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Anonymous asked in TravelFranceLanguedoc-Roussillon · 2 years ago

Y did Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip have children after Prince Charles?

All they needed was Prince Charles, Their Heir and the future King of England. But for some reason. they decided to have extra children. Y? These children are useless. And all they will do in their lives is cry about Prince Charles as the lucky one. how Prince Charles is the special one. The Queen might as said forget having more children, though i understand she still had to fulfill her sexual needs like everyone else. But still.......

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  • 2 years ago

    It's based on the idea created by the British of having an heir and a spare. Thus, Queen Victoria had lots of Children to ensure at least one of them would take over after she had died. Likewise HM Queen Elizabeth II.

  • Anonymous
    2 years ago

    Y not? In recent decades the notion of "an heir and a spare" has been raised.

  • ?
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    2 years ago

    So that if by some misfortune Charles will not be able to become King of England, then the next in line would be.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    2 years ago

    Princess Anne is anything but useless, she carries out more duties and engagements than any other Royal, she is patron of countless charities and organisations and she is commander in chief of several military regiments, while still being a full time mother and grandmother.and she still looks beautiful while doing it all.

  • Anonymous
    2 years ago

    Not a very clever troll are you.

  • Anonymous
    2 years ago

    Same reasons anyone has more than one child.

  • Anonymous
    2 years ago

    Just in case he popped his clogs at an early age. I think the Queen must be a catholic, and didn't use contraception.

  • 2 years ago

    The interval between Charles and Anne before Andrew and Edward arrived has long been a matter for speculation but stuff happens. It is felt necessary to have an heir and spare but at the time Anne probably wasn't considered a 'spare' because of her gender. So perhaps HM and her husband felt it wise to try for another male. But why Edward, who knows.

  • Anonymous
    2 years ago

    Promotion of their dynasty. It is a mystery why they are the only famous Royals when they all have faces like spanked bottoms, half bald, of average talent. No one knows who the other Euro Royals are for some reason.

  • Anonymous
    2 years ago

    What would have happened if Charles had died before having an heir?

    I don't of course expect you to understand because understanding this simple concept would involve having an IQ greater than a can of Coke.

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