I am grateful to the Minister for his reply and to all noble Lords who have taken part in this short debate. It seems to me that there is a precedent for Parliament or the courts to change what is in the original charter. It is quite clear that the sovereign, Parliament or the Government—because the sovereign and the Government are both Crown, the same Crown, under certain circumstances—can make this change if they so wish, so the whole thing probably does not matter anyway. On that basis, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.
Succession to the Crown Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Berkeley
(Labour)
in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 13 March 2013.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Succession to the Crown Bill.
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