Changing the beneficiary of a trust

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If you put money in a trust for a child  with the child as beneficiary is it possible for the trustees to change the benificiary at a later date for example if the child falls out of favour. Can an additional beneficiary be added - for example another future child ?

The trust is a 'Discretionary Gift Trust'

It says "The trustees have absolute discretion to pay the benefits as they see fit"

I read that the trustee has power by deed to add beneficiaries but it is surrounded by legalise.

The settlor can't be a beneficiary

What is the position with other types of trusts, including older ones?

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'Discretionary Gift Trust'

Is the key not "discretionary"?

This type of thing?

https://www.pruadviser.co.uk/products/estate-planning/gift-trust/