If the U.K. decided to dump the "Windsors," who else has a legitimate claim to the British Crown?

Question

If the U.K. decided to dump the "Windsors," who else has a legitimate claim to the British Crown?

Answer 1

GEORGE H.BUSH

Answer 2

We should get rid the Royal Family altogether.....Same as USA.

Answer 3

And now for a semi-serious answer: The Stuart claimant to the British throne, according to Wikipedia, is Franz,  the bonnie Duke of Bavaria, according to Jacobite supporters, although he doesn't make this claim. He is also heir to the throne of Greece (which has deposed its royal family).

Answer 4

The Duke of Bavaria

The Windsors are on the throne since 1702 due to a succession, because only protestants were allowed to succeed.

The descendants of the Winterqueen (Prinses Elizabeth of England who was married to Elector Palatine, who had been King of Bohemia for one winter, hence the name Winterqueen.). However there were also descendants of a Princess of England, who had been married the Duke of Orleans, who were closer than the descendants of the Winterqueen. That Princess of England had one daughter, and if you follow her descendants till this day, and on them you let loose the English succession laws, you will come to the Duke of Bavaria.

(Some parts may have gone a bit wrong in translation from Dutch, but the facts are good, although maybe because of the translation not entirely understandable.)

Answer 5

I,m sure most Brits would love to see the back of the royals. I think they cost us more than they bring in.

Answer 6

Hopefully no one

Answer 7

I don't have the foggiest idea, but my vote goes to Tony Blair.

Answer 8

Well UK was/is a mixture of everything: German royalty, Irish prime minister....it will be still a while be a Kingdom.

Even the shield is German" Ich dien".

Answer 9

(I know this is a touchy subject in the UK for a foreigner to mention, but what the heck.)

I think the better question is will there be a movement after the Queen's passing to dump the monarchy? I understand that it bring tons of sterling in tourism, but Charles is a nut. Is there a movement to go to an elected Head of State?

Answer 10

Me!

Answer 11

Rory Emerald aka Baron Sligo!

Answer 12

It depends on how far back you want to go.  I believe that the Windsors are, officially, any descendant of King George V.  The highest person in the line of succession who isn't one of his descendants is #54, the Duke of Fife, who is a great-grandson of King Edward VII through his maternal grandmother.

If you want to get further away from the Windsors, you have to go even further down the list.  The first 489 people in line to the throne are descendants of Queen Victoria.  The first one who isn't is Princess Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg... a great-great-great grandaughter of King George III.

Answer 13

The Earl of Hastings

Answer 14

Anne Stuart - Queen Anne III.

Answer 15

PAUL POTTS! Probably the most popular and best loved guy in the UK.

He is an inspiration to me.

Answer 16

If we decided to dump the Windsors - and I await the day - I really hope we'd decide that the UK is better off without any royalty whatsoever, in any way, shape or form.