Prince Harry's position in line of succession 'could be removed' in new Royal revenge plot
dailyrecord.co.ukPrince Harry's standing as fifth in line to the throne could be under threat due to his permanent residence abroad and lack of Royal duties.
A source has suggested that discussions at the Royal Family's summer summit at Balmoral may not only address the titles of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, but also consider their removal from the line of succession."The order of succession can be altered by statute if a member of the Royal Family permanently resides outside the UK and no longer undertakes royal duties," the source stated. "If that were to happen, Harry's children could also be removed from the line of succession." READ MORE: Prince Harry and Prince William's rift 'a war' with brothers 'not speaking for two years', experts say Robert Blackburn, a constitutional law professor at King's College London, told Express.co.uk that although residing overseas is not a legal disqualification for becoming monarch, Prince Harry could still be removed from the line of succession through an Act of Parliament."Like Edward VIII, Prince Harry does not wish to perform the role of royalty expected of him and has withdrawn to live abroad.
Presumably therefore Prince Harry would be agreeable to abdicate his place in succession if for any reason this became an issue in royal affairs being legislated upon," Blackburn explained. "Several Acts of Parliament have changed the law on succession or imposed conditions for becoming Monarch, notably the Bill of Rights 1689 and Act of Settlement 1701.
More recently Edward VIII voluntarily abdicated and was replaced as King by his brother George VI by Act of Parliament in 1936.".Blackburn further explains that it is typically the British Government's role to introduce such constitutional measures,
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