Her addition means that her uncle Prince Andrew has been bumped down to ninth in line, followed by his daughters Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie. Questions had previously been raised when the royal family failed to update their website in the 7 weeks since Lili’s birth so that she would appear as eighth in line to the throne, behind her brotherArchie. It was suggested that the reason for the delay was because Lili has not yet been christened—however, Princess Eugenie’s son August Brooksbank was added to the line of succession despite his baptism ceremony being canceled earlier this month after one of the scheduled guests had to go into isolation after a brush with COVID. Before Lili’s name was added to the list, reporter Chris Ship said of the controversy, “You have got to ask what has taken them [the royal family] so long,” he said. “All they have got to do is hit the paragraph button and put in a different number. They must have done it before. They did it for Archie. Clearly they did it for Louis when he was born. And they have done it for some of the other children like August that have been born as well.” In the event that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s children—Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis—go on to have children of their own, Harry and his children will be pushed further down the line of succession. Meanwhile, Eugenie and her son will be pushed further down the line when Beatrice’s baby is born this fall. Next up, Here’s Why Prince William Doesn’t Wear a Wedding Ring
