How Harry and Meghan’s second child affects the line of succession – and the royals as she crushes the roster | UK News

Harry and Meghan’s new daughter joins the royal line of succession – toppling other royals further down.

Traditionally, sons outweighed daughters in the line of succession, even though they were younger.

But the law changed in 2013 before the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s first child, so age, not gender, is now the deciding factor.

This is how Arrival of Lilibet “Lili” Diana Mountbatten-Windsor affects the line of succession.

First in line: Prince Charles

The Queen’s eldest son will become king upon the death of his 95-year-old mother.

Now 72, the Prince of Wales is the first to the throne since the age of three, when his mother became Queen after her father died at the age of 56.

He is the oldest and oldest heir in British history.

For years, the question has arisen as to whether the Queen would relinquish her post so that Prince Charles could take over before her death, although that would mean abdicating the throne.

Second in line: Prince William

Prince Charles and the eldest son of the late Princess Diana are next on the list after his father.

The Duke of Cambridge, 38, and his wife Kate have taken on more responsibility in recent years as the Queen ages, and also since Harry and Meghan stepped down as a member of the Royal Family.

In 2015, he said, “All of us who will inherit the legacy of my grandmother’s reign and generation must do all we can to celebrate and learn from her story. On my own behalf, I have the privilege of having The Queen as a role model for a life of public service. “

Third in line: Prince George

The first child of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George was born in the Lindo Wing of St Mary’s Hospital in July 2013.

The seven-year-old is the third in the line of the …