Storm's status as a X-Men leader

[Punch Dimension.]

While historically she may have always felt like second choice compared to Xavier or Cyclops there was still that legitmate sense of seniority among most of her teammates combined with strong leadership abilities. If neither Scott or Xavier were around she was the obvious 3rd choice.

However, that's changed in recent times, at first i thought her taking orders from Kitty was just a phase, but given that we're seeing the same thing happen again in Marauders I'm wondering if this is going to stick? At this stage in terms of "rank" or making big calls she lacks behind Jean, Emma and even Kitty.

Maybe after her failures during the T-Mist crisis and as Queen of Wakanda it's natural for her to want to take a step back and lack the confidence she used to have in her decision making? I wonder if this is the new normal for Storm and that we should get used to seeing Kitty as a major leader in her place?