So, being in line is enough. It implies one descends from Electress Sophia.
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: As descendants of various English princesses
: from the Hanover dynasty all Dutch monarchs
: and born dynasts up until Princess Christina
: can claim UK citizenship as they were born
: in line of succession to that throne.
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: No-one can claim UK citizenship just by
: being in line of succession to the British
: throne. Prior to 1949 when it was repealed,
: any descendant of Electress Sophia of
: Hanover could claim British citizenship
: under the terms of the Sophia Naturalisation
: Act of 1705. This still applies to former
: Queen Beatrix and her siblings as they were
: all born before the Act was repealed. It
: does not apply to the present monarch as he
: was born too late. However, if his mother
: applied for and obtained UK citizenship he
: could apply for it himself as the child of a
: British citizen. Just being in line of
: succession however is no longer sufficient.
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