Could the new royal baby boy be US president and in line for the throne at the same time?
Could we see a president king?
Could we see a president king?
Could we see a president king?
It's official: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have welcomed their first child! But the internet has been pondering the future of the new royal since before we even knew he was coming. People have been speculating since Meghan Markle and Prince Harry first got engaged.
One viral tweet asked: If Prince Harry has children with his American wife, what would their citizenship be? And, following this train of thought to its inevitable conclusion, would it be possible for their kid to be both a U.S. President and in line for the throne?
Let's start with the question of Markle's citizenship. A spokesperson for Kensington Palace that she will, in fact, become a British citizen 바카라 게임 웹사이트 a process that takes a number of years. But they added it was "too early to say" if she would retain dual nationality. According to the , Markle would have to live in the U.K. for at least three years before starting the process.
Markle could choose to renounce her U.S. citizenship after she becomes a British citizen 바카라 게임 웹사이트 but she doesn't have to. Royal expert Marlene Koenig put it this way to : "If she remains a U.S. national, her children will have dual nationality, just like Madeleine of Sweden's children."
Koenig points out that one reason Markle and her child would renounce American citizenship would be to avoid paying double taxes.
"I would expect that when they reach adulthood, they would go through the process of renouncing. People do it all the time, many for tax purposes," Koenig said. "The U.S. may be the only country that taxes the income of citizens who live outside the country. Meghan may have investments that will earn income 바카라 게임 웹사이트 and even abroad, she will have to pay U.S. income tax."
"Princess Marie Chantal of Greece renounced her U.S. citizenship 바카라 게임 웹사이트 she was born in London but her father was American 바카라 게임 웹사이트 a few years ago," Koenig said. "And now she is living in the U.S. again." Marie Chantal is the daughter of American businessman Robert Miller, who made a fortune in duty-free shopping.
But if the royal heir doesn't renounce American citizenship, could he, , run for president of the United States? The Constitution has a clause that "No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States ... shall be eligible to the Office of President."
Could the new Mountbatten-Windsor and any other siblings he might have in future () claim that though they were born outside of the U.S., they are still "natural born citizens," just as Cruz, who was born in Canada to an American mother and Cuban father, claimed when he ran for president in the 2016 election?
According to the , it looks like the answer is technically yes:
All the sources routinely used to interpret the Constitution confirm that the phrase 바카라 게임 웹사이트natural born Citizen바카라 게임 웹사이트 has a specific meaning: namely, someone who was a U.S. citizen at birth with no need to go through a naturalization proceeding at some later time. The Supreme Court has long recognized that two particularly useful sources in understanding constitutional terms are British common law and enactments of the First Congress. Both confirm that the original meaning of the phrase 바카라 게임 웹사이트natural born Citizen바카라 게임 웹사이트 includes persons born abroad who are citizens from birth based on the citizenship of a parent.
There you have it. The new royal could be both president of the United States and heir to the British throne.