Line of succession to the British throne

For the main explanatory article, see Succession to the British throne.

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Electress Sophia of Hanover (1630–1714)

The line of succession to the British throne lists people eligible to succeed to the throne of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms in order of eligibility.

The right of succession is regulated by the Act of Settlement 1701, the Royal Marriages Act 1772 and common law.

• The succession is restricted to those descended in a legitimate line from the Electress Sophia of Hanover. A person born to parents who are not married to each other at the time of birth is not included in the line of succession and passes no rights to their descendants. The subsequent marriage of the parents does not alter this.
• The succession is ordered by male-preference (cognatic) primogeniture. A person is always immediately followed in the succession by his or her own legitimate descendants (his or her line) except for any legitimate descendants who already appear higher in the line of succession. A person's sons and their lines all come before a person's daughters and their lines. Older sons and their lines come before younger sons and their lines. Older daughters and their lines come before younger daughters and their lines.
• At the time of accession, the heir to the throne must be a Protestant and enter into communion with the Church of England.
• Anyone who is Roman Catholic, becomes Roman Catholic, or marries a Roman Catholic is excluded from the line of succession.

The line of succession is also used to select the Counsellors of State (and a regent if the need arises) under the provisions of the Regency Act 1937.

For past versions of the line of succession, see History of the British line of succession.

Format of the list

Children are shown after their parents and slightly indented. The names of individuals who are excluded because they are Roman Catholic are in italics followed by the superscript letters ^XC. Individuals excluded through marriage to a Roman Catholic are printed in italics followed by the superscript letters ^XM.

Sources

Superscript letters are placed after a name to indicate the source of the name, title, place in succession, and reason for exclusion:

^B listed by The Official Web Site of the British Monarchy, "Succession"

^D listed by Debrett's, "The Line of Succession to the British Throne"

^W listed by Whitaker's Almanack 2011, London: A. C. Black, ISBN 978-1-4081-2848-0, p. 25

Line of succession

Current monarch: HM Queen Elizabeth II (born 1926)



HRH The Prince of Wales, the Heir Apparent

1.  Charles, Prince of Wales (b 1948) ^{B D W}
2.  William, Duke of Cambridge (b 1982) ^{B D W}
3.  Prince Harry (Henry) of Wales ^{B D W}
4.  Andrew, Duke of York (b 1960) ^{B D W}
5.  Princess Beatrice of York (b 1988) ^{B D W}
6.  Princess Eugenie of York (b 1990) ^{B D W}
7.  Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex (b 1964) ^{B D W}
8.  Prince James of Wessex (b 2007) ^{B D W}
9.  Princess Louise of Wessex (b 2003) ^{B D W}
10.  Anne, Princess Royal (b 1950) ^{B D W}
11.  Peter Phillips (b 1977) ^{B D W}
12.  Savannah Phillips (b 2010) ^{B D W}
13.  Zara Phillips (b 1981) ^{B D W}
14.  David Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley (b 1961) ^{B D W}
15.  The Hon. Charles Armstrong-Jones (b 1999) ^{B D W}
16.  The Hon. Margarita Armstrong-Jones (b 2002) ^{B D W}
17.  The Lady Sarah Chatto (b 1964) ^{B D W}
18.  Samuel Chatto (b 1996) ^{B D W}
19.  Arthur Chatto (b 1999) ^{B D W}
20. Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester (b 1944) ^{B D W}
21.  Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster (b 1974) ^{B D W}
22.  Xan Windsor, Lord Culloden (b 2007) ^{B D W}
23.  The Lady Cosima Windsor (b 2010) ^{B D W}
24.  The Lady Davina Lewis (b 1977) ^{B D W}
25.  Senna Lewis (b 2010) ^{B W}
26.  The Lady Rose Gilman (b 1980) ^{B D W}
27.  Lyla Gilman (b 2010) ^B
28. Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (b 1935) ^{B D}
     George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews (b 1962) ^{XM / D W}
     Edward Windsor, Lord Downpatrick (b 1988) ^{XC / D W}
     The Lady Marina-Charlotte Windsor (b 1992) ^{XC / W}
29.  The Lady Amelia Windsor (b 1995) ^{B D}
     Lord Nicholas Windsor (b 1970) ^{XC / D W}
30.  Albert Windsor (b 2007)
31.  Leopold Windsor (b 2009)
32.  The Lady Helen Taylor (b 1964) ^D
33.  Columbus Taylor (b 1994) ^D
34.  Cassius Taylor (b 1996) ^D
35.  Eloise Taylor (b 2003) ^D
36.  Estella Taylor (b 2004) ^D
    Prince Michael of Kent (b 1942)^{XM / D W}
37.  The Lord Frederick Windsor (b 1979) ^{B D}
38.  The Lady Gabriella Windsor (b 1981) ^B
39. Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy (b 1936) ^B
40.  James Ogilvy (b 1964) ^W
41.  Alexander Ogilvy (b 1996) ^W
42.  Flora Ogilvy (b 1994) ^W
43.  Marina Ogilvy (b 1966) ^W
44.  Christian Mowatt (b 1993) ^W
45.  Zenouska Mowatt (b 1990) ^W

See also

• History of the British line of succession
• List of heirs to the British throne
• List of heirs to the English throne
• List of heirs to the Scottish throne
• List of monarchs in the British Isles