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Originally Posted by ElieM
They've agreed in England and in principle. There are a number of countries where it is still yet to pass. Not that I think they're not going to pass it, but I think primogeniture is outdated and should be done away with post haste
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The Scot in me feels compelled to suggest that you mean the United Kingdom, not just England.
All the realms have signed on to the Perth Agreement, and that agreement provided that legislation, agreeable to all realms, would be introduced first in the UK. It was introduced late in 2012 and was enacted and given royal assent in April 2013. As the laws of a number of the realms, particularly in the Caribbean and the Pacific, essentially adopt the laws of the UK with regard to the line of succession, no further action is required in those realms. Necessary laws have also passed in Canada, St. Kitts and Nevis, and two of the Australian states. (In Australia as I understand it, it's being dealt with by each state prior to action by the Australian Parliament.) Of the remaining realms that do not incorporate UK law with regard to this matter and that have not already passed the necessary laws, only the Bahamas, Barbados, Grenada and two Australian states have not yet started the process of changing their laws.