Britain's new royal baby paves for the way for succession change Ahead of the imminent arrival of Britain's new royal baby, a law was recently given royal assent in Britain to ensure that if the heir is female, she cannot be succeeded to the throne by a younger brother. However the law requires the consent of all 16 sovereign nations, and while all have given their consent in principle, it's proving more difficult to implement in practice. A natural sound version of an AFPTV report.