The company's polo shirts have been worn by Prince William, future heir to the British throne, for the British Army Polo team that Hackett sponsors; and by less desirable football hooligans who then, apparently, moved on to Burberry.
It was made worse in 1674 when the Duke of York, now a declared — an openly declared — Catholic, married the Catholic princess Mary of Modena, which posed the risk that there might be the birth of a future heir to the throne who would be brought up as a Roman Catholic.
10 P.M. (ABC) BRINGING UP BABY: ROYAL EDITION In this special edition of "20/20" Barbara Walters reports on the hoopla surrounding the impending arrival of the first child of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and future heir to the British throne.
But the fabric of relations is knitted by the negotiators, by, say, the interaction between Shlomo Ben-Ami, the popular Labor Party politician who is a potential future challenger to Prime Minister Ehud Barak of Israel, and Abu Ala, the Palestinian parliament speaker, who is a potential future heir to Yasir Arafat, president of the Palestinian Authority.
Can he overcome the threats to his leadership and hold on to the alpha position long enough to sire a possible future heir to his throne?
There may be less of a media scrum outside the hospital this time than occurred for Prince George's birth, when the world's press waited for weeks for the first glimpse of the future heir to the throne.
Shane Bissett, director of commemorative coin and bullion at the Royal Mint, said: "We felt there could be no more fitting design to mark the first birthday of our future king than the royal arms - the arms of the monarch - minted in honour of the future heir to the throne.
As Dauphine, Catherine was now expected to provide a future heir to the throne.
The marriage bears a son, Arusi, future heir to the two Zones.
Queen Elizabeth II recently granted the Order of the Thistle to Prince William, future heir to the throne, was replete with plumed hat and a thick velvet robe.
Prince Albert the second and Princess Charlene of Monaco welcomed a set of royal twins but only one will be the future heir to the throne.
