Lord and Lady Nicholas Windsor and Family News 1: July 2005-

[julliette]

Miracle birth for Windsors

The miracle royal baby has arrived. Lord Nicholas Windsor’s wife, Lady Paola, who will be 45 in August, has given birth to a third son, a brother for Albert, six, and four-year-old Leopold.

When I broke the news of her pregnancy last month, one of their Catholic friends told me: ‘It’s a miracle Paola is having a child at her age so soon after the ceremony of the four Popes.’ This was a reference to the sainthood bestowed on Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II in the presence of Pope Francis and his predecessor Pope Benedict.

Lord Nicholas, 43, and his sons are not in line to the throne because they are Catholics. He converted in 2001, like his mother the Duchess of Kent before him.

He wed Paola Doimi de Lupis de Frankopan, who is half-Swedish and half-Croatian, in 2006, becoming the first member of the Royal Family to marry in the Vatican.

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[Ish]

Albert, Leopold, and this new baby are actually all in the line of succession and will remain so until their confirmations. Similarly, their cousin Lady Amelia Windsor is in the line of succession, while her elder siblings, Lord Downpatrick and Lady Marina are not.

 

[Spheno]

According to a very reliable source the Roman Catholic christening of Louis Windsor, third son of Lord and Lady Nicholas Windsor, took place in the Anglican Chapel Royal, St James's Palace, yesterday, Saturday 1 November.
The British Royals Message Board: Christening of Louis Windsor

 

[Somebody]

At what age does Confirmation in the Roman Catholic church in the UK normally take place? The eldest children of Nicholas and Paola are most likely at the age that they might be confirmed in the near future - meaning they will be without a doubt be excluded from the line of succession (as it seems their baptism did not do so - they were included on the list on the official website until they decided to cut the list by removing everyone after Zara (more recently they decided to include her children as well)).

Their three children:
Albert Windsor (b. September 22, 2007) - turning 15 soon
Leopold Windsor (b. September 8, 2009) - turning 13 soon
Louis Windsor (b. May 27, 2014) - 8 years

 

[Biri]

Maybe Albert and Leopold will be confirmed together? (like Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie of York).

 

[Denville]

At what age does Confirmation in the Roman Catholic church in the UK normally take place? The eldest children of Nicholas and Paola are most likely at the age that they might be confirmed in the near future - meaning they will be without a doubt be excluded from the line of succession (as it seems their baptism did not do so - they were included on the list on the official website until they decided to cut the list by removing everyone after Zara (more recently they decided to include her children as well)).

Their three children:
Albert Windsor (b. September 22, 2007) - turning 15 soon
Leopold Windsor (b. September 8, 2009) - turning 13 soon
Louis Windsor (b. May 27, 2014) - 8 years

confirmation in the RC church used to be between 10 and 12, but I think it is now a rahter older age, like anglicans. around 14 or so

 

[Tatiana Maria]

The eldest children of Nicholas and Paola are most likely at the age that they might be confirmed in the near future - meaning they will be without a doubt be excluded from the line of succession (as it seems their baptism did not do so - they were included on the list on the official website until they decided to cut the list by removing everyone after Zara (more recently they decided to include her children as well)).

I very much doubt that their former inclusion on the list would hold up in court if contested. The Parliaments of 1689 and 1701 made their intentions plain, and exclusion of children too young for confirmation is established precedent.

Previous discussions:
https://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/f23/line-of-succession-to-the-british-throne-44513-5.html
https://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/f23/line-of-succession-to-the-british-throne-44513-14.html

As an aside, it is ironic that if the previous Duke of Kent had moved to Germany ahead of the First World War, his patrilineal great-grandsons would now be Princes in name even though their official standing would be that of private citizens, but as matters stand, Albert, Leopold and Louis are in line to a throne and a peerage which has official standing yet are plain Master/Mr.