Since both the son of the Earl of St. Andrews and his younger brother, Lord Nicholas, became Catholics, both are excluded from the line of succession.
Not sure about the two daughters of the Earl of St. Andrews, they may also have opted for their mother's religion.
My understanding is that according to the modified succession act of 2013, the ban on dynasts who had done this was lifted -- although Catholics still cannot become sovereigns in their own rights. Does this mean that Prince Michael of Kent got his place in the line to the throne restored?
Also: was Princess Beatrice the first British dynast since this act to marry a Catholic without forfeiting her place in the succession?
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