By Mark Duell for MailOnline
Published: 15:26 BST, 6 May 2019 | Updated: 05:01 BST, 7 May 2019
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Baby Sussex is not expected to ever become monarch, but it is not unheard of for children of second-born royal sons to become king or queen.
The Queen was, like Baby Sussex, the child of a second-born royal son - George VI - and Princess Elizabeth was never thought likely to be a sovereign when she was born.
When Edward VIII abdicated and had no heirs, his younger brother the Duke of York was forced to become king as George VI, eventually paving the way for the princess to reign as Elizabeth II.
Like the Queen at her birth, the new royal baby starts life as seventh in line to the throne
Queen Anne - depicted by actress Olivia Colman in The Favourite - was also the second daughter, and fourth child, of a second son - James II - who was a brother of Charles II.
But monarchy expert Dr Jonathan Spangler said Harry and Meghan's son, who will be seventh in line, will not wear the crown unless there is a 'twist of dynastic fate'.
This is unlikely, given that the Duke of Cambridge has three children - future king Prince George, and two spares Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.
The new royal baby is immediately
