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Equal rights for Royal women 25 May 2003 ~ 17:46 The traditional preference for a male monarch is set to end. The Fabian Society, an advisory body to the Government, has recommended that the eldest child, rather than the eldest male, should be heir to the throne. This means that should Prince William�s first child be a girl, she would become Queen regardless of any subsequent brothers. Such changes in legislation have already taken place in other European countries.I agree wholeheartedly with the proposal. In the 21st century, it would be preposterous to carry on the male preference and I have always felt that though the monarchy should stay�it is, for one, a huge tourist attraction�but that it needs to move with the times. Other recommendations include the separation of monarch and church, and a slimming down of the civil list (taxpayer�s money awarded to the Royals). The whole idea is to make our royal family more like that of other European countries�largely a tradition and symbol of government rather than an actual power. For once, a sensible proposal by the Government. God Save the Queen!
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