According to the BBC:
“A bill which ends succession to the Crown based on gender has become law.
“It means the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s first child could become monarch, regardless of whether it is a boy or a girl.
“Under the previous law, dating back to 1701, women were superseded by their brothers in succession even if they were the first born….”
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Queen Elizabeth on her coronation day in 1953, with Prince Philip
