II. Who’s Next in Succession After Elizabeth’s Death?

II. Elizabeth died at the age of 96. In the last moments of his life, his children Charles, Andrew, Anne and Edward were at Balmoral Palace to be with their mother.

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The line of succession to the British throne takes into account ancestry, gender, legitimacy and religion. Topping this list is the Queen’s Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and her eldest son, Charles. He was the father of William, Prince of Wales, who was married to Princess Diana, who died in a car accident in 1997, and was second in line to the throne. Now, 73 years old, King III. It was Charles.

Harry, who is also Charles’ son, was to pursue William’s children, but relinquished his royal duties.

After William, 9-year-old Prince George is the son of William and Kate Middleton. George is succeeded by his 7-year-old sister, Charlotte. In fifth and sixth place, respectively, are Prince Louis, 4, who is the third child of William and Kate, and Prince Andrew, 62, who is the brother of Charles and the third child of Philip and Elizabeth.

According to the BBC, the line of occupation is governed by rules dating back hundreds of years. It was amended in 2013 to ensure that sons no longer precede older sisters.

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Born in 1926, Elizabeth married Philip in 1947. The Duke of Edinburgh died at Windsor Castle in April last year at the age of 99. The British family released a statement on social media at the time: “Her Majesty the Queen is deeply saddened to announce the death of her beloved husband, His Royal Highness Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh. His Highness has passed away far away. peacefully at Windsor Castle this morning”. His death did not change the royal line of succession.

The monarch ruled for 70 years and was the sixth woman to ascend the British throne. The mission was assumed in 1952 when his father, King George VI, died. Before that, only her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria, who had been on the throne for 63 years, held the reigning record.