Prince Edward’s eldest child Lady Louise was the last royal female to suffer the same fate as Anne as she was pushed down the line of succession following the birth of her little brother James.
However, ahead of the birth of Kate, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William’s first child, the Queen issued a new act to ensure any child of theirs would have an equal right to the throne regardless of their gender.
As a boy, Prince George did not benefit from this change but William and Kate’s second child Princess Charlotte eventually did.
In 2013 the Succession of the Crown Act sought to update discriminatory royal laws, a constitutional expert explained.
