I've been incredibly busy lately but I do want to keep updating this blog on a semi-regular basis. I'm shooting for once a day! Instead of a long, drawn out article, I'm going to post the first 99 people in line for the British throne after the death of the current queen Elizabeth II.
The succession is a pretty complicated matter and one could write all whole textbook on just that subject. The monarchy never excluded women, but it would usually skip them in favor of male relatives. This changed when Mary I became the first undisputed female monarch to rule in her own right in 1553. Even though women weren't excluded, their brothers always had precedence over them. This is no longer the case. In 2015, the Succession of the Crown Act (2013) allowed women to have precedence over any younger brothers they may have, This law only applies to children born into the royal family after October 20, 2011.
In addition to the gender issue, the monarchy still prohibits anyone from ascending the throne if they are a Roman Catholic. This is due to the fact that the Reigning monarch of the U.K. is also the head of the protestant Church of England. However, because of the same parliamentary act that allowed girls precedence over their younger brothers, the monarch can now be married to a Roman Catholic.
The succession is limited to Protestant descendants of Sophia of Hannover, so that leaves about 2000 people eligible for the English throne. An interesting fact that can't be included on this list is that HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Elizabeth II's consort, is 483rd in line to the British throne. He has a claim through his great grandmother, HRH Princess Alice of the United Kingdom. Princess Alice was the second daughter of HM Queen Victoria and the younger sister of Elizabeth II's great grandfather, HM King Edward VII.
1. HRH Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales (b. 1948)
2. HRH Prince William of Wales, The Duke of Cambridge (b. 1982)3. HRH Prince George of Cambridge (b. 2013)
4. HRH Princess Charlotte of Cambridge (b. 2015)
5 .HRH Prince Henry of Wales (Harry) (b. 1984)
6. HRH Prince Andrew, The Duke of York (b. 1960)
7. HRH Princess Beatrice of York (b. 1988)
8. HRH Princess Eugenie of York (b. 1990)
9. HRH Prince Edward (b. 1964)
10. James, Viscount Severn (b. 2007)
11. Lady Louise Windsor (b. 2003)
12. HRH Princess Anne, Princess Royal (b. 1950)
13. Peter Phillips (b. 1977)
14. Savannah Phillips (b. 2010)
15. Isla Phillips (b. 2012)
16. Zara Tindall (Phillips) (b. 1981)
17. Mia Grace Tindall (b. 2014)
18. David Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley (b. 1961)
19. Hon. Charles Armstrong Jones (b. 1999)
20 . Margarita Armstrong-Jones (b. 2002)
21. Lady Sarah Chatto (b. 1964)
22 . Samuel Chatto (b. 1996)
23. Arthur Chatto (b. 1999)
24. HRH Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester (b. 1944)
25. Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster (b. 1974)
26. Xan Windsor, Lord Culloden (b. 2007)
27. Lady Cosima Windsor (b. 2010)
28. Lady Davina Lewis (b. 1977)
29. Senna Lewis (b. 2010)
30. Tane Mahuta Lewis (b. 2012)
31. Lady Rose Gilman (b. 1980)
32. Lyla Gilman (b. 2010)
33. Rufus Gilman (b. 2012)
34. HRH Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (b. 1935)
35. George Windsor, Earl of St. Andrews (b. 1962)
Edward Windsor, Baron Downpatrick (excluded by becoming a Roman Catholic)
Lady Marina Charlotte Windsor (excluded by becoming a Roman Catholic)
36. Lady Amelia Windsor (b. 1995)
Lord Nicholas Windsor (excluded by becoming a Roman Catholic)
Albert Windsor (excluded by being Roman Catholic)
Leopold Windsor (excluded by being Roman Catholic)
Louis Windsor (excluded by being Roman Catholic)
37. Lady Helen Taylor (b. 1964)
38. Columbus Taylor (b. 1994)
39. Cassius Taylor (b. 1996)
40. Eloise Taylor (b. 2003)
41. Estella Taylor (b 2004)
42. Prince Michael of Kent (b. 1942)
43. Lord Frederick Windsor (b 1979)
44. Maud Windsor (b. 2013)
45. Lady Gabriella Windsor (b. 1981)
46. HRH Princess Alexandra the Hon. Lady Ogilvy (b. 1936)
47. James Ogilvy (b. 1964)
48. Alexander Ogilvy (b. 1996)
49. Flora Ogilvy (b. 1994)
50. Marina Ogilvy, Mrs Paul Mowatt (b. 1966)
51. Christian Mowatt (b. 1993)
52. Miss Zenouska Mowatt (b. 1990)
53. David Lascelles, 8th Earl of Harewood (b. 1950)
54. Hon. Alexander Lascelles (b. 1980)
55. Hon. Edward Lascelles (b. 1982)
56. Hon. James Lascelles (b. 1953)
57. Rowan Lascelles (b. 1977)
58. Tewa Lascelles (b. 1985)
59. Sophie Lascelles (b. 1973)
60. Hon. Jeremy Lascelles (b. 1955)
61. Thomas Lascelles (b. 1982)
62. Ellen Lascelles (b. 1984)
63. Amy Lascelles (b. 1986)
64. Tallulah Lascelles (b. 2005)
65. Henry Lascelles (b. 1953)
66. Maximilian Lascelles (b. 1991)
67. David Carnegie, 4th Duke of Fife (b. 1961)
68. Lord Charles Duff Carnegie (b. 1989)
69. Hon. George William Carnegie (b. 1991)
70. Hon. Hugh Alexander Carnegie (b. 1993)
71. Lady Alexandra Etherington (b. 1959)
72. Amelia Mary Carnegie Etherington (b. 2001)
73. HM King Harald V of Norway (b. 1937)
74. HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway (b. 1973)
75. HH Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway (b. 2005)
76. HRH Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway (b. 2004)
77. Princess Martha Louise of Norway (b.. 1971)
78. Maud Angelica Behn (b. 2003)
79. Leah Isadora Behn (b. 2005)
80. Emma Talullah Behn (b. 2008)
81. Haakon Lorentzen (b. 1954))
82. Olav Lorentzen (b. 1985)
83. Christian Lorentzen (1988)
84. Sophia Lorentzen (b. 1994)
85. Ingeborg Ribeiro (b. 1957)
86. Victoria Ribeiro (b. 1988)
87. Ragnhild Lorentzen Long (b. 1968))
88. Alexandra Lorentzen Long (b. 2007)
89. Elizabeth Lorentzen Long (b. 2011)
90. HH Princess Astrid of Norway (b. 1932)
91. Alexander Ferner (b. 1965)
92. Stella Ferner (b. 1998)
93. Carl-Christian Ferner (b. 1972)
94. Cathrine Johansen (b. 1962)
95. Sebastian Johansen (b. 1990)
96. Madeleine Johansen (b. 1993)
97. Benedikte Ferner (b. 1963)
98. Elisabeth Ferner Beckman(b. 1969)
99. Benjamin Ferner Beckman (b. 1999)
In the off chance that HM King Harald V of Norway should ever secede to the throne, he would rule Norway and the United Kingdom as separate countries. This has been done a few times before in the instance of Normandy, Scotland and Hannover.
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