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British Royals

The new line of succession to the British throne

By
10th March 2023

The reign of King Charles III is now six months old. His Majesty took the throne on September 8th 2022 on the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

By the end of her reign, Queen Elizabeth II counted 23 descendants in the line of succession to her throne. That has changed. Now there are just seven direct descendants of King Charles in the succession.

The first thirty people in the line of succession are now as follows:

  1. The Prince of Wales
  2. Prince George of Wales
  3. Princess Charlotte of Wales
  4. Prince Louis of Wales
  5. The Duke of Sussex
  6. Prince Archie of Sussex
  7. Princess Lilibet of Sussex
  8. Prince Andrew, The Duke of York
  9. Princess Beatrice, Mrs Mapelli Mozzi
  10. Sienna Mapelli Mozzi
  11. Princess Eugenie, Mrs Brooksbank
  12. August Brooksbank
  13. The Duke of Edinburgh
  14. James, Earl of Wessex
  15. The Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor
  16. The Princess Royal
  17. Peter Phillips
  18. Savannah Phillips
  19. Isla Phillips
  20. Zara Tindall
  21. Mia Tindall
  22. Lena Tindall
  23. Lucas Tindall
  24. The Earl of Snowdon
  25. Viscount Linley
  26. Lady Margarita Armstrong-Jones
  27. Lady Sarah Chatto
  28. Samuel Chatto
  29. Arthur Chatto
  30. The Duke of Gloucester
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About author

Lydia Starbuck is Jubilee and Associate Editor at Royal Central and the main producer and presenter of the Royal Central Podcast and Royal Central Extra. Lydia is also a pen name of June Woolerton who is a journalist and writer with over twenty years experience in TV, radio, print and online. Her latest book, A History of British Royal Jubilees, is out now. Her new book, The Mysterious Death of Katherine Parr, will be published in March 2024. June is an award winning reporter, producer and editor. She's appeared on outlets including BBC 5 Live, BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Local Radio and has also helped set up a commercial radio station. June is also an accomplished writer with a wide range of material published online and in print. She is the author of two novels, published as e-books. She is also a marriage registrar and ceremony celebrant.