Line Of Succession

royal-family

The phrase current members of the royal family commonly refers to those actively undertaking constitutional and ceremonial duties on behalf of the United Kingdom and the Commonw...

politics

The line of presidential succession defines who becomes President of the United States if the elected President dies, resigns, is removed from office, or is otherwise unable to...

royalty

Princess Charlotte of Wales is the second child and only daughter of Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales. Born on 2 May 2015, she is a granddaughter of King Charles...

monarchy

The person who is 9th in line to the throne holds a notable but still relatively distant place in the succession order, close enough to be monitored yet far enough that direct c...

royalty-dynasty

Nikolai of Monpezat is a member of the Danish royal family born into the main dynastic line through his father, Prince Joachim of Denmark. As the elder son of Prince Joachim and...

royals-monarchy

The British royal family line centers on the monarch and the immediate heirs, with a broader circle of relatives holding royal titles and ceremonial duties. As of the present, t...

government-and-policy

Denmark’s line of succession defines the order in which individuals inherit the throne, placing the eldest child first regardless of gender under the principle of absolute pri...

royalty

A British princess is typically a female member of the British royal family born into the role or married into it with the style and title formally recognised by the Crown. This...

royalty-and-monarchy

The term Princess Charlotte Crown refers to the formal style and succession role of the eldest daughter of the Prince of Wales. In practice, it is used for the heir’s eldest f...

Status Updates

Charles is king of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, on 8 September 2022. He is the longest-serving heir...