Royal twins

[Colin1]

NOt sure I have put this in the right section but my question is....
If the first born of the monarch takes the throne, what happens if they are twins?

[boxtops]

The older of the two is the heir to the throne - one always comes out first.

[anneasquith]

one "works" monday to friday, and one does weekends.

[Colin1]

That is cute! LOL!!!!!

[jno]

boy first, even if second born

[LoftyLottie]

That would presume that they were both of the same sex. If the first one out was a girl and the second one a boy, then the boy would be the heir.

[LoftyLottie]

Hmmmph. Trust jno to get in first!! ;o)

[boxtops]

This is true, jno and lottie, I am am bit slow on the brain power tonight.

[anneasquith]

usually at c section one baby is lying in a more accessable position for delivery, and would be very unusual to be able to tell the sex until fully delivered

[jno]

good point, though, headwreck, the whole future of the nation decided by a guy from obs and gobs because he accidentally pulled the evil twin out first.

[vivandorron]

Personally, I'm against Sex Discrimination.....I say "First out get the job." !!!

Ron.

[I.Don No]

crumbs, if it was twins I would need another bullet!

[Coobeastie]

Why would you want to shoot babies I.Don No?

[I.Don No]

it was a tongue in cheek remark, pertaining to my belief in a republic, of course I would not shoot babies..........get a grip coobeastie!

[Coobeastie]

I'd guessed it was tongue in cheek likewise was my question ;)

[mollykins]

They've changed the rules now, it goes in age order, regardless of gender . . . .

[mollykins]

and what about conjoined twins,assuming they both survive the separating operation . . . .

[boxtops]

Not in the UK, molly, males still have precedence - it was suggested but blocked in 2000 http://en.wikipedia.o...to_the_British_throne

[mollykins]

I'm sure i heard it on the news last year or the start of this one, about how it's been changed, but it won't affect anyone for a while yet.

[New Judge]

No, ithas not been changed, mollykins. Under the 1701 Act of Settlement male heirs take precedence and Catholics or sposes of Catholics are barred:

http://www.royal.gov....cession/Overview.aspx


If the Act is to be changed it is more likely to modify the Catholic barring aspect than the gender issue.