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Originally Posted by MysticCat
Aww, thanks, cuz.
(You know, the Duke of Cambridge and I are distant -- very distant -- cousins, too.)
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I did not know this! That's exciting!
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Or, you could have been thinking about the expected child, who, if a daughter, will be "Lady ___ of Cambridge." 
The current rule is that as long as the Queen is on the throne, only William and Kate's first son will be entitled to be called "Prince."* All the other kids, as great-grandchildren of the monarch, will be "Lord" or "Lady" whoever until either their grandfather or father becomes King. At that point, as grandchildren or children of the monarchLady descended through the male line, they all become princes and princesses.
* I wonder if the current rule that the eldest son of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales is entitled to be called "Prince," will be modified now that the rules of succession are being changed, so that William and Kate's eldest child, whether male or female, will be titled "Prince" or "Princess." That's the point after all -- the one who is called "Prince" is the one who is third in line for the throne.
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Just curious - the Duke of York's daughters are styled Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie. Yet, the Earl of Wessex's children are Viscount Severn and Lady Louise Windsor. Any explanation?
For everyone's entertainment:
The first 20 individuals in the line of succession are:
Charles, Prince of Wales, has been first in the line of succession since 1952.
1) Charles, Prince of Wales (b 1948), eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II
2) Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (b 1982), elder son of Charles, Prince of Wales
3) Prince Harry of Wales (b 1984), younger son of Charles, Prince of Wales
4) Prince Andrew, Duke of York (b 1960), second son of Queen Elizabeth II
5) Princess Beatrice of York (b 1988), elder daughter of Prince Andrew, Duke of York
6) Princess Eugenie of York (b 1990), younger daughter of Prince Andrew, Duke of York
7) Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex (b 1964), youngest son of Queen Elizabeth II
8) James, Viscount Severn (b 2007), son of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex
9) Lady Louise Windsor (b 2003), daughter of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex
10) Anne, Princess Royal (b 1950), daughter of Queen Elizabeth II
11) Peter Phillips (b 1977), son of Anne, Princess Royal
12) Savannah Phillips (b 2010), daughter of Peter Phillips, son of Anne, Princess Royal
13) Isla Phillips (b 2012), daughter of Peter Phillips, son of Anne, Princess Royal
14) Zara Phillips (b 1981), daughter of Anne, Princess Royal
15) David Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley (b 1961), son of Princess Margaret, the late younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II
16) The Honourable Charles Armstrong-Jones (b 1999), son of David Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley
17) The Honourable Margarita Armstrong-Jones (b 2002), daughter of David Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley
18) Lady Sarah Chatto (b 1964), daughter of Princess Margaret the late younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II
19) Samuel Chatto (b 1996), elder son of Lady Sarah Chatto, daughter of Princess Margaret
20) Arthur Chatto (b 1999), younger son of Lady Sarah Chatto, daughter of Princess Margaret
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