What are the succession rules regarding gender? Princess Anne is older than Prince Andrew or Prince Edward, yet she is ranked lower than her two younger brothers. And with Edwards children, his daughter Louise is ranked below her younger brother James. Yet Princess Charlotte (4th in line) is ranked ahead of her younger brother Prince Louis.
I believe Anne took herself out of the succession but kept her title of Princess Royal. I know she took her own children, a son and a daughter out. Anne’s children have titles, as with their children. But they won’t be eligible at all to ever be King or Queen.
I need to check Burke’s peerage, but I also think when Anne is gone, Charlotte takes the title of Princess Royal, or when William becomes king, she will automatically get that title, and Anne becomes the Dowager Princess Royal.
I also recall something about Queen Elizabeth changing things so Char,otte will go before Louis.