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A question about British monarchy

patbz — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 14:45:44 GMT

I know why Harry and Megan's baby will be seventh in line to the throne but I have a hypothetical question: if Charles dies before becoming king does that change who then becomes ruler. Would it still be William or perhaps Anne? I've researched this but haven't come up with a definitive answer.

Re: A question about British monarchy

beckyb1012 — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 14:48:44 GMT

Prince William will be next if his Dad does not become King for any reason.

Re: A question about British monarchy

ValuSkr — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 14:50:22 GMT

I think Camilla would become Queen. Just kidding - it's a good question. My guess is that William would then be King.

Re: A question about British monarchy

SharkE — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 15:05:22 GMT

Queen Elizabeth II

Prince Charles

Prince William

Prince George

Princess Charlotte

Prince Louis

Prince Harry

Re: A question about British monarchy

beckyb1012 — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 15:09:53 GMT

@SharkE wrote:
Queen Elizabeth II
Prince Charles
Prince William
Prince George
Princess Charlotte
Prince Louis
Prince Harry

The prettiest and fairest of them all in the whole Kingdom @SharkE

Re: A question about British monarchy

Peaches McPhee — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 15:11:23 GMT

If Charles dies before becoming King (for example, before his mother dies), William moves up a spot, so to speak. The order of sucession remains unchanged.

Wikipedia has a good article on the order of sucession. Officially, the list is pretty darn long!

Re: A question about British monarchy

Kachina624 — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 16:35:03 GMT

I think it's interesting that Charles' and Andrew's children are princes and princesses but Anne's children are not.

Re: A question about British monarchy

sidsmom — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 16:35:42 GMT

@SharkE

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Re: A question about British monarchy

beckyb1012 — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 16:38:35 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
I think it's interesting that Charles' and Andrew's children are princes and princesses but Anne's children are not.

The Queen made the offer to give them titles when they were born and the Princess Anne and her husband declined the offer. Only male line heirs are born with titles, Princess Anne herself had to be given the title upon her birth.

Re: A question about British monarchy

SharkE — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 16:41:38 GMT

@sidsmom wrote:
@SharkE
Here’s a snack: 🐟
And yes, you are very pretty!

awwwwwwwwww thanks !

Re: A question about British monarchy

wvumountiefan — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 17:24:24 GMT

So Prince Harry really doesn’t have much of a chance to be King. He doesn’t have all the pressure but still has the perks of being royalty.

Re: A question about British monarchy

SharkE — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 17:27:58 GMT

I don't envy him his in-laws !

Re: A question about British monarchy

Mlsg — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 17:43:30 GMT

Prince Harry was born royalty and he is working royalty now.

Re: A question about British monarchy

chrystaltree — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 17:46:08 GMT

Prince William comes after Prince Charles.

Re: A question about British monarchy

chrystaltree — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 17:48:29 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
I think it's interesting that Charles' and Andrew's children are princes and princesses but Anne's children are not.

That's because Anne declined titles for her children.

Re: A question about British monarchy

goldensrbest — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 18:37:12 GMT

I have a question, i saw a post on here last week ,that said Charles,pays for kates clothing, why is that?

Re: A question about British monarchy

beckyb1012 — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 18:43:47 GMT

@goldensrbest wrote:
I have a question, i saw a post on here last week ,that said Charles,pays for kates clothing, why is that?

Prince William’s dad, Prince Charles, foots the bill for some of Kate Middleton’s clothing. As The Cut reported back in 2012, “what she wears for official public appearances can technically come out of Prince Charles’s official ‘Household’ budget, which is funded by his Duchy of Cornwall estate.”

The Telegraph reported mid-2018 that “Prince Charles paid £4.96 million towards the activities of Prince William, his wife, and Prince Harry last year.” That converts to about $6.5 million. Prince Charles doesn’t pay for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s travel to royal engagements. (The queen pays for that through the Sovereign Fund.) But Romper reports that Charles “pays wardrobe costs for his sons and their wives.”

Takens from:

https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/who-pays-for-kate-middletons-clothes.html/

Re: A question about British monarchy

goldensrbest — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 18:48:32 GMT

Why doesn't it come out of prince william, and does he pay for his childrens clothes?

Re: A question about British monarchy

beckyb1012 — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 19:44:46 GMT

@goldensrbest wrote:
Why doesn't it come out of prince william, and does he pay for his childrens clothes?

I think the Queen still foots the bill for even all her own children for some things.

Re: A question about British monarchy

libbyannE — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 19:49:25 GMT

Even if Charles dies before the Queen, William becomes King.