夏洛特小公主將保留皇位繼承權(quán)順位

For most older siblings, the arrival of a new little boyor girl in the family is a moment of sadness as itmeans they'll no longer be the centre of attention.

對(duì)很多長子來說，新生兒的到來總不那么愉快，因?yàn)榧彝ブ行囊D(zhuǎn)移了。

But Princess Charlotte certainly won't mind when thenext Royal sibling comes along later this month as itmeans she'll be making history.

但是月底王室新成員的誕生卻不會(huì)妨礙夏洛特小公主，因?yàn)槲覀兊男」骶鸵獎(jiǎng)?chuàng)作歷史。

Thanks to the Succession to the Crown Act of 2013, the two-year-old will be the first female royal to retain her position in the succession of thethrone, regardless of her new sibling's gender.

幸好有《皇位繼承法案2013》，不管新生兒是男是女，兩歲的夏洛特將成為第一個(gè)能保留皇位繼承順序的女孩。

Prior to the act a younger brother would overtake a female sibling in the line of succession.

此前，如果新生兒是男孩，他就有權(quán)僭越姐姐繼承皇位。

The act says: 'Succession to the Crown not to depend on gender: In determining the successionto the Crown, the gender of a person born after 28 October 2011 does not give that person, orthat person’s descendants, precedence over any other person (whenever born).'

法案中說：“皇位繼承不再取決于性別，2011年10月28日之后的新生王室成員，無論男女，無權(quán)優(yōu)先于任何王室成員繼承皇位。”

The same act also meant that members of the Royal family who marry a Catholic will no longerbe disqualified.

法案還規(guī)定嫁給天主教徒的王室成員也享有繼承皇位的資格。