All Hail the King! The current ruling monarch is King Charles III. He is known as the King of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms, including ….
- Australia
- Canada
- New Zealand
- Jamaica
- Barbados
- The Bahamas
- Grenada
- Papua New Guinea
- Solomon Islands
- Tuvalu
- St. Lucia
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Belize
- Antigua and Barbuda
- St. Kitts and Nevis
Just who is next in line to the throne? That’s a good question! The answer to that question, however, isn’t always so easy to answer. The British throne heir often referred to as the Crown Prince, is the eldest male child of the monarch, as long as he does not marry a Roman Catholic and was not born out of wedlock.
The law states that only protestant heirs of Princess Sophia, granddaughter of James I, may succeed to the British throne. Neither Catholics, nor those who marry a Catholic, nor those born out of wedlock, may remain in the line of success. The rules of succession are governed by the Act of Union of 1800, as well as the Act of Settlement of 1701, and the Bill of Rights first established in 1689.
That, however, has recently changed due to the Succession to the Crown Act of 2013. Now the crown does not depend on gender. It also removed the disqualification arising from a marriage to a Roman Catholic.
This is the current list of succession to the British throne as of September 19, 2022. Remember that the list will change as marriages occur and new children are born into the royal family. We update this page every time we are made aware of a major change to the royal line of succession.
Some people who were previously excluded because of marriage to a Roman Catholic have since been restored because their exclusion was repealed on March 26, 2015, as part of the Perth Agreement. This mostly has to do with those who married Catholics. From the way I understand it, if you married a Catholic but you, yourself, aren’t a Catholic, then your place was restored.
Who is next in line to the British Throne? This is the full list of the line of succession!
- Prince William of Wales, The Duke of Cambridge (b. 1982)
- Prince George of Cambridge (b. 2013)
- Princess Charlotte of Cambridge (b. 2015)
- Prince Louis of Cambridge (b. 2018)
- Prince Henry of Wales (Harry) (b. 1984)
- Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor (b. 2019)
- Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor (b. 2021)
- Prince Andrew, The Duke of York (b. 1960)
- Princess Beatrice of York (b. 1988)
- Sienna Elizabeth Mapelli Mozzi (b. 2021)
- Princess Eugenie of York (b. 1990)
- August Brooksbank (b. 2021)
- Prince Edward, The Earl of Wessex (b. 1964)
- James, Viscount Severn (b. 2007)
- Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor (b. 2003)
- Princess Anne, Princess Royal (b. 1950)
- Peter Phillips (b. 1977)
- Savannah Phillips (b. 2010)
- Isla Phillips (b. 2012)
- Zara Tindall (Phillips) (b. 1981)
- Mia Grace Tindall (b. 2014)
- Lena Elizabeth Tindall (b. 2018)
- Lucus Phillip Tindall (b. 2021)
- David Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley (b. 1961)
- Honorable Charles Armstrong-Jones (b. 1999)
- Margarita Armstrong-Jones (b. 2002)
- Lady Sarah Chatto (b. 1964)
- Samuel Chatto (b. 1996)
- Arthur Chatto (b. 1999)
- Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester (b. 1944)
- Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster (b. 1974)
- Xan Windsor, Lord Culloden (b. 2007)
- Lady Cosima Windsor (b. 2010)
- Lady Davina Lewis (b. 1977)
- Senna Kowhai Lewis (b. 2010)
- Tāne Mahuta Lewis (b. 2012)
- Lady Rose Gilman (b. 1980)
- Lyla Gilman (b. 2010)
- Rufus Gilman (b. 2012)
- Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (b. 1935)
- George Windsor, Earl of St. Andrews (b. 1962)
Edward Windsor, Baron Downpatrick (excluded by becoming a Roman Catholic)
Lady Marina Charlotte Windsor (excluded by becoming a Roman Catholic) - Lady Amelia Windsor (b. 1995)
Lord Nicholas Windsor (Excluded by becoming a Roman Catholic)
Albert Windsor (b. 2007) (Excluded by becoming a Roman Catholic)
Leopold Windsor (b. 2009) (Excluded by becoming a Roman Catholic)
Louis Windsor (b. 2014) (Excluded by becoming a Roman Catholic) - Lady Helen Taylor (b. 1964)
- Columbus Taylor (b. 1994)
- Cassius Taylor (b. 1996)
- Eloise Taylor (b. 2003)
- Estella Taylor (b 2004)
- Prince Michael of Kent (b. 1942)
- Lord Frederick Windsor (b 1979)
- Maud Windsor (b. 2013)
- Isabella Windsor (b. 2016)
- Lady Gabriella Windsor (b. 1981)
- Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy (b. 1936)
- James Ogilvy (b. 1964)
- Alexander Ogilvy (b. 1996)
- Flora Ogilvy (b. 1994)
- Marina Ogilvy, Mrs. Paul Mowatt (b. 1966)
- Christian Mowatt (b. 1993)
- Miss Zenouska Mowatt (b. 1990)
- David Lascelles, 8th Earl of Harewood (b. 1950)
- Hon. Alexander Lascelles (b. 1980)
- Hon. Edward Lascelles (b. 1982)
- Hon. James Lascelles (b. 1953)
- Rowan Lascelles (b. 1977)
- Tewa Lascelles (b. 1985)
- Sophie Lascelles (b. 1973)
- Hon. Jeremy Lascelles (b. 1955)
- Thomas Lascelles (b. 1982)
- Ellen Lascelles (b. 1984)
- Amy Lascelles (b. 1986)
- Tallulah Lascelles (b. 2005)
- Henry Lascelles (b. 1953)
- Maximilian Lascelles (b. 1991)
- David Carnegie, 4th Duke of Fife (b. 1961)
- Lord Charles Duff Carnegie (b. 1989)
- Hon. George William Carnegie (b. 1991)
- Hon. Hugh Alexander Carnegie (b. 1993)
- Lady Alexandra Etherington (b. 1959)
- Amelia Mary Carnegie Etherington (b. 2001)
- HM King Harald V of Norway (b. 1937)
- HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway (b. 1973)
- HH Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway (b. 2005)
- HRH Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway (b. 2004)
- Princess Martha Louise of Norway (b. 1971)
- Maud Angelica Behn (b. 2003)
- Leah Isadora Behn (b. 2005)
- Emma Talullah Behn (b. 2008)
- Haakon Lorentzen (b. 1954)
- Olav Lorentzen (b. 1985)
- Christian Lorentzen (1988)
- Sophia Lorentzen (b. 1994)
- Ingeborg Ribeiro (b. 1957)
- Victoria Ribeiro (b. 1988)
- Ragnhild Lorentzen Long (b. 1968)
- Alexandra Lorentzen Long (b. 2007)
- Elizabeth Lorentzen Long (b. 2011)
- HH Princess Astrid of Norway (b. 1932)
- Alexander Ferner (b. 1965)
- Stella Ferner (b. 1998)
- Carl-Christian Ferner (b. 1972)
- Cathrine Johansen (b. 1962)
- Sebastian Johansen (b. 1990)
- Madeleine Johansen (b. 1993)
- Benedikte Ferner (b. 1963)
- Elisabeth Ferner Beckman (b. 1969)
- Benjamin Ferner Beckman (b. 1999)
Michael, King of Romania (excluded by marrying a Roman Catholic) - Princess Margareta of Romania (b. 1949)
- Princess Elena of Romania (b. 1950)
- Nicholas Medforth-Mills
- Maria Alexandra of Romania
- Elisabeta Karina Medforth-Mills
- Princess Irina of Romania
- Michael Kreuger
- Angelica Kreuger
- Princess Sophie of Romania
- Elisabeta-Maria de Roumanie Biarneix
Princess Marie of Romania (excluded by marrying a Roman Catholic)
Crown Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia (excluded by marrying a Roman Catholic) - Prince Peter of Yugoslavia
- Prince Philip of Yugoslavia
- Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia
- Prince Nikolas of Yugoslavia
- Princess Marija of Yugoslavia
- Prince George of Yugoslavia
- Prince Michael of Yugoslavia
- Princess Katarina of Yugoslavia
- Victoria de Silva
- Prince Karl Vladimir of Yugoslavia
- Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia
- Princess Tatiana of Yugoslavia
- Sonja Thune-Larsen
- Olga Thune-Larsen
Christopher Habsburg (excluded as he is Roman Catholic) - Stefan Habsburg
- Saygan Habsburg
- Maria Antonia Habsburg
- Peter Habsburg
- Anton Habsburg
- Ileana Habsburg
- Nicholas Snyder
- Alexandra Snyder
- Constantza Snyder
- Constantza Habsburg
- Archduke Dominic of Austria
- Count Sandor von Habsburg
- Countess Ileana Kottulinsky
- Archduchess Alexandra of Austria
- Archduchess Maria Magdalena of Austria
- Baron Johann von Holzhausen
- Baron Georg von Holzhausen
- Baron Alexander von Holzhausen
- Baron Tassilo von Holzhausen
- Baroness Alexandra von Holzhausen
- Ferdinand Ferch
- Leopold Frech
- Benedikt Ferch
- Elisabeth Ferch
- Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria
- Anton Sandhofer
- Dominik Sandhofer
- Mauritio Lux
- Dorian Lux
- Andrea Alexandra Sandhofer
- Ferdinand Hans Friedrich Zarbl
- Benedikt Bonifatius Zarbl
- Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia
- Grand Duke George Mikhailovitch of Russia
Karl-Emich, 8th Fürst of Leiningen (excluded by marrying a Roman Catholic) - Princess Cécilia of Leiningen
- Princess Theresa of Leiningen
- Prince Andreas of Leiningen
- Prince Ferdinand of Leiningen
- Princess Olga of Leiningen
- Princess Melita of Leiningen
- Princess Stephanie of Leiningen
- Prince Boris of Leiningen
- Prince Nicholas of Leiningen
- Prince Hermann of Leiningen
- Princess Tatiana of Leiningen
- Princess Nadia of Leiningen
- Princess Alexandra of Leiningen
- Alexander Pz v Hohenzollern (b. 1987)
- Philippa v Hohenzollern (b. 1988)
- Flaminia v Hohenzollern (b. 1992)
- Antonia v Hohenzollern (b. 1995)
- Albrecht Pz v Hohenzollern (b. 1954)
- Josephine v Hohenzollern (b. 2002)
- Eugenia v Hohenzollern (b. 2005)
- Ferdinand Pz v Hohenzollern (b. 1960)
- Alois Pz v Hohenzollern (b. 1999)
- Fidelis Pz v Hohenzollern (b. 2001)
- Victoria v Hohenzollern ( (*2004)
- Mechtild v Leiningen (*1936)
- Ulf Bauscher (*1963)
- Berthold Bauscher (*1965)
- Erik Bauscher (*1998)
- Lorentz Bauscher(*2002)
- Franka Bauscher (*1996)
- Johann Bauscher (*1971)
- Friedrich Wilhelm Pz v Preussen (*1939)
- Philipp Pz v Preussen (*1968)
- Paul Wilhelm Pz v Preussen (*1995)
- Tmotheus Friedrich Pz v Preussen (*2005)
- Maria Luise v Preussen (*1997)
- Elisabeth Christine v Preussen (*1999)
- Anna sophie V Preussen (*2001)
- Johanna Amalie v Preussen (*2002)
- Friedrich Wilhelm Pz v Preussen (*1979)
- Joachim Pz v Preussen (*1984)
- Viktoria Luise v Preussen (*1982)
- Michael Pz v Preussen (*1940)
- Micaela v Preussen (*1967)
- Maximilian Wessoly v Preussen (*2000)
- Marrie Charlotte Wessoly v Preussen (*2001)
- Nataly v Preussen (*1970)
- Georg Friedrich Pz v Preussen (*1976)
- Cornelie Cecile v Preussen (*1978)
- Christian Sigismund Pz v Preussen (*1946)
- Christian Ludwig Pz v Preussen (*1986)
- Irina v Preussen (*1988)
- Marie Cecile v Preussen (*1942)
- Paul Pz v Oldenburg (*1969)
- Kirill Pz v Oldenburg (*2002)
- Carlos Pz v Oldenburg (*2004)
- Paul Pz v Oldenburg (*2005)
- Mare Assunta v Oldenburg (*2007)
- Rixa v Oldenburg (*1970)
- Bibiane v Oldenburg (*1974)
- Xenia Dorner (*2006)
- Rixa Louise Cecile Dorner (*2008)
- Kira Liepsner (*1977)
- Sophie Von Bismarck (*2005)
- Patrick Lithander (*1973) m. Maja Flechtner
- Pius Lithander (*2005)
- Hugo Lithander (*2006)
- Karl Lithander(*2008)
- Merle Lithander (*2010)
- Wilhelm Lithander (*1974) m. Tiana Bischoff
- Steen Lithander (*2010)
- Philipp ErbPz v Hohenlohe-Langenburg (*1970)
- Max Leopold ErbPz v Hohenlohe-Langenburg (*2005)
- Gustav Pz v Hohenlohe-Langenburg (*2007)
- Marita v Hohenlohe-Langenburg (*2010)
- Cecilie v Hohenlohe-Langenburg (*1967)
- Xenia v Hohenlohe-Langenburg (*1972)
- Ferdinand Soltman (*2005)
- Louisa Soltman (*2008)
- Georg Andreas Pz v Hohenlohe-Langenburg (*1938)
- Katharina v Hohenlohe-Langenburg (*1972)
- Laetitia of Waldeck und Pyrmont (*2003)
- Alexia of Waldeck und Pyrmont (*2006)
- Tatiana v Hohenlohe-Langenburg (*1975)
- Ludwig Pz v Hohenlohe-Langenburg (*1976)
- Christoph ErbPz v Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (*1949)
- Friedrich Ferdinand ErbPz v Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (*1985)
- Constantin Pz v Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (*1986)
- Leopold Pz v Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (*1991)
- Sophie v Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (*1983)
- Alexander Pz v Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (*1953) m. Barbara Fertsch
- Julian Pz v Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (*1997)
- Elena v Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (*1995)
- Marita v Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (*1948)
- Christoph Frhr v Plotho (*1976)
- Irina v Plotho (*1978)
- Ingeborg v Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (*1956)
- Alexis Broschek (*1995)
- Alfonso d’Orleans D de Galliera (*1968)
- Alfonso d’Orleans (*1994)
- Alvaro d’Orleans (*1969)
- Alvaro d’Orleans (*1947)
- Andrea d’Orleans (*1976)
- Alois d’Orleans (*1979)
- Maria d’Orleans (*1975)
- Felix Henderson-Stewart (*2007)
- Male Henderson-Stewart (*2008)
- Female Henderson-Stewart (*2009)
- Gerarda d’Orleans (*1939)
- Marc Saint (*1969)
- Carla Saint (*1967)
- Mateo de Haro (*2007)
- Sofia de Haro (*2004)
- Beatriz d’ Orleans (*1943)
- Gerardo Farini (*1967)
- Elena Farini (*1969)
- Thomás De Haro (*2003)
- Claudia de Haro (*2000)
Carl XVI Gustaf K Sverige (1946) (excluded because he’s the ruler of his own country) - Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland (1979)
- Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Västergötland (*1977)
- Princess Estelle, Duchess of Östergötland (2012)
- Prince Oscar of Sweden, Duke of Skåne (2016)
- Madeleine H Hälsingborg (*1982)
- Margaretha af Sverige (*1934)
- Charles Ambler (*1966)
- Sienna Ambler (*2000)
- India Ambler (*2003)
- James Ambler (*1969)
- Oscar Ambler (*2004)
- Lily Ambler (*2003)
- Sybilla Ambler (*1965)
- Sebastian Frhr v Dincklage (*2000)
- Madeleine v Dincklage (*1999)
- Birgitta of Sverige (*1937)
- Carl Christian Pz v Hohenzollern (*1962)
- Nickolas Pz v Hohenzollern (*1999)
- Hubertus Pz v Hohenzollern (*1966) m Uta Maria König
- Vivianne v Hohenzollern
- Desiree v Hohenzollern (*1963) m. Heinrich ErbGf v Ortenburg
- Carl Theodor Gf v Ortenburg (*1992)
- Frederik Hubertus Gf v Ortenburg (*1995)
- Carolina v Ortenburg (*1997)
- Desiree af Sverige (*1938)
- Carl frih Silfverschiöld (*1965)
- Anna Margareta Silfverschiöld
- Cristina Silfverschiöld (*1966)
- Ian frih De Geer af Finspang (*2002)
- Fred Louis frih De Geer af Finspang
- Estelle De Geer af Finspang (*2000)
- Helene Silfverschiöld (*1968)
- Christina af Sverige (*1943)
- Gustaf Magnusson (*1975)
- Oscar Magnusson (*1977)
- Viktor Magnusson (*1980)
- Michael C Bernadotte-Wisborg (*1944)
- Kajsa Bernadotte-Wisborg (*1980)
- Carl Johan C Bernadotte-Wisborg (*1916)
Margrethe II, Queen of Demark (1940) ** Excluded because she is the queen of another country - Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark, Count of Monpezat
(1968) - Prince Christian of Denmark, Count of Monpezat
(2006) - Princess Isabella of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat
(2007) - Prince Vincent of Denmark, Count of Monpezat (2011)
- Princess Josephine of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat (2011)
- Prince Joachim of Denmark
(1969) - Prince Nikolai of Denmark, Count of Monpezat (1999)
- Prince Felix of Denmark (2002)
- Prince Henrik of Denmark (2009)
- Princess Athena of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat (2012)
- Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (1944)
- Gustav Pz v Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (*1969)
- Alexandra v Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (*1970)
- Richard Gf v Pfeil (*1999)
- Ingrid Alexandra v Pfiel (*2003)
- Nathalie v Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (*1975)
- Konstantin Johannsmann (*2010)
- Louisa Johannsmann (*2015)
- Anne-Marie Dagmar Ingrid of Denmark (*1946)
- Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece (b. 1967)
- Constantine Alexios P Greece (b. 1998)
- Achilles Andreas P Greece (b. 2000)
- Odysseas Kimon P of Greece (b. 2004)
- Aristide Stavros P of Greece (b. 2008
- Maria Olympia of Greece (b. 1996)
- Nikolaos P Greece (b. 1969)
- Philippos P Greece (*1986)
- Alexia of Greece (*1965)
- Carlos Morales (*2005)
- Arrietta Morales (*2002)
- Anna Maria Morales (*2003)
- Amelia Morales (*2007)
- Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (b. 1983)
- Katherine Fraser (b. 1957)
- Alexander Nicolson (b. 1990)
- Louise Nicolson (b. 1984)
- Juliet Nicolson (b. 1988)
- Alice Ramsay (b. 1961)
- Alexander Ramsay (b. 1991)
- George Ramsay (b. 1995)
- Oliver Ramsay (b. 1995)
- Victoria Ramsay (b. 1994)
- Elizabeth Ramsay (b. 1963)
- Hubertus Pz v Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha (b. 1961)
- Sebastian Pz v Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha (b. 1994)
- Sophie v Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha (b. 2000)
- Carl Eduard Pz v Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha (b. 1966)
- Emilia v Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha (b. 1999)
- Johanna v Sachsen-Coburg-Goth (b. 2004)
- Ferdinand Christian Pz v Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha (b. 1968)
- Victoria v Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha (b. 1963)
- Falk Pz v Coburg (b. 1990)
- Alice v Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha (b. 1975)
- Peter Pz v Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha (b. 1939)
- Peter Pz v Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha (b. 1965)
- Malte Pz v Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha (b. 1966)
- Marianne v Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha (b. 1933)
- Margarete Nielsen (b. 1954)
- Grischa Güttler (b. 1994)
- Diana Güttler (b. 1992)
- Renate Christine Nielsen (b. 1957)
When Queen Elizabeth took the throne upon the death of her father, the papers printed the official line of succession to the throne. Here is what they had to say in 1952.
With the death of the King and the accession to the Throne of Princess Elizabeth the order of succession now is:-
- Prince Charles of Edinburgh (Queen Elizabeth’s son).
- Princess Anne.
- Princess Margaret.
- Duke of Gloucester.
- His son, Prince William.
- Prince Richard (younger son of the Duke of Gloucester).
- Duke of Kent.
- Prince Michael (the Duke of Kent’s younger brother).
- Princess Alexandra (the Duke of Kent’s sister).
- The Princess Royal.
- Earl of Harewood (the Princess Royal’s son).
- Hon. Gerald Lascelles (the Princess Royal’s son).
- Princess Arthur of Connaught.
The Duke of Windsor, who abdicated before his marriage to Mrs. Wallis Simpson, does not enter into the table of succession, having renounced all rights of succession or for any children, he might have.
Prince Charles of Edinburgh (born November 14, 1948), the Heir Apparent, will normally succeed to the Throne on his mother’s death. He was the first child born in direct succession to the Throne since the birth of the Duke of Windsor on June 23, 1894. Now that his mother has succeeded to the Throne, Prince Charles will almost certainly be given the title of Prince of Wales by his mother. This title is always reserved for the eldest son of the ruling monarch and is not inherited It must be granted by the reigning Sovereign by Letters Patent.
The right of the styles of Royal Prince and Princess is governed by rules laid down by King George V, who limited the descent of both Royal styles to the children of the sovereign of both sexes and to the grandchildren of the male-only. That is why the children of the Duke of Gloucester bear the titles of prince, whereas those of the Princess Royal do not. Besides receiving the title of Prince of Wales, Charles will automatically become Duke of Cornwall, inheriting all the wealth of that Duchy’s revenue.
