Becoming king

[southmackay]

The first born son of the Queen is next in line, but are there any laws that exclude him ? Like, being married to a divorcee, whose ex is still alive.

[kempie]

As per the Act of Union 1800, which restates the provisions of the Act of Settlement 1701 and the Bill of Rights 1689, those who have ever been Roman Catholics are disbarred from succeeding to the British Crown. Likewise, a person who marries a Roman Catholic is disbarred.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Succession_to_the _British_Throne

[lafrancaise]

Wasn't Camilla roman catholic when she married her catholic husband?

[Grunty]

Apparently not, lafrancaise. He was Catholic and their children were brought up as Catholics, but she seems to have remained a Protestant. This link illustrates the muddle that we are in (apart from atheists like me of course).

[Grunty]

I suppose I should have remembered to post the link

http://www.christorchaos.com/IfOnlyHenryVIIICo uldHaveWaitedforCardinalMurphy-OConnor.html

[saxy_jag]

I remember years before Prince Charles married Diana, he was linked with Princess Marie-Astrid of Sweden, but people were saying that although she was 'suitable' in all other ways, he would have been unlikely to marry her because she was Catholic.

[Peter Pedant]

Act of settlement 1701 is themain one
It excluded 35-40 people who had a better claim, but were Roman Catholic

There is also the bit that says the Prince of Wales shall not marry a RC - but does not say what happens if he does - like he ceases being PoW.

Camilla is NOT a rock cake - altho like a lot of people I thought she was

Divorce - nope Henry VIII was divorced a few times

Locking your wife up ? Nope George I had locked his wife Sophia Dorothea up in a cell in Celle for 20 yrs and that did not stop him

It's quite hard not to succeed as King, you know