Line of succession to the British throne

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The line of succession for the British monarchy is determined by primogeniture, whereby the eldest son of the incumbent inherits the throne, the line of succession then follows the descendants of the person in line before going on to consider their siblings. Sons are always considered before daughters. Only Protestant descendants of Electress Sophia of Hannover are eligible to inherit the throne.

Anyone who is a Roman Catholic or who marries one is excluded from the throne. They have been noted below as "skipped".

Current Queen: Elizabeth II

  1. Charles, Prince of Wales: Queen Elizabeth's eldest son
  2. Prince William of Wales: Prince Charles's elder son
  3. Prince Harry of Wales: Prince Charles's younger son
  4. Prince Andrew: Queen Elizabeth's second son
  5. Princess Beatrice of York: Prince Andrew's elder daughter
  6. Princess Eugenie of York: Prince Andrew's younger daughter
  7. Prince Edward: Queen Elizabeth's youngest son
  8. Princess Anne: Queen Elizabeth's daughter
  9. Peter Phillips: Princess Anne's son
  10. Zara Phillips: Princess Anne' daughter
  11. David Armstrong-Jones, son of the Queen's late sister Princess Margaret
  12. Charles Patrick Inigo Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley's son
  13. Margarita Elizabeth Alleyne Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley's daughter
  14. Sarah Chatto, daughter of the Queen's late sister Princess Margaret
  15. Samuel Chatto, son of Lady Sarah Chatto
  16. Arthur David Nathaniel Chatto, son of Lady Sarah Chatto
  17. Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, a grandson of King George V
  18. Alexander Windsor, son of Prince Richard
  19. Davina Windsor, daughter of Prince Richard
  20. Rose Windsor, daughter of Prince Richard
  21. Prince Edward, The Duke of Kent, a grandson of King George V
  22. Edward Windsor, Baron Downpatrick, grandson of The Duke of Kent (skipped his father George, Earl of St Andrews)
  23. Marina Charlotte Windsor
  24. Amelia Windsor
  25. Helen Taylor (skipped Nicholas Windsor)
  26. Columbus Taylor, son of Lady Helen Taylor
  27. Cassius Taylor, son of Lady Helen Taylor
  28. Frederick Windsor (skipped his father Prince Michael of Kent, brother of The Duke of Kent)
  29. Gabriella Windsor, daughter of Prince Michael of Kent
  30. Princess Alexandra, sister of The Duke of Kent
  31. James Ogilvy
  32. Alexander Ogilvy
  33. Flora Ogilvy
  34. Marina Ogilvy
  35. Christian Mowatt
  36. Zenouska Mowatt
  37. George Lascelles, descendant of King George V through his daughter Mary
  38. David Lascelles
  39. Alexander Lascelles
  40. Edward Lascelles
  41. James Lascelles
  42. Rowan Lascelles
  43. Tewa Lascelles
  44. Sophie Lascelles
  45. Jeremy Lascelles
  46. Thomas Lascelles
  47. Ellen Lascelles
  48. Amy Lascelles
  49. Henry Lascelles
  50. Maximilian Lascelles
  51. James Carnegie, descendant of King Edward VII through his daughter Louise
  52. David Carnegie
  53. Charles Duff Carnegie
  54. George William Carnegie
  55. Hugh Alexander Carnegie
  56. Alexandra Etherington
  57. Amelia Mary Carnegie Etherington
  58. King Harald V of Norway
  59. Prince Haakon
  60. Princess Martha Louise
  61. Princess Raghnild
  62. Olav Lorentzen (skipped Haakon Lorentzen)
  63. Christian Lorentzen
  64. Sophia Lorentzen
  65. Victoria Ribeiro (skipped Ingeborg Lorentzen)
  66. Ragnhild Lorentzen
  67. Princess Astrid
  68. Alexander Ferner
  69. Stella Ferner
  70. Carl-Christian Ferner
  71. Cathrine Johansen
  72. Sebastian Johansen
  73. Madeleine Johansen
  74. Benedikte Ferner
  75. Elisabeth Ferner
  76. Benjamin Beckman
  77. Princess Margarita (skipped King Michael of Romania, Great Great Gradonson of Queen Victoria)
  78. Princess Helen
  79. Nicholas Medforth-Mills
  80. Karina Medforth-Mills
  81. Princess Irina
  82. Michael Kreuger
  83. Angelica Kreuger
  84. Princess Sophie
  85. Elisabeta-Maria de Laufenborg
  86. Crown Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia (skipped Princess Marie)