framework, the most obvious next contender would be Princess Beatrice, who is over the age of 21 and next in line to the throne. But Harry and Meghan's son, Archie , wasn't automatically entitled to the Prince title, as he is not the child of a future monarch. The throne will pass to Prince Charles if the Queen abdicates, retires or dies.
Louis does not leapfrog his sister Charlotte in the line of succession after the law favouring male heirs was changed. Prince Harry - who was third in line to the throne in - is sixth in line. Meghan and Harry's baby Archie is seventh in line to the throne. Prince Andrew , the Duke of York, is bumped down the line to eighth.
For example, Beatrice and Eugenie's cousin, Zara Tindall—who is the daughter of Princess Anne and also a granddaughter of the queen—doesn't have one. Apparently, the sovereign offered to give Anne's children the honor, but Anne declined.
The queen can also step in to bestow titles on descendants who weren't covered by the Letters Patent. Before Princess Charlotte was born, the queen officially decreed that all of Prince William's children would automatically receive the Prince or Princess title, even though the royal tradition previously stated that only his oldest son George would be entitled to the honor. Though Harry and Meghan's son, Archie, wasn't automatically entitled to the Prince title , it's possible that, if his parents wanted him to have it, Her Majesty would have honored the request.
It's also worth noting that the position of the Princess title has meaning, royal historian Marlene Koenig previously told Insider. A princess is styled by her own name if she's born royal such as Princess Beatrice, Princess Anne, and Princess Charlotte , while a princess-by-marriage will, in official use, keep the title after her first name like Diana, Princess of Wales , per Insider.
Jack Brooksbank, in the court circular , the official record of royal engagements. If Beatrice follows suit, her name could be styled as Princess Beatrice, Mrs. Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, after her wedding.
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