Royal shock: Prince Harry ‘to be forced down the line of succession’
"Kate and William are set to extend their family in the near future."
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Chadielle Fayad
All odds are on Prince Harry to move down the line of succession after Coral made it 2-1 that Prince William and Kate Middleton will announce they are expecting their fourth child before the end of the year.
The change to the British royal family will mean that the Duke of Sussex will be pushed further down the line of succession to the seventh place, sending Princess Eugenie out of the top 10 altogether.
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"This latest gamble could suggest that Kate and William are set to extend their family in the near future as punters have been rushing in to back the couple to announce they are expecting their fourth child at some point in 2019," John Hill from Coral toldExpress.
Upon birth, the royal baby will automatically be placed after William and Kate’s third child - Prince Louis - and will be Queen Elizabeth II's ninth great-grandchild (after Savannah Phillips, Isla Phillips,Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Mia Tindall, Prince Louis, Lena Tindall and Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor).
The change to the British royal family will mean that the Duke of Sussex will be pushed further down the line of succession to the seventh place.
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Archie, son of Meghan Markle and Harry, is the most recent great-grandchild of the Queen to be born.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge welcomed their first child, Prince George in July 2013, followed by Princess Charlotte in 2015 and Prince Louis last year.
Expressreported that Kate addressed the pregnancy rumours on a trip to Northern Ireland this year, uttering several words that revealed whether or not she was expecting baby number four with Prince William.
While greeting a crowd at Ballymena, royal fans began to shout the question "baby number four?"
To which Kate responded:
"I think William would be a little worried!"
Upon birth, the royal baby will automatically be placed after William and Kate’s third child - Prince Louis.
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Thus, it seems thatPrince George,Princess CharlotteandPrince Louisare more than enough for the Duke of Cambridge and that William and Kate are not expecting baby number four.