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- King Charles. With the death of Queen Elizabeth II in Sept. 2022, her eldest child, now King Charles III, immediately acceded to the throne. His coronation took place on May 6, 2023.
- Prince William. Prince William, who became the Prince of Wales when Queen Elizabeth died, is the elder son of King Charles and the late Princess Diana, making him first in line to the throne.
- Prince George. Prince George is Queen Elizabeth's great-grandson, King Charles' grandson and Prince William's eldest child with his wife Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales.
- Princess Charlotte. Princess Charlotte is Queen Elizabeth's great-granddaughter, King Charles' granddaughter and Prince William's second child. For the first time in history, a female royal's spot in line to the throne was not bumped by the arrival of a younger brother.
Feb 21, 2024 · William was second in line to the throne when he and Kate Middleton welcomed their first child. Like his father, George was born with the expectation that he, too, would one day be king. But his...
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Apr 23, 2024 · The Duke of York. As the late Queen’s second-eldest son, Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, 64, was born second in line to the throne, but is now eighth. In 2020, however, the royal resigned...
Prince George - second in line to the throne. William's eldest child, George Alexander Louis, was born on 22 July 2013 and is one day set to become king himself. If George also has children, they would bump his siblings down the line of succession. Princess Charlotte - third in line to the throne.
The succession to the throne is regulated not only through descent, but also by Parliamentary statute. The order of succession is the sequence of members of the Royal Family in the order in which they stand in line to the throne.
The current line of succession to the British Throne is given below. 1. HRH Prince William, Prince of Wales (b. 1982) 2. HRH Prince George of Wales (b. 2013) 3. HRH Princess Charlotte of Wales (b. 2015) 4. HRH Prince Louis of Wales (b. 2018) 5. Prince Henry (Harry), The Duke of Sussex (b. 1984) 6. Prince Archie of Sussex (b. 2019) 7.
Succession to the British throne is determined by descent, sex, [note 1] legitimacy, and religion. Under common law , the Crown is inherited by a sovereign's children or by a childless sovereign's nearest collateral line .
