Article posted: 12/4/2012 6:15 PM

Royal pregnancy highlights succession issues

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Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, visits Singapore Sept. 13. Prince William and his wife Catherine are expecting their first child.

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The first child of Prince William and his wife Kate will be born a king or a queen in waiting, under changes to succession rules designed to overturn centuries of tradition and give royal daughters the same rights as sons.