# Query re. British royal succession

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 6, 2012, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/query-re-british-royal-succession/627418 "2012-07-06T14:07:37Z")\
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> [@Lord\_Feldon](#):
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> Well, presumably they’re not supposed to kill people either.

The fact that many of them are active in the military belies this.

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