IN LONDON
Queen Elizabeth II was not overly thrilled about the concept of princesses one day taking the throne, according to a bombshell new claim.
In 2013, during her reign, the law of succession was changed to allow for the firstborn child of a monarch would be next in line to inherit the throne, regardless of their gender.
But in the new book, Power and the Palace, a government source is quoted explaining that the monarch and the Palace were only lukewarm on the idea when it was proposed by then-prime minister David Cameron.
The late Queen was reportedly only lukewarm about the change to the law of succession.
The former British leader spoke to then-Australian prime minister, Julia Gillard, about the proposed new primogeniture law during a Commonwealth summit in Perth in 2011, just months after Prince William and Kate’s royal wedding at Westminster Abbey.
Then-British Prime Minister David Cameron and then-Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard in Perth in 2011. Picture: AAP Image/CHOGM, John Donegan
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“According to a government source, he said to Gillard: ‘William and Kate are getting married, there’s going to be kids, shall we sort this out?’” author Valentine Low wrote.
“Crucially, the palace was not against it. But they said that the government had to ensure the backing of the other 15 realms.”