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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 Ireland (1922–present), should the incumbent monarch die or abdicate.
The peerage forms part of the British honours system, as the highest tier. This role dates back to the days when being ennobled by the monarch meant secure addition for someone and their heirs into the British aristocracy, and alongside it, political power and a theoretically raised status within the hierarchy of the British class system.
Usually Prince of Wales as the heir to the British throne; Duke of Rothesay in the Peerage of Scotland: The Duke of Norfolk [a] 1483 The Duke of Somerset: 1547 The Duke of Richmond: 1675 Duke of Gordon in the Peerage of the United Kingdom; Duke of Lennox in the Peerage of Scotland; Duke of Aubigny in the Peerage of France: The Duke of Grafton: 1675
Queen Elizabeth II is the longest-reigning monarch of the United Kingdom—2022 marks 70 years since her ascension to the throne. Next in line on the royal family tree is Prince Charles, her son ...
History of the English and British line of succession Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title List of heirs to the English and British thrones .
British Empire portal; This category contains articles relating to the succession to the Crown of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, its predecessor states (the Kingdoms of Great Britain, England, Scotland and Ireland), and the successor states of the former British Empire, the Commonwealth Realms.
The post This Is the Line of Succession to the British Throne appeared first on Reader's Digest. This is who's next (and beyond) in the British royal line of succession.
Behind him, heirs and siblings move up the rungs. Prince William, the 40-year-old Duke of Cambridge, will now be first in line to the throne, then his children, Prince George, 9; Princess ...