Since the death of Queen Elizabeth II, her eldest son Charles has become the new king of Great Britain. He will ascend the throne under the throne name Charles III. We understand how the line of succession in the British royal family has changed.
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Elizabeth II was longest-lived monarch in British history. No king or queen has been on the throne longer than her, having reigned for 70 years. Her Majesty had four children, eight grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren.
Queen Elizabeth II, 1952 / Photo: Getty Images
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Princess Elizabeth became queen on February 6, 1952, the day her father, King George VI, died at the age of 25.
From the day of his death, September 8, 2022, the throne passed to his eldest son, Carlo. He was born in 1948 and has waited in line for the throne for 70 years.
It is unlikely that Charles III will reign for too long, although it should not be forgotten that the centenarians live in the British royal family. Her wife Camilla, after the coronation of her husband, will become queen consort, a title that was granted to her by Elizabeth II herself in February 2022. We talked about it in more detail in the article on what the new title means for the Duchess of Cornwall.
—-Queen Elizabeth II during the reign’s platinum anniversary celebration / Photo: Associated Press
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Prince William of Wales
—-Prince Charles and Prince William / Photo: Getty Images
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Prince Charles’s eldest son is now at the top of the list of contenders for the throne later reign of King Charles III and the transfer of the title of Prince of Wales to his son. Prince William was born in 1982, he is the eldest son of Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales. When he was 15, his mother died in a car accident.
William graduated with honors from the University of St. Andrews and in this he surpassed his father Charles, a graduate of Cambridge. He served in the Royal Air Force and was an ambulance pilot. William now performs royal duties and does charity work. In 2011 he married his old girlfriend Kate Middleton received the title of Duchess of Cambridge after marriage. The couple have three children: Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.
As heir to the throne, his main duties are to support the king in his royal duties.
Prince George, Welsh
—-Prince George / Photo: Getty Images
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Prince George was born on July 22, 2013 at St Mary’s Hospital in London. Prince William was present at the birth of his son, as later at the birth of his other children. George is second in the line of succession to the throne. Even before the prince’s birth, the Washington Post called him “the most famous child in the world”. He also became the first person in history, an article on which he appeared in several language sections of Wikipedia before his birth.
Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, Welsh
—-Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis / Photo: Associated Press
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Charlotte is the third in line of succession to the throne. She was born on May 2, 2015 at St. Mary’s Hospital. Her And her younger brother Prince Louis, who respectively turned 4 in April, is fourth in line.
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
—-Prince Harry / Photo: Associated Press
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Prince William’s younger brother, Prince Harry, has been at odds with him for several years. But that doesn’t stop Harry from reclaiming the throne. He was born in 1984 and is the second child of King Charles and Princess Diana.
Prince Harry trained at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and became a lieutenant in the army, serving as a helicopter pilot.
During his 10 years in the military, he was active twice in Afghanistan, from 2012 to 2013, as a co-pilot and Apache helicopter gunner. He left the army in 2015. In 2018, the prince married American actress Meghan Markle. In marriage, they had two children: son Archie and daughter Lilibet (named after the queen). They are ranked sixth and seventh. In 2020, the couple resigned from royal duties and decided to move to the United States, but The titles of Duke and Duchess of Sussex have not been lost.in contrast to the prefix “Their Royal Heights”.
Prince Andrew, Duke of York
—-Prince Andrew / Photo: Associated Press
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The queen’s middle son is eighth on the list of contenders. Andrew was born in 1960 and became the first child of a reigning monarch in 103 years (Elizabeth gave birth to Charles and Anna when she was just a princess).
Prince Andrew became Duke of York after marrying Sarah Ferguson, who became the Duchess of York, in 1986. They had two daughters, Beatrice in 1988 and Eugenia in 1990. The couple divorced in 1996.
Princess Beatrice of York
—-Princess Beatrice / Photo: Associated Press
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Andrew and Sarah’s eldest daughter, Princess Beatrice, is the ninth in line of succession to the throne. She was born in 1988 as the couple’s eldest daughter. Her full title is her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice of York. In July 2020 Beatrice got married for the Italian aristocrat Edoardo Mapelli-Mozzi. And in September 2021 their daughter Sienna Elizabeth was born. The girl is named after the queen and closes the top 10 contenders for the British throne.
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