A Daughter of William and Kate Can Be Queen. here's good news for the daughter of Britain's Prince William and Catherine Middleton (if they have one): One day she can be queen. Leaders of the 16 countries that recognize the British monarch as their head of state agreed Friday that a firstborn daughter ought to be able to ascend the throne even if she has younger brothers. The proposed change to the rules of royal succession that have prevailed for centuries will now make its way through the legal process of all 16 countries, among them Australia, Canada and a number of small island nations (Britain included).
Although ending the sexism of the law of succession has been mooted in Britain for more than 50 years, the issue has become more urgent now that
Prince William has married and a new generation of royal progeny is in the offing.
Cameron told reporters that "the time has come to change the rule so that if the royal couple have a girl rather than a boy, then that little girl will be our queen."
