The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh's daughter is four years older than her brother
, but due to an antiquated and traditional law, Louise is actually further down in the line of succession to the British throne than her younger sibling.At the time of Louise's birth, the Succession to the Crown Act had not come into effect,
It changed the laws of succession to the British throne in accordance with the 2011 Perth Agreement, effectively meaning thatThe Succession to the Crown Act was introduced in 2013 just before Prince George's birth, meaning the eldest child, regardless of gender, precedes any siblingsMia and Lena Tindall have also benefitted from the Act, and have not been overtaken by their younger brother Lucas in the line of...
The pair were given HRH titles at birth which they could choose to use when they turned 18, but so far,
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