Prince Harry and Meghan s daughter Lilibet finally added to royal line of succession
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle s daughter has finally been added to the line of succession on the official royal family website. And it only took seven weeks of media scrutiny to get there.
Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor was born on June 4 in California where the couple now lives. While she doesn t have a royal title, she is officially eighth in line to the throne.
But until this week, the official royal family website, which showcases the line of succession, had not been updated to show she had been born.
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William, Duke of Cambridge
William Arthur Philip Louis is the elder son of the Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales, born 21 June 1982 in London. As such, he is expected to inherit the British throne and has, since birth, been second in line to the throne.
On his wedding day, 29 April 2011, William was created the Duke of Cambridge. He is a member of several prestigious role positions, including as a member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom and a Personal Aide-de-Camp of The Queen, as well as membership in the Order of the Garter and the Order of the Thistle.
A roofing company and its director have been fined £75,000 for what a judge described as “gross negligence and slipshod practices’’ which led to the death an employee.
Director Stephen Heaney pleaded guilty last month, on behalf of Ballymena-based H&M Engineering and Roofing Specialists (NI) Ltd, to the corporate manslaughter of Hugh Thomas Jack four years ago.
The 52-year-old also admitted failing to ensure the health, safety and welfare of employees, failing to make appropriate risk assessments, failing to plan and supervise work safely, failing to take suitable measures to prevent a person from falling and failing to report to health and safety authorities within a reasonable time of Mr Jack’s death.