His Royal Majesty King Charles III ascended to the throne alongside the Queen Consort following the passing of his mother, Queen, Elizabeth II, in 2022. Prince William, Prince of Wales, is first in line to the throne on the Royal Family tree following his father, but you may be wondering who comes after him and who are his other royal relatives. After all, there is a lot of members of the Royal Family, and while you may have heard their names mentioned before, you wondering about the exact order of succession.
Royal Family tree and line of succession explained
We breakdown the hierarchy within the Royal Family, including the line of succession for the British throne, from Prince William all the way to George Windsor, the Earl of St Andrews.
Prince William, Prince of Wales
The eldest child of King Charles III and the late Princess Diana, and the grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II, he will succeed his father as King.
Catherine, Princess of Wales
Wife of Prince William and mother to Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. As a non-blood relative, she is not in line to the throne but would become Queen when her husband becomes King.
Prince George of Wales
Prince George is the eldest son of the Prince and Princess of Wales. He is second in line for the throne and the grandson of King Charles III and the great-grandson of Queen Elizabeth II.
Princess Charlotte of Wales
The first daughter and second eldest child of Prince William and Princess Kate. She is also the granddaughter of King Charles III, great-granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II and is third in line to the throne.
Prince Louis of Wales
Prince Louis is the third and youngest child of Prince William and the Princess of Wales and is fourth in line for the throne. He is grandson to King Charles III and great-grandson to Queen Elizabeth II.
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
The second son of King Charles III and Princess Diana. Should none of the Wales Family take the throne after King Charles, then being fifth in line to the throne Prince Harry would become heir.
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex
The wife of Prince Harry and mother to Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.
Prince Archie of Sussex
As the oldest son of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Prince Archie is sixth in line to the throne.
Princess Lilibet of Sussex
Younger sister of Archie, Princess Lilibet, named after her great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth II is seventh in line to the throne.
Prince Andrew, Duke of York
Andrew is the second eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and younger brother of King Charles III. He stepped down from royal duties in 2020.
Princess Beatrice of York
The oldest child of Prince Andrew and Sarah, Duchess of York. She is the granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II and niece of King Charles III. She is currently ninth in line for the throne.
Sienna Mapelli Mozzi
Sienna Mapelli Mozzi is Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi’s first child and tenth in line to the throne. She is Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson’s granddaughter and the great-granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II.
Baby Mapelli Mozzi (due 2025)
Princess Beatrice is currently pregnant with her second child, due in early 2025. When she gives birth, the new baby will become eleventh in line to the throne, bumping their aunt, Princess Eugenie, into twelfth place.
Princess Eugenie of York
The youngest daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson and sister to Princess Beatrice. She is Great granddaughter to Queen Elizabeth II and is eleventh in line to the throne.
August Philip Hawke Brooksbank
Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank’s first child and great-grandson of Queen Elizabeth II is 12th in line to the throne. Grandson to Prince Andrew.
Ernest George Ronnie Brooksbank
Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank's second son and younger brother of August is Ernest who is 13th in line to the throne.
Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh
The youngest son of Queen Elizabeth II and youngest brother of King Charles. He is 14th in line of succession to the British throne.
Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh
Wife to Prince Edward and mother to Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor.
James, Earl of Wessex
Prince Edward and Sophie’s second child and great-grandson to Queen Elizabeth II is 15th in line to the throne.
Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor
Daughter and eldest child to Prince Edward and the Countess of Wessex, and great-granddaughter to Queen Elizabeth II is 16th in line to the throne.
Anne, The Princess Royal
The second child and only daughter to Queen Elizabeth II. Princess Anne is 17th in line to the throne, behind her younger brothers Andrew and Edward. The Succession to the Crown Act (2013) amended the provisions of the Bill of Rights and the Act of Settlement to end the system of male primogeniture, under which a younger son can displace an elder daughter in the line of succession. The Act applies to those born after 28 October 2011 which is why Princess Charlotte is ahead of Prince Louis in the line of succession but Princess Anne isn't ahead of her brothers.
Peter Phillips
The British businessman is the eldest son of Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips. He is the eldest grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II and 18th in line for the throne.
Savannah Phillips
Daughter of Peter Phillips and his ex-wife Autumn Kelly. She is the granddaughter of Princess Anne and great-granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II and 19th in line for the throne.
Isla Phillips
Peter Phillips and Autumn Kelly’s second daughter and great-granddaughter to Queen Elizabeth II and is 20th in line to the throne.
Zara Tindall
British equestrian and Olympian Zara Tindall is Princess Anne’s second daughter and granddaughter to Queen Elizabeth II. She is 21st in line for the British throne.
Mia Tindall
Zara and Mike Tindall’s first child. Mia is granddaughter to Princess Anne and the great-granddaughter of Queen Eliazbeth II and is 22nd in line to the throne.
Lena Tindall
The younger daughter to Zara and Mike Tindall is 23rd in line to the throne. Lena is granddaughter to Princess Anne and the great-granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II.
Lucas Philip Tindall
The youngest child and only son of Zara and Mike Tindall. Lucas is grandson to Princess Anne and great-grandson to Queen Elizabeth II and is 24th in line to the throne.
David Armstrong-Jones, II Earl of Snowdon
David is the son of the late Princess Margaret and nephew to Queen Elizabeth II.
Charles Armstrong-Jones and Lady Margarita Armstrong-Jones
Both children to the II Earl of Snowdon and both grand-niece and grand-nephew to Queen Elizabeth II.
Lady Sarah Chatto
Lady Sarah Chatto is Princess Margaret’s youngest child and only daughter. She is also Queen Elizabeth II’s only niece.
Samuel Chatto
Lady Sarah Chatto’s son and grand-nephew to Queen Elizabeth II.
Arthur Chatto
The second child of Sarah Chatto and grand-nephew to Queen Elizabeth II.
Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester
Son of Henry, Duke of Gloucester, who was uncle to Queen Elizabeth II, making Richard her cousin.
Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster
The only son of Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, and Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester.
Lady Davina Lewis
The Duke of Gloucester’s oldest daughter and first cousin once-removed to Queen Elizabeth II.
Lady Rose Gilman
The second daughter of the Duke of Gloucester and first cousin once-removed to Queen Elizabeth II.
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
Son of Prince George, Duke of Kent, and cousin to Queen Elizabeth II. He is also the grandson of King George V.
George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews
Prince Edward’s son and first cousin once-removed to Queen Elizabeth II.
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