Last in Line for the Crown

Written by Pat's Papers | Wednesday, 27 April 2011 7:01 AM

If the Queen of England and 4972 others die suddenly, Karin Vogel will become queen. The Wall Street Journal says the 38-year-old therapist holds an unusual distinction: she’s last in line to the British throne. She’s a descendant of Sophia of Hanover, a German princess who was chosen by the British Parliament in 1701 to inherit the throne.

According to the Journal: “The U.K. succession rules date back to the 1701 Act of Settlement. Princess Anne, a Protestant, was destined to die with no heir, and the English Parliament wanted to prevent a Catholic from seizing the throne upon her death. So the Act of Settlement bequeathed the crown to Anne’s closest Protestant relative, Sophia of Hanover, and all her non-Catholic descendants. Illegitimate children are also out.”

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