By Bryanne Salazar
5:59am PDT, Apr 5, 2024
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The British royal household — and the world — mourned when Queen Elizabeth II died at 96 on Sept. 8, 2022, following a historic 70-year reign.
However the UK and the Commonwealth instantly had a brand new sovereign — who celebrated his coronation in Could 2023. Be a part of us as we check out the road of succession and the place the highest 34 royal relations fall in line for the throne…
Let’s get began…
The eldest of Queen Elizabeth II’s youngsters, who for 73 years was often called Prince Charles, grew to become the monarch upon his mom’s dying in September 2022. He is now King Charles III, together with his second spouse styled as Queen Camilla.
Maintain studying to see the road of succession…
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Prince William is now first in line to the throne. Following the dying of grandmother Queen Elizabeth II and the accession of King Charles III, William took over two new titles from his father: He and spouse Kate are actually not solely the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and Cambridge but additionally the Prince and Princess of Wales, which is especially significant: The latter title was final utilized by William’s late mom, Princess Diana.
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Second in line to the throne is younger Prince George, who will probably be topped king upon the dying of his father, Prince William. Whereas that day is a few years sooner or later, it is attention-grabbing to notice that the youngest monarch ever topped in British historical past was King Henry VI, who ascended to the throne when he was solely 8 months and 26 days outdated.
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Following her brother within the line of succession is Princess Charlotte, who’s third in line to the British crown. Whereas not utterly unlikely, her likelihood at truly holding the very best seat within the monarchy is low, requiring her brother to die or surrender the throne earlier than he has youngsters. Due to a regulation handed in 2011 by Parliament, the long-held follow of male-heir desire formally ended, that means that though Duchess Kate and Prince William’s third little one is a boy, Charlotte is not going to be skipped (which is what occurred to Queen Elizabeth II’s solely daughter, Princess Anne).
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Prince William and Duchess Kate’s third little one — a son born in April 2018 — is fourth in line to the British throne. Prince Louis will solely be topped king within the occasion that each of his siblings go away (or surrender the throne) earlier than they begin households of their very own.
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Fifth within the royal line of succession is Prince Henry of Wales, higher often called Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex. Although Harry and spouse Duchess Meghan, whom he married in 2018, exited as senior working members of the royal household in 2020, he stays within the line of succession, as do his youngsters…
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Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan’s first-born little one, son Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor — who arrived in Could 2019 — is sixth in line to the throne of the UK of Nice Britain and Northern Eire. Although he was not given a royal title at delivery and was as a substitute styled as Grasp Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, technically, in September 2022 — when his grandfather King Charles III grew to become sovereign — he robotically grew to become Prince Archie, a title Buckingham palace lastly acknowledged six months later.
Maintain studying for an evidence on the title change…
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Regardless of being born in America with out a title, Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan’s second little one, Lilibet “Lili” Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, nonetheless took her place within the line of succession upon her arrival in June 2021 in Santa Barbara, California. In 2022 upon the dying of Queen Elizabeth II, she grew to become seventh in line to the throne — and, technically, grew to become Princess Lilibet Diana, although it took Buckingham Palace one other six months to acknowledge it in March 2023.
Lili’s princess title was confirmed when Harry and Meghan introduced that she’d been christened at their dwelling in California in March 2023 — and so they referred to her for the primary time, publicly, as Princess Lilibet Diana. The explanation for the title change? Again in 1917, King George V issued a Letters Patent that conferred the title of prince or princess on male-line grandchildren of the sovereign — and when Charles grew to become king in 2022, that meant that his grandchildren may declare their birthright and use Prince and Princess earlier than their names.
“Lili is known as after her great-grandmother, Her Majesty The Queen, whose household nickname is Lilibet. Her center title, Diana, was chosen to honor her beloved late grandmother, The Princess of Wales,” the couple defined once they introduced Lili’s delivery on their Archewell basis web site.
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Prince Andrew, the second son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, is now eighth in line. Regardless of dropping permission to make use of his HRH title in an official capability in 2022 as a civil sexual assault case in opposition to him moved ahead — he is denied any wrongdoing however settled together with his accuser for a reported $16 million in 2022 — the Duke of York stays within the line of succession.
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Ninth in line for the throne is Princess Beatrice of York, the daughter of Prince Andrew and ex-wife Sarah, Duchess of York. Earlier than Princess Charlotte’s delivery in Could 2015, Beatrice was the very best rating feminine within the royal line of succession.
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In September 2021, Princess Beatrice and her husband, property developer Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, welcomed their first little one collectively — daughter Sienna Elizabeth Mapelli Mozzi — who’s now tenth in line for the throne.
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Coming in eleventh is Princess Beatrice’s little sister, Princess Eugenie. As one of many queen’s granddaughters, Eugenie has skilled all of the highs and lows of life as a member of the British monarchy, together with her October 2018 royal wedding ceremony to commoner Jack Brooksbank and the very public divorce of her dad and mom, Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson.
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Princess Eugenie and husband Jack Brooksbank’s son, August Philip Hawke Brooksbank — who was born in February 2021 — is twelfth within the line of succession.
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Princess Eugenie and husband Jack Brooksbank’s second little one, son Ernest George Ronnie Brooksbank — who was born in Could 2023 — is thirteenth within the line of succession. Wnen saying his delivery, Eugenie revealed that Ernest “is known as after his nice nice nice Grandfather [King] George [V], his [paternal] Grandpa George and my [maternal] Grandpa Ronald.”
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Queen Elizabeth II’s youngest son, Prince Edward, is 14th in line to the throne. He was made Earl of Wessex proper earlier than he married Sophie Rhys-Jones in 1999. And on the event of his 59th birthday in March 2023, massive brother King Charles III gave him a brand new title: Duke of Edinburgh, which beforehand belonged to their late father, Prince Philip.
Nonetheless, there is a caveat: “The title will probably be held by Prince Edward for His Royal Highness’s lifetime,” Buckingham Palace introduced, that means in contrast to most dukedoms, Edward’s son is not going to inherit the title, which is able to revert again to the crown upon Edward’s dying.
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Coming in at No. 15 in line for the throne? The son of Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh’s son. He was often called James, Viscount Severn, till shortly after he turned 15. In March 2023, James assumed his father’s earlier title, Earl of Wessex, after Edward was made Duke of Edinburgh. Though James is technically the youngest little one in his household, he snagged a better place on the record than his massive sister, Girl Louise Mountbatten-Windsor, because of the archaic (and now defunct) rule that favored male over feminine heirs. Though the foundations have modified, they solely affect youngsters born after 2011.
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Sixteenth in line for the throne is Girl Louise Mountbatten-Windsor, eldest little one of Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh. Louise obtained robbed of her rightful spot as a result of Britain’s outdated line of succession guidelines favored boys over ladies (till issues modified in 2011), so her place went to her little brother.
Regardless of her father changing into Duke of Edinburgh in 2023, as a feminine, Girl Louise’s title didn’t change though her brother’s did.
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The second-born little one of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Princess Anne — the Princess Royal — is in seventeenth place within the line of succession as a consequence of archaic guidelines that, till 2011, favored male heirs.
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No. 18 in line for the throne is Peter Phillips, who holds no official royal title, although he’s the grandson of Queen Elizabeth II and the son of Princess Anne. Peter wasn’t afforded a title due to the custom that solely fathers can go titles to their youngsters, not moms.
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Coming in proper behind her father within the No. 19 spot in line for the crown is younger Savannah Phillips (second from proper), the great-granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, granddaughter of Princess Anne and daughter of Peter Phillips.
The twentieth royal member of the family in line for the throne is Savannah’s little sister, Isla Phillips (second from left). Their mom is Peter’s ex-wife, Canada-born Autumn Kelly.
The women are seen right here with their father and aunt, Zara Tindall, who’s subsequent on the record…
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Coming in at No. 21 is Zara Tindall (née Phillips), the youthful sister of Peter Phillips and daughter of Princess Anne. Zara is an award-winning Olympic equestrian and a mom of three together with her husband, retired rugby participant Mike Tindall.
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Zara Tindell’s eldest daughter with husband Mike Tindall, a former rugby star, is Mia Tindall (left) — she’s twenty second in line for the British throne. Little sister Lena (proper) — who was born in 2018 — is twenty second in line.
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Zara Tindall and husband Mike welcomed their third little one, son Lucas Philip, in 2021. Little Lucas is now twenty fourth in line to the throne. He bumped a a lot older relative down a spot…
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David Armstrong-Jones, Earl of Snowdon (beforehand often called David Linley), is now twenty fifth in line to the British throne. He’s the nephew of Queen Elizabeth II and the son of Elizabeth’s sister, Princess Margaret, who handed away in 2002. Whereas he grew up alongside Prince Charles, the inheritor to the throne, David adopted a special path in his grownup life. He grew to become a famend furnishings maker and as soon as served because the chairman of Christie’s, the elite public sale home.
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Within the twenty sixth spot is David Armstrong-Jones’s son, Charles Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley. A viscount is a nobleman who’s one stage beneath an earl and one above a baron. He’s the one one of many late Princess Margaret’s grandchildren who has a title.
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The twenty seventh particular person in line for the throne is David Armstrong-Jones’s daughter, who’s the granddaughter of Princess Margaret — Girl Margarita Armstrong-Jones. In 2011 when Margarita was 8, she served as considered one of Princess Kate’s bridesmaids.
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Princess Margaret’s daughter, Girl Sarah Chatto, is within the twenty eighth spot. Because the niece of Queen Elizabeth II and the sister of David Armstrong-Jones, Sarah skilled all of the pomp and circumstance that got here with rising up within the interior circle of the royal household. Nonetheless, as an grownup, Sarah has chosen to dwell a extra low-key life out of the highlight. Despite the fact that she’s a lesser-known royal, she remains to be fairly near her aristocratic household.
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In twenty ninth place is the late Princess Margaret’s grandson Samuel Chatto (second from proper), the son of Girl Sarah Chatto and her husband, Daniel Chatto. Samuel studied the historical past of artwork on the College of Edinburgh and now works as a potter. He is additionally a skilled yoga trainer.
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Proper behind massive brother Samuel Chatto within the No. 30 spot for the throne is Arthur Chatto, the hunky son of Girl Sarah Chatto and grandson of Princess Margaret. He labored as a private coach whereas learning geography on the College of Edinburgh and is now a Royal Marine.
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Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester (seen right here together with his spouse, Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester) is thirty first in line to the throne.
The previous architect is a primary cousin of the late Queen Elizabeth II and a grandson of Britain’s King George V and Queen Mary.
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The aristocrat who’s thirty second in line to the throne is Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster. He is the great-grandson of King George V and the eldest little one and solely son of Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester and Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester.
Alexander — who’s a British military veteran — is seen right here together with his spouse, pediatric doctor Claire Sales space, aka the Countess of Ulster.
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The kids of Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster are subsequent up.
The earl’s son — Xan Windsor, Lord Culloden — is thirty third within the line of succession. His daughter, Girl Cosima Windsor, is thirty fourth within the line of succession.
The younger royals, who’re the grandchildren of Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester — a primary cousin of the late Queen Elizabeth II — are seen right here with their mom, Claire, the Countess of Ulster.