"with 48 per cent preferring it to skip a generation to Prince William. That is, of course, unthinkable to the royal family."
Not impossible though, Edward the Second was replaced by his son when he became too unpopular. James the Second was replaced by his daughter Anne due to his religion.
"It was the accident of her father’s early death which allowed Queen Elizabeth II,"
Or maybe the abdication of her uncle?
Not impossible though, Edward the Second was replaced by his son when he became too unpopular. James the Second was replaced by his daughter Anne due to his religion.
"It was the accident of her father’s early death which allowed Queen Elizabeth II,"
Or maybe the abdication of her uncle?