Line of succession to the British throne

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The line of succession to the British throne is the order in which members of the royal family would come to the throne if the reigning king or queen died.

At present the first in line is Charles, Prince of Wales, followed by his elder son, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and then his second son, Prince Harry of Wales.

The succession is decided firstly by gender and then by age. Males come before females, and older children come before younger children. When someone who is in line to the throne has a child, that child comes after them and their other children, but before anyone else in the line of succession.

Excluded from the line of succession are Catholics, people who are married with Catholics and illegitimate children.

Line of succession[1] [change]

Current monarch: HM Queen Elizabeth II (born 1926)

Sophia of Hanover → George I → George II → Frederick, The Prince of Wales → George III → Prince Edward → Victoria → Edward VII → George V → George VI → Elizabeth II

  1. HRH The Prince of Wales (The Prince Charles; b. 1948), son of Queen Elizabeth II
  2. → HRH Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (b. 1982), son of The Prince of Wales
  3. → HRH Prince Henry of Wales (b. 1984), son of The Prince of Wales
  4. HRH The Duke of York (The Prince Andrew; b. 1960), son of Queen Elizabeth II
  5. → HRH Princess Beatrice of York (b. 1988), daughter of The Duke of York
  6. → HRH Princess Eugenie of York (b. 1990), daughter of The Duke of York
  7. HRH The Earl of Wessex (The Prince Edward; b. 1964), son of Queen Elizabeth II
  8. → Viscount Severn (b. 2007), son of The Earl of Wessex
  9. → The Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor (b. 2003), daughter of The Earl of Wessex
  10. HRH The Princess Royal (The Princess Anne; b. 1950), daughter of Queen Elizabeth II
  11. → Mr. Peter Phillips (b. 1977), son of The Princess Royal
  12. → → Miss Savannah Phillips [2](b. 2010), daughter of Peter Phillips
  13. → Miss Zara Phillips (b. 1981), daughter of The Princess Royal
  14. Viscount Linley, son of Princess Margaret
  15. → The Hon. Charles Armstrong-Jones, son of Viscount Linley
  16. → The Hon. Margarita Armstrong-Jones, daughter of Viscount Linley
  17. The Lady Sarah Chatto, daughter of Princess Margaret
  18. → Master Samuel Chatto, son of Lady Sarah Chatto
  19. → Master Arthur Chatto, daughter of Lady Sarah Chatto
  20. Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, Son of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester and grandson of King George V
  21. → Earl of Ulster, son of the Duke of Gloucester
  22. → → Lord Culloden, son of the Earl of Ulster
  23. → → The Lady Cosima Windsor, daughter of the Earl of Ulster
  24. → The Lady Davina Lewis
  25. → → Master Tane Lewis, son of the Lady Davina Lewis-
  26. → → Miss Senna Lewis, daughter of the Lady Davina Lewis
  27. → The Lady Rose Gilman
  28. - - Master/Miss Gilman, son/daughter of the Lady Rose Gilman
  29. → → Miss Lyla Gilman, daughter of the Lady Rose Gilman
  30. Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, son of Prince George, Duke of Kent, and grandson of King George V [3]
  31. → → The Lady Amelia Windsor, granddaughter of the Duke of Kent [4][5]
  32. →The Lady Helen Taylor, daughter of the Duke of Kent[6]
  33. → →Master Columbus Taylor
  34. → → Master Cassius Taylor
  35. → → Miss Eloise Taylor
  36. → → Miss Estella Taylor
  37. The Lord Frederick Windsor, son of Prince Michael of Kent,[7]
  38. The Lady Gabriella Windsor, daughter of Prince Michael of Kent,[7]
  39. Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy, sister of the Duke of Kent

References [change]

  1. ↑ Official website of the British Monarchy
  2. ↑ "Mrs Peter Phillips has given birth to a baby girl, 30 December 2010". The Official Website of the British Monarchy. 30 December 2010. http://www.royal.gov.uk/LatestNewsandDiary/Pressreleases/2010/MrsPeterPhilipshasgivenbirthtoababygirl30December2.aspx.
  3. ↑ The Duke's heir, George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews married a Roman Catholic and is thus barred from succession to the throne
  4. ↑ Lady Amelia's father, George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews married a Roman Catholic and is thus barred from succession to the throne
  5. ↑ Her elder brother and sister, Edward Windsor, Lord Downpatrick (born 2 December 1988) and Lady Marina-Charlotte Windsor (born 30 September 1992) have both become Roman Catholics and are thus barred from succession to the throne
  6. ↑ The Duke of Kent's second son Lord Nicholas Windsor lost his place in the line of succession when he became a Roman Catholic
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 the younger brother of the Duke of Kent who married a Roman Catholic and is thus barred from the succession to the throne
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