British Prime Minister David Cameron’s government is moving ahead with plans to change succession laws so that if Will and Kate have a daughter, she will be able to ascend to the throne. Under existing rules, if the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge‘s first child is a girl but their second child is a boy, the son would pass over his sister and inherit the throne. Cameron wrote,
We espouse gender equality in all other aspects of life, and it is an anomaly that in the rules relating to the highest public officer we continue to enshrine male superiority.”
Read more at People.
For more on this blog about Will & Kate, click here.
Personally, it wouldn’t bother me either way. However, they would be undoing hundreds of years of laws/rules to make that change. I am certainly not against the advancement of women, but there are some things that should be left alone. It isn’t as if someone is making a career change, this is for life unless that person abdicates or dies. Either way, we will not see another Queen Victoria or Queen Elizabeth II in terms of longevity on the throne.
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Both queens have given their lives to Great Britain.
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Geri,
How do you know what will be seen in the future? Exactly you don’t know, and you are one of many reason why women are only half way to where we should be… There are things that should be left alone, pfft…
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Ms. Braum:
What is your problem? My response to the article was sent 6 months ago, and I stand by my opinion which has absolutely nothing to do with the progress of women. You do not know me nor my feelings regarding the state of women as a whole! There are some things that should be left alone, once again, this is my opinion. I did not say that a woman should not be queen. I am well acquainted with the history of the Windsors and before them, the mighty Queen Victoria and her clan. I said that we will not see the likes of either queen during out lifetime, period. I agree 100% with Lisa that both of these queens have given their lives for the sake of Great Britain.
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