These people apparently do a lot for charity, by raising money and giving away their money. Sometimes in thousounds or millions. But there OUR milllions, it's our tasxpayers money. Why are the Princes going to Eton at such high price boarding fees when child benefits for single mothers is so impossible to live off when its so low. They need to GO!

Jess Wilson, Oxford, England

I think it's time that this out dated and ridiculous "royalty' crap is finally laid to rest.
It amazes me that in this day and age that people continue to drag on this whole royalty rubbish, after all these hundreds of years they are still desperate to keep this worthless saga going.
Please give us all a break and get off your high throne and do something for yourself instead of constantly being breast fed.
The days of the knights of the round table are very much long gone, if you didn't notice!

Adam, Brisbane, Australia

"A change in the law would not alter the current line of succession"

Why not? Surely it would give us Queen Anne?

Mike Poulsen, Reading, Berkshire

It is right and proper for an eldest daughter of a reigning monarch to succeed to the throne rather than her being passed over in favour of a younger brother. There is no problem with that, but there is a problem with abolishing the ban on an RC becoming King or Queen of the UK, simply because a reigning monarch is Supreme Governor of the Church of England. I am sure that the Roman Catholics would be more than a little put out to learn that an Anglican cleric is to be the next Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster, and rightly so. It follows that an RC cannot be the head of the senior church of the Anglican Communion. Those activists in the Labour communion have a little more thinking to do, but of course, that is no surprise!!

Derek Harvey, Baliwag, Philippines

The burning issue of the day!

Once again the feminists have their finger on the pulse.

Chris, Wokingham , England

I'm Frenchand live in France...we have a president, like Mr Northwood, and my President costs us French tax payers much more than what the Queen costs the Brits...and i would hate to know what georges costs Mt Northwood.....but here we are talking of money...the only thing an american can talk about. But there is nothing wrong in that at all.

But back to a monarch : how nice it is not to have to try and select a head of state...and one must say that British monarchs have not been that bad. At least nowhere as bad as some presidents or heads of state, Hitler, Musolini, De Gaule, Stalin etc.....

Now the girls, there have been a few exceptional kings, William I, Henry VIII, just to mention 2. But the Queens, there have been few, but all have been exceptional, Boadicea, Elizabeth I, Elizabeth II and Victoria, not to mention the Queen Mother (not exactly queen). So maybe Queens are overall better than Kings ! Sorry for Boadicea some might have to look into a history book or two !

E. Bee, Toulouse, France

1838 - 2008 is 170 years. For 118 of those years we have had female monarchs. The above is a shining example of the idiocy of identity politics. Do these people have nothing to do other than witter on about something which is working just fine for women without their interference.

Carol, London, UK

On equality, surely hereditary titles and so called royal families are just an exquisite form of racial discrimination?

James Lynch, Port Elizabeth, South africa

Primogeniture is outdated, but who says the eldest child shoud inherit the throne? We light as well get rid of that rule while we're at it. The monarch (or the public!!) could choose who to be succeeded by, then we'd be less likely to end up with an idiot on the throne.

Then again, as long as we don't get Prince Edward, I'll be happy.

Kate, UK,

The current system works just fine. Why change it on a point of PC opinion?

Alex Mcgregor, Plymouth, UK

Has anyone involved in this ridiculous charade even thought to consider that they're talking about issues of discrimination vis-a-vis the person who gets to rule over the other 60m Britons, purely on the basis of their ancestry? Load of rubbish, indeed!

Christopher, Washington, DC

Apparently agreements between various - shall we use the old term - Dominions regarding the Monarchy aren't the Solicitor-General of England and Wales' strong suit.

What ever happened to the concept of "if it isn't broke, don't fix it."

I'm far from impressed either by Grey's Inn calling her to the Bar, nor P.M. Brown appointing her Solicitor-General. I believe my Labrador, has greater common sense.

EAG, Maritimes, Canada

Maybe the girl feels relieved from the pressure not to be monarch. I agree the system is not equal, and I am not making a comment on whether it is right or wrong. What I am saying is that under the current system each member of the family has little choice, whether it is to be or not to be.

George, Sarajevo, Bosnia

Interesting perspective from the other side of the pond, Bruce Northwood. Thank you for your contribution. Of course, having a president would be far superior.... Bush is a shining example.

Hugh Walsh, Leeds, UK

Yes, quite right. Equality should apply to all - even the Royal Family.

James, Manchester, UK

Perhaps the wiser thing to do would be to rid yourselves of the monarchy. That would solve the problem in an instant and these wealthy drones would no longer be sucking up taxpayer money at the public trough.

Bruce Northwood, Washington, D.C., USA

Here's an idea, while we're reforming the system why not bring in real equality and give everyone the opportunity to be our head of state rather than select him or her from one mediocre and lacklustre family? In our multicultural, multifaith so called meritocracy let's have our head of state have to do something to earn the position.

Paul Owen, Birmingham, UK

I never thought Trevor Phillips was overly bright and this proves it. On the one hand you are proposing that there be equality between the sexes while maintaining the institutions of the monarchy and aristocracy which perpetuate inequality between people on no other basis than some people happen to born in the right beds.

Neil Liddle, austin, USA

So succession to the throne won't be sexist anymore, just ageist?

Sandy, Christchurch,

A better solution would be to abolish the monarchy altogether and have an elected Head of State. It's time that this country was dragged into the 21st century.

Paul, Coventry,