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Originally Posted by chrissy57
Considering the Countess's current age and the problems she has already had having Louise do you really think that they are seriously going to try to have another child - knowing that there is a 50% chance they will have another girl.
On the other hand I think that allowing female succession is very possible in this case as a mark of respect to the current holder - in order to allow his title to pass to his heirs (albeit through a younger son but still an heir).
I can see your argument of course but it could be a century or more before we have another Queen Regnant and the attachment to the Edinburgh title will have passed by then (like Queen Victoria's desire to have all those in line to the British throne have either Victoria or Albert in their names - didn't even last one full generation after her death e.g. the present Queen - 25 years after Victoria's death and the reports are that Victoria wasn't even considered as a possible name).
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We have the medical technology to guarantee a male child, if she is able to get pregnant and carry the child to term. Because it'd an invitro process, they can do preimplantation genetics testing so that the child does not have down's syndrom which as you know is an issue in pregnancies in your late thirties and early forties. Quite frankly, I'm amazed that the Japanese CP hasnt gone this route. How old is Sophie now?