The Greater Good
The grandfather of the Queen issued a decree in 1917 that has resulted in all these consecutive incidents. What did he decree? “The grandchildren of the sons of any such Sovereign in the direct male line (save only the eldest living son of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales) shall have and enjoy in all occasions the style and title enjoyed by the children of Dukes of these Our Realms,” announced the King.
The Greater Good
Her Duty
Of course, as times change the royals have tried too and this applied with gender norms as much as anything else. You are only a prince if you are a male royal in direct line for the throne. The “male” aspect has been differentiating and has been altered in the past. Wiliam and Kate welcomed their first child into the world and led to the rupture of their ” absolute primogeniture” practices.
Her Duty
