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Royal Marriages and Succession to the Crown (Prevention of Discrimination) Bill

According to the House of Commons Library paper, during the debate on Lord Archer of Weston-super-Mare's Succession to the Crown Bill, the then Lord Chancellor, Lord Williams, told the House that the Queen had herself been consulted about the provisions, and that on the gender issue she had indicated no objection. He said:""I should make it clear straight away that before reaching a view the Government of course consulted the Queen. Her Majesty had no objection to the Government's view that in determining the line of succession to the throne daughters and sons should be treated in the same way. There can be no real reason for not giving equal treatment to men and women in this respect."—[Official Report, House of Lords, 27 February 1998; Vol. 586, c. 916.]" We have heard what Prince Charles himself has said, on the record, about wanting to be the defender of faith, not the faith. That suggests a relatively relaxed attitude to some of the issues.