# It's happening! It's happening! Royal baby **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 22, 2013, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-happening-its-happening-royal-baby/664173 "2013-07-22T07:25:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-happening-its-happening-royal-baby/664173/21 "2013-07-22T17:06:58Z")
Princess Diana again? That would be nice. I like Prince George - time to pull that regal old name out again. ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-happening-its-happening-royal-baby/664173/22 "2013-07-22T17:12:02Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > **It’s now 5:53pm London time. It appears the baby will be a Leo.** Princess Leo? I hope not! 😃 I’m going to go against the grain and say it’ll be a boy, and the whole debate over succession rights for girls will become irrelevant for another generation. Name: George. ---
**Author:** ![SanVito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sanvito/32/2805_2.png) [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-happening-its-happening-royal-baby/664173/23 "2013-07-22T17:16:32Z")
> [@Diceman](#): > > Princess Leo? I hope not! 😃 > > I’m going to go against the grain and say it’ll be a boy, and the whole debate over succession rights for girls will become irrelevant for another generation. Name: George. Partypoop ---
**Author:** ![legalsnugs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/45deac/32.png) [@legalsnugs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/legalsnugs)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-happening-its-happening-royal-baby/664173/24 "2013-07-22T17:16:42Z")
> [@Diceman](#): > > Princess Leo? I hope not! 😃 > > I’m going to go against the grain and say it’ll be a boy, and the whole debate over succession rights for girls will become irrelevant for another generation. Name: George. There’s no debate. If it’s a girl, she’s in line to be queen even if she ends up with a younger brother. This \*is \*the 21st Century, y’know. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-happening-its-happening-royal-baby/664173/25 "2013-07-22T17:28:18Z")
… and it will finally matter in about 90 years or so. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-happening-its-happening-royal-baby/664173/26 "2013-07-22T17:29:13Z")
It will be a girl, Alexandra Diana Elizabeth Camilla ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-happening-its-happening-royal-baby/664173/27 "2013-07-22T17:29:25Z")
> [@legalsnugs](#): > > There’s no debate. If it’s a girl, she’s in line to be queen even if she ends up with a younger brother. This \*is \*the 21st Century, y’know. Okay, I have no idea about the current state of succession rules in the 21st century, but I should think it’s theoretically possible for a girl to be in line to be queen, **behind** her younger brother. ---
**Author:** ![SanVito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sanvito/32/2805_2.png) [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-happening-its-happening-royal-baby/664173/28 "2013-07-22T17:34:17Z")
> [@chrisk](#): > > Okay, I have no idea about the current state of succession rules in the 21st century, but I should think it’s theoretically possible for a girl to be in line to be queen, **behind** her younger brother. Not anymore, that’s the point. They changed the law recently. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-happening-its-happening-royal-baby/664173/29 "2013-07-22T17:35:20Z")
> [@chrisk](#): > > Okay, I have no idea about the current state of succession rules in the 21st century, but I should think it’s theoretically possible for a girl to be in line to be queen, **behind** her younger brother. The rules are in the process of changing, all the Commonwealth nations are in favor but not all have passed it through their Parliaments yet. Cameron says it’s a done deal. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-happening-its-happening-royal-baby/664173/30 "2013-07-22T17:36:58Z")
Here’s a really amusing, and short, explanation of the rules of succession to the British monarchy. I saw it on youtube a few days ago. > **[CGP Grey](https://www.cgpgrey.com/)** > > Homepage for CGP Grey. Videos, articles and links. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-happening-its-happening-royal-baby/664173/31 "2013-07-22T17:43:32Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Here’s a really amusing, and short, explanation of the rules of succession to the British monarchy. I saw it on youtube a few days ago. > > [http://www.cgpgrey.com/](http://www.cgpgrey.com/) That’s out of date: we no longer have male primogeniture. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-happening-its-happening-royal-baby/664173/32 "2013-07-22T17:49:11Z")
> [@Quartz](#): > > That’s out of date: we no longer have male primogeniture. Did you actually **watch** it or read the text? It stated that male primogeniture was no longer the case. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-happening-its-happening-royal-baby/664173/33 "2013-07-22T17:51:19Z")
I did like the appearance of The Flying Spaghetti Monster in the video. ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-happening-its-happening-royal-baby/664173/34 "2013-07-22T18:15:52Z")
What I meant is, changing the rules of succession only makes a difference if the child is a girl. If it’s a boy, then he’ll be first in line in either case. > [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > … and it will finally matter in about 90 years or so. Very true. By the time the child actually becomes king or queen, most of us will have been in our graves for many years. ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-happening-its-happening-royal-baby/664173/35 "2013-07-22T18:31:10Z")
My hope for the Duchess, like my hope for all laboring mothers, is that her labor is quick and easy and so is her recovery. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-happening-its-happening-royal-baby/664173/36 "2013-07-22T19:06:38Z")
> [@LavenderBlue](#): > > My hope for the Duchess, like my hope for all laboring mothers, is that her labor is quick and easy and so is her recovery. Amen to that. I’ve witnessed my own children’s births and I wouldn’t wish a hard labor on anyone. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-happening-its-happening-royal-baby/664173/37 "2013-07-22T19:08:41Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Here’s a really amusing, and short, explanation of the rules of succession to the British monarchy. [Prince Charles] _Hey, no cuts!_ [/PC] ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-happening-its-happening-royal-baby/664173/38 "2013-07-22T19:36:56Z")
Leela: Look! It’s a baby queen! …I’m taking this bee with us. With a queen we can build a hive and make more honey ourselves. ---
**Author:** ![Sally\_Mander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e56c9b/32.png) [@Sally\_Mander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sally_Mander)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-happening-its-happening-royal-baby/664173/39 "2013-07-22T19:37:00Z")
[It’s a boy!](http://www.nbcnews.com/video/nbcnews.com/52514391/) ---
**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Imp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2013, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-happening-its-happening-royal-baby/664173/40 "2013-07-22T19:39:29Z")
> [@Sally\_Mander](#): > > [It’s a boy!](http://www.nbcnews.com/video/nbcnews.com/52514391/) [Whew](http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jun/16/royal-baby-must-be-boy) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-happening-its-happening-royal-baby/664173.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-happening-its-happening-royal-baby/664173.md?page=3)