sides, to examine, forensically explain we need to get to| that point, i think. let s talk a bit more in the last few minutes about because henry raised it and it s a very good point there well, two points, actually. we ll come to the one about the rest of the world in a moment, if we can butjust very quickly on this question of transition. this used to be a really nervous time for monarchs, didn t it? when when an old king or queen was coming to the end of their life, because they worried that at that point, another member of their enormous family from some other branch would turn up and say, actually, we think our claim is bigger than the claim of the next person you ve lined up . it s not quite the same now but presumably, there s still an issue about why it passes the way it does. the queen got it because her uncle had it and he then abdicated and his brother picked up, and then it went through her line. presumably. i mean, the duke of kent s line there are all kinds o
we ll come to the one about the rest of the world in a moment, if we can. butjust very quickly, on this question of transition, this used to be a really nervous time for monarchs, didn t it, when when an old king or queen was coming to the end of their life, because they worried that at that point, another member of their enormous family from some other branch would turn up and say, actually, we think our claim is bigger than the claim of the next person you ve lined up. it s not quite the same now, but presumably there s still an issue about why it passes the way it does. the queen got it because her uncle had it and he then abdicated and his brother picked up, and then it went through her line. presumably. the duke of kent s line. and there are all kinds of people, presumably, who could could say, actually, if you have a hereditary system, our claim is better than that. well, you mentioned bonnie prince, charlie earlier, and there are certain people who think his descendants should