State backs down on royal baby

Police officers move away a man wearing a Prince WIlliam mask as they stand guard outside the King Edward VII hospital in central London. Picture: AFP PHOTO/ANDREW COWIE Source: AFP

WA officials had raised issues of state sovereignty in how the constitution would be changed to allow a first-born daughter of Prince William and Kate to become queen. Source: AP

The internet has gone into a frenzy over the unborn child of Prince William and his wife Catherine.

AN Australian state has suddenly changed it's mind over a constitutional change to make a firstborn daughter of Prince William and Kate a future queen.

Western Australia's decision to drop a technical objection to the proposed way the constitution will be changed coincided with questioning from News Ltd.

The state will now fall in with others at a Council of Australian Government Meeting in Canberra tomorrow after WA officials raised issues of state sovereignty in how the constitution is to be changed.

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WA Premier Colin Barnett supports a firstborn daughter for the royal couple becoming queen, ending three centuries of princesses being passed over for their younger brothers in the line to the throne.

Yesterday afternoon a spokesman for Prime Minister Julia Gillard said of the sovereignty issue: "We are confident it can be worked through by Friday."

After WA last night clarified its position with the Prime Minister's office, the government said it was confident all states would fall into line.

"All parties will be taking the same position to the COAG meeting on Friday,'' the spokesman said.

Draft laws will be put to state premiers and after agreement legislation is expected to be put before parliament early in the new year.

All 16 Commonwealth realms have agreed to amend their succession laws to make a first-born daughter Queen.

News Ltd was told by senior sources in the federal and a state government of WA's technical objection.

The phone call from WA to Ms Gillard's office came after two spokeswomen for Mr Barnett denied the the state had a problem with the proposal to change succession rules or the mechanism to reach that outcome.

"We support the royal succession proposal and WA will give effect to the proposal,'' a spokeswoman for Mr Barnett said.

"From the WA perspective we have no problem with the proposal and we will not be objecting to the Commonwealth's proposal.''

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