Queen Elizabeth II’s Tender Act for Princess Charlotte: A Legacy That Changed the Royal Family Forever

The passing of Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British history, has left the country in a state of mourning.

At the age of 96, she has left behind a lasting legacy, including her kind act towards her great-granddaughter, Princess Charlotte.

This act spared the now-seven-year-old from facing the unfair change in royal status that affected her own daughter, Anne, Princess Royal.

According to the Daily Express, Anne was demoted because of her gender and not for any other reason.

However, prior to the arrival of Prince William and Duchess Catherine's first child, Queen Elizabeth II made a decision that would forever alter the royal family by introducing the succession of the Crown Act.

Charlotte, who may one day receive the famous Princess Royal title from her great-aunt, is the only daughter of the now Prince and Princess of Wales.

Her older brother, Prince George, who is now second in line to the throne, and younger brother, Prince Louis, make up the couple's three children.

When Princess Anne, Queen Elizabeth II's second child, was born, she encountered the same situation.

But because sons were given priority over females under a royal law, Anne was demoted further down the line of succession when her brothers Prince Andrew and Prince Edward were born.

However, the succession of the Crown Act modernized outdated royal statutes, ensuring that William and Kate's child would inherit the crown equally regardless of gender.

As a boy, George's standing as third and now second in line to the throne did not change, but the Queen's rule meant that Charlotte remained in her place and was not moved down when Louis came.

Lane McMarthan, a constitutional scholar, explained that the 2013 Act abolished male primogeniture and made it possible for any firstborn child, regardless of gender, to succeed as heir apparent, updating a number of antiquated and discriminatory sections of legislation pertaining to the monarchy.

As a result of the revocation of the Royal Marriages Act of 1772 and the prohibition against gaining the throne by marrying a Catholic, only the top six in line to the throne are now needed to seek the sovereign's consent before getting married.

Not only that, but the Queen also altered a 1917 royal warrant that would have banned the three from assuming HRH titles in order to benefit Prince William's children.

The Queen altered the law ahead of George's birth in 2013, which echoed a reform her father, King George VI, had made in 1948 to ensure his grandchildren would be allowed to take on royal titles.

Added Mr. McMarthan, the children of Princess Elizabeth of Edinburgh at the time would be ineligible for HRH status under George V's 1917 warrant until she was crowned Queen.

When Elizabeth was scheduled to give birth in 1948, it was realized that any child she had, despite being second in line to the throne, would not have royal rank and be born a commoner.

Only male children of a sovereign could pass on the styles and titles of HRH and Prince and Princess.

In order to control the situation and guarantee that Elizabeth's children would in this case enjoy the style HRH and have the title Prince or Princess, her father, George VI, issued letters patent.

The Queen herself was called upon to make a similar modification when it came to the birth of Prince George.

He, like Prince Charles before him, would have been born without royal style or title under George V's warrant of 1917, as the sovereign's great-grandson.

It took the Queen issuing letters patent to rectify the problem, just as her father had in another news.

After visiting St. George's Church, a visitor to the Queen's burial shed some tears.

After Queen Elizabeth III's formal funeral on September 19, Windsor Castle reopened, allowing visitors to view her final resting place.

Today, as thousands of Britons visit the Queen's final resting place at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle reopened to the public.

She was interred with her husband, Prince Philip, as well as her parents, sister, and mother.

Buckingham Palace released a photo of the ledger stone that marks the spot where the family are buried.

Elizabeth 1900-2002 and George VI 1895-1952 are listed, then Elizabeth II 1926-2022 and Philip 1921-2021, which are followed by a metal garter star.

People passed the Queen's final resting place at King George VI Memorial Chapel in a constant stream, stopping in front of the ledger stone to pay their respects, while some crossed themselves, and others stood in solemn remembrance.

The ledger stone, made of Belgian marble and having inscriptions of the names of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Moorer, King George VI, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, was surrounded by wreaths of white roses and lilies.

One royal fan, Deborah Bullard, 65, from North Carolina, was visiting Windsor Castle as part of a seven-week trip to the UK.

“‘I just love the Royal Family,' the retired teacher stated as she stood in line to enter St George's Chapel.

Ms Bullard said that Princess Diana's 1981 marriage to Prince Charles was the catalyst for her admiration of the Royal Family.

“‘That's what piqued my interest,' she continued, since Diana was young and vibrant, a teacher, and naive when she joined the Royal Family.

“‘Camilla has grown on me a little bit.'

On Queen Elizabeth II's death,' Ms Bullard said.

“‘It wasn't a tragedy like Diana's.

After the celebrations in June, it was almost, not like it was time, but almost like it had come full circle.'

Anne Daly and Grace Gothard, who boarded the 5.07am train from Cardiff, were in the front of the line to enter Windsor Castle.

Prior to Her Majesty's funeral, the devoted couple was both second and third in line to view the Queen laying in state at Westminster Hall.

As mourners poured in to pay their respects to the late monarch, the castle anticipated an increase in visitors.

People waited in a huge line that wrapped around St George's Chapel to pass the Queen's final resting place.