King Charles III, ill: how is the succession to the throne in the British crown?

Since 2015, the succession to the British throne follows the rules of the first child: Babies born first have preference, regardless of gender. Until this date he had followed the rules of primogeniture, but with preference for men over women: sons had precedence over daughters and brothers over sisters. Charles III’s successor is his eldest son, William.

William, born June 21, 1982, He studied at four schools in the UK and obtained a degree in Geography from the University of Saint Andrews. She spent part of her gap year in Chile, Belize and some countries on the African continent.

He received training as a lieutenant in the Blues & Royals Regiment of the Royal Cavalry, where he served alongside his brother, Prince Harry, and He obtained his pilot’s license after completing his training at the RAFC Cranwell academy.In 2009 he transferred to the Royal Air Force (RAF), where he was promoted to the rank of Air Force Officer and completed training as a search and rescue helicopter pilot.

Succession in the United Kingdom was regulated by the Act of Union (1800), which reinstated the provisions of the Act of Settlement of 1701 and the Bill of Rights of 1689.

The first four individuals (aged 21 or over), in the line of succession, as well as the sovereign’s consort, can be appointed as councilors of state. State councilors are individuals who carry out some of the duties of the monarch while out of the country or temporarily incapacitated.

Beyond that, individuals in the line of succession do not have to hold any specific legal or official duties (although members of the British royal family often do).

In circumstances where the monarchy is shared by the fifteen countries of the Commonwealth of Nations, the British line of succession is separate from, but symmetrical to, the lines of succession in the other fourteen countries, unless the kingdom’s constitution specifically refers to the rules of succession of the United Kingdom.

All these rules worked in the form and manner described until, on 28 October 2011, the then sixteen member countries of the Commonwealth with the Queen of England as their sovereign approved the proposal of the then British Prime Minister, David Cameron, eliminate male preference in access to the throne.

The reform came into force on 26 March 2015, but without retroactive effects: it applies only to members of the royal family born after 2013.

The first time this rule had consequences was when Prince Louis of Cambridge (Prince William’s third son) was born in 2018, and continued in the line of succession behind his sister, Princess Charlotte (born 2015), instead of preceding her, as he would have done. it would have happened if the old rule had remained in place.

line of succession

William, Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall and Cambridge (born June 21, 1982). He is first in line to the British throne. He married Catherine Middleton (born 9 January 1982) on 29 April 2011 at Westminster Abbey.

Prince George of Wales (born July 22, 2013). He is second in line to the British throne and the thrones of the sixteen independent kingdoms of the Commonwealth of Nations, after his father.

Princess Charlotte of Wales (born May 2, 2015). Third in line to the British throne.

Prince Louis of Wales (born April 23, 2018). Fourth in line to the British throne.

Prince Henry, Duke of Sussex (born 15 September 1984). He was fifth in line to the British throne. But together with his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, they have announced their intention to abandon their role in the British royal family and become financially independent. From 1 April 2020, the couple renounced royal highness treatment and he and his family ceased to be financially supported by the Crown.

On February 19, 2021, It was made public that they would no longer perform royal duties.

Prince Archie of Sussex (born May 6, 2019). Sixth in line to the British throne.

Princess Lilibet of Sussex (born June 4, 2021). Seventh in line to the British throne.