「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」 | (aka: 鳳凰院 凶真 Hououin Kyouma)@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 3 days agoIt must be frustrating for someone to be born into a royal family but being unable to succeed the crown because they were the second child... or be the first child but they were female...message-squaremessage-square22linkfedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up116arrow-down1message-squareIt must be frustrating for someone to be born into a royal family but being unable to succeed the crown because they were the second child... or be the first child but they were female...「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」 | (aka: 鳳凰院 凶真 Hououin Kyouma)@sh.itjust.works to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 3 days agomessage-square22linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarebamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·3 days agoFWIW, in the UK they removed the gender rule from the lines of succession right before Prince George was born. And even before then, King George was a second child, and Queen Elizabeth was the first child but female, and they still got the crowns.
minus-squarehellequin67@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 days agoI believe Spain has also removed it although current King only has daughters anyway.
FWIW, in the UK they removed the gender rule from the lines of succession right before Prince George was born. And even before then, King George was a second child, and Queen Elizabeth was the first child but female, and they still got the crowns.
I believe Spain has also removed it although current King only has daughters anyway.