Here’s the line of succession to the British throne after Elizabeth II’s death, which sees her eldest son become the new king, Charles III.
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1. The Prince William, Duke of Cornwall and Cambridge. Born on June 21, 1982, the eldest son of Charles.
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2. The Prince George Cambridge. He was born on July 22, 2013 as the eldest son of Prince William.
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3. The Princess Charlotte Cambridge. She was born on May 2, 2015 as the daughter of Prince William.
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4. The Prince Louis Cambridge. Born on April 23, 2018, Prince William’s second son.
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5. The Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex. Born on September 15, 1984, the second son of Prince Charles.
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6. Archie Mountbatten-Windsor. Born on May 6, 2019, the eldest son of Prince Harry.
7. Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor. Born on June 4, 2021, the daughter of Prince Harry.
8. The Prince Andrew, Duke of York. He was born on February 19, 1960, the second son of Queen Elizabeth.
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9. The Princess Beatrice York. She was born on August 8, 1988, the eldest daughter of Prince Andrew.
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10. Sienna Elizabeth Mabelle Mosey. Born on September 18, 2021, the daughter of Princess Beatrice.
11. The Princess Eugenie York. Born on March 23, 1990, the second daughter of Prince Andrew.
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12. August Brooksbank. Born on February 9, 2021, the son of Eugenie.
13. The Prince Edward, Earl of Essex. He was born on March 10, 1964, the third son of Queen Elizabeth.
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14. James Mountbatten-Windsor, Viscount Severn. Born on December 17, 2007, the son of Prince Edward.
15. Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor. Born on November 8, 2003, the daughter of Prince Edward.
16. The Princess Anne, Princess Royal. Born on August 15, 1950, the daughter of Queen Elizabeth.
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17. Peter Phillips. Born on November 15, 1977 to Princess Anne.
18. Savannah Phillips. Born on December 29, 2010, the eldest daughter of Peter Phillips
19. Isla Phillips. Born on March 29, 2012, the second daughter of Peter Phillips
20 Zara Dindal. Born on May 15, 1981, the daughter of Princess Anne.
21. Mia Tyndall. On January 17, 2014, Zara Tyndall’s eldest daughter
22. Lena TyndallZara Tyndall’s second daughter was born on June 18, 2018.
23. Lucas Tyndall. Zara Tyndall was born on March 21, 2021.
Queen Elizabeth’s line of descent is traced back to her only sister, the late Margaret.
Descendants of their father, King George VI’s siblings, come next.
More than 70 living people are descended from the latter’s father, King George V, who died in 1936.
According to the Act of Settlement of 1701, only descendants of Sophia of Hanover (1630–1714) could inherit the throne.
Catholics were excluded, King Henry VIII was the Supreme Governor of the Church of England established in 1534.
However, those married to Catholics are no longer excluded.
According to the 2015 law that changed the order of succession, boys born after October 28, 2011 will not have priority over their elder sister.
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