How could Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor be removed from the line of succession to the throne?
The Conversation • • world
Key Points:
- Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, eighth in line to the British and Australian thrones, could be removed from the succession line, but doing so would require complex legislation across multiple parliaments and is largely symbolic.
- The British and Australian Crowns, once considered "one and indivisible," have evolved into separate entities with shared succession laws rooted in historic English statutes, maintained through coordinated legislative consent among the realms.
- Since the Australia Act 1986, the UK Parliament can no longer unilaterally change succession laws for Australia; any alteration must be legislated within Australia, requiring cooperation between the Commonwealth and state parliaments.
- Past changes to succession rules, such as ending male preference and allowing heirs who marry Catholics, were
