The Royal Wedding: Wills & Kate = TLA 4-Evah!

[Carolinian]

I'm putting Charlotte Elizabeth Diana in the pool for a girl's name. And yeah, pregnant by Christmastime.

[Spinderella]

We were so close! I was putting in for Victoria Elizabeth Diana (but maybe Catherine in there, too?)!

[magazinewhore]

That's a beautiful name. It's kind of refreshing that they will have nice, old-fashioned names. No Brooklyns or Britannis or Kendras.

[Matilda]

You probably need another name in there, most of the major royals have four names. I'd throw Mary or Alice in as the extra name. I'd say Elizabeth would definitely have to be in there somewhere for a girl. For boys, I'd guess George William Albert Charles or some similar combination.

If they were going a bit more adventurous, my wild card would be Adelaide for a girl.

[LurkerNan]

I agree they'll start trying for kids right away. The odds of getting pregnant in the first year of trying for a 29 year old woman is 80%, but it drops to 65% in two years. Since having those kids is basically her job now, best to get it done with quickly.

[mrsvetes]

I think that the upcoming Diamond Jubilee and Summer Olympics give them a little breathing room regarding a pregnancy announcement. There will already be a lot of attention and good will directed towards the Brits during that year. My prediction would be an announcement towards the end of 2012 with a baby in 2013.

So, we know she didn't have to go through the whole virginity gyno exam but I wonder if there was any sort of fertility testing (hormonal/structural) that was done to ensure that there will not be any difficulty producing an heir even "at her age".

[Matilda]

Yeah, I think she'll pop out the heir and the spare within the next 3 years. Which makes me think they really do need to do something about the rules of succession very soon. I know it was quite an issue for Felipe and Letizia in Spain when they had their girls - they announced very early on with the second child that they were having another girl, as there was quite a debate about whether or not their rules should change. Everyone seemed to breath a sigh of relief when they said they were having another daughter as it meant they could leave the matter alone for a bit.

Personally, I think the rule should definitely be changed, but I also see how it will cause a lot of drama and would quite suddenly raise Princess Anne's and her family's status. I still think they need to do it though. They also need to get rid of the rule that says they can't marry Catholics (and remain in the line of succession) if they truly want to be seen as a modern institution.

ETA: mrsvetes, I've not heard it discussed, but I'd be surprised if Kate's not had fertility tests/examinations. It's pretty much her main role now to produce an heir.

[Fraggle Rock]

I also see how it will cause a lot of drama and would quite suddenly raise Princess Anne's and her family's status.

When Norway changed their law, they did it so that it took effect with Haakon and Martha's children. It didn't change who was the heir - which would have been Martha under equal succession laws. Britain can do something similiar and make it so that all of the Queen's great-grandchildren (starting with Savannah) will be placed in the line of succession without regard to gender, but any previous generations will be unaffected and maintain their current position.

[Matilda]

May 1, 2011 20:16:46 GMT -4 Fraggle Rock said:

I also see how it will cause a lot of drama and would quite suddenly raise Princess Anne's and her family's status.

When Norway changed their law, they did it so that it took effect with Haakon and Martha's children. It didn't change who was the heir - which would have been Martha under equal succession laws. Britain can do something similiar and make it so that all of the Queen's great-grandchildren (starting with Savannah) will be placed in the line of succession without regard to gender, but any previous generations will be unaffected and maintain their current position.

Yeah, I suppose they'd have to do it so it wouldn't be retrospective, otherwise it would be too complicated to rearrange the whole extended family.

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I remember reading that when they changed the law in Sweden and Victoria became first in the line of succession, the King was very unhappy about it.