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Doesn't the idea of male heirs to the British throne leap-frogging women send out entirely the wrong message
Right, I will start by saying that I have absolutely no interest whatsoever in the royal family. None at all. They stand for privilege and the idea that it is alright for birth to bestow you certain privileges.
However, the idea vis-a-vis succession to the phone that male prospective heirs take precedence over women troubles me.
Currently first in line is Charles followed by his children, then Andrew and his, then Edward, and then Anne. But Anne is older than Andrew and Edward, and so should be above them. She is only below them because she is a woman and so gets automatically shunted down the list. This is blatantly sexist, and something that should be unacceptable in a country that (at least should be trying) to be modern and progressive and not at all discriminatory against any particular social groups.
Primogeniture has been in force in England ever since the Norman Conquest. The custom is for the throne to past to the oldest male heir, and to a daughter only if there is no male heir. However, the royal succesion in England has always been less sexist than in many other countries, many european countries fo rinstance had the Salic law which meant that a female could not inherit at all.
In the case of Princess Anne it is largely irrelevent now anyhow, since Prince Charles has two healthy sons and there is virtually no chance of Anne inheriting the throne now even if she was next in succesion to Charles.
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