Last year, Commonwealth leaders agreed to change British succession laws to allow a female to take the throne ahead of a younger brother.

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Last year, however, the British government agreed with 15 other commonwealth countries that males should no longer be given priority and changed the rules of succession so that the first-born child of either gender could one day take the throne.

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If Mr Thursfield can help Sir Nick to repeat the European recovery in North America, he is tipped to take over the throne from Bill Ford in a couple of years.

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And that's led to suggestions, even among monarchists, that his heir, Crown Prince Felipe and his wife Letizia take over the throne.

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Even those that do not take home the throne can rest easy knowing there is no better place than an outhouse to wipe the slate clean for next year.

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Harry, third in line to the British throne, is then expected to take over the cottage.

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The new legislation will end the system of male primogeniture, meaning male heirs will no longer take precedence over women in line to the throne.

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