The question is often asked: “ Who will succeed to the throne in the event of the Prince of Wales leaving no issue?” At present the Duke of York stands second in line of succession to the throne, and would therefore succeed the Prince of Wales as King of England. The birth of little Princess Elizabeth on April 21, 1926, affected the positions of her uncles, Prince Henry • and Prince George. According to the Act of Settlement, an elder brother’s daughter is preferred in the succession to a younger brother. It was by virtue of this provision that Queen Victoria ascended the Throne in 1837 instead of the Duke of Cumberland, who was the next surviving brother of William the Fourth. Thus, as things stand at present, the order of succession is as follows: The Prince of Wales, Duke of York, Princess Elizabeth, Prince Henry and Prince George. Princess Mary, although senior to the last two, fills the sixth place, and her sons the seventh and eighth places.
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Putaruru Press, Volume VII, Issue 270, 10 January 1929, Page 5
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