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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.
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  2. Sep 8, 2022 · CNN — Charles has become Britain’s new King following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, at the age of 96. The Queen became the sixth female to ascend to the British throne in February...

  3. List of heirs to the British throne. This is a list of the individuals who were, at any given time, considered the next in line to succeed the British monarch to inherit the throne of the Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922), or the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern ...

    Heir
    Status
    Relationship To Monarch
    Became Heir(date)
    Heir apparent
    Elder son
    8 September 2022
    Heir apparent
    Eldest son
    6 February 1952
    Heir presumptive
    Elder daughter
    11 December 1936
    Heir presumptive
    Younger brother
    20 January 1936
  4. Succession to the British throne is determined by descent, sex, legitimacy, and religion. Under common law, the Crown is inherited by a sovereign's children or by a childless sovereign's nearest collateral line.

  5. Feb 21, 2024 · Here are the rules behind who ascends to the British throne and a look at who’s who in the line of succession, plus who can take over as regent if Charles becomes unable to handle his duties.

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  6. Feb 6, 2024 · Charles has become King, and Prince William has followed his father to become heir to the throne. But where do the rest of the royal family fall in line? Read on for the full line of succession...

  7. 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.

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