The British queen is dead. The head of the British royal monarch Queen Elizabeth II is the second-longest reigning monarch in history. Taking the throne in 1952, she ruled for just over 70 years, passing away at 96 years old on Thursday 8 September.
On the day of her passing, the immediate successor to the royal throne will be her firstborn, Charles, Prince of Wales.
The succession then moves family by family.
The Succession to the Crown Act came into effect in 2015. The amendment resulted in rules to succession no longer being dependent on gender which had seen male heirs take precedence over females. Now, males born after October 28, 2011, cannot overtake their older sisters in line to the throne.
This impacts the younger female royals but not Princess Anne who is only 16th in line.
1. PRINCE CHARLES
Charles, Prince of Wales, immediately became king, and after that, the succession line stands as follows.
2. PRINCE WILLIAM
The Duke of Cambridge will succeed the throne after his father, Prince Charles.
3. PRINCE GEORGE OF CAMBRIDGE
The firstborn to Prince William is third in line to the British throne.
4. PRINCESS CHARLOTTE OF CAMBRIDGE
The second-born of Duke Cambridge is fourth in line to the throne.
5. PRINCE LOUIS OF CAMBRIDGE
Prince Louis, the third born of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, is the fifth in line to the throne.
6. PRINCE HARRY
Should none of the Cambridges become the next monarch of Great Britain, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, will reign as 6th in line.
7. MASTER ARCHIE
Prince Harry’s child, Master Archie is seventh in line to the throne.
8. LADY LILIBET DIANA
Archie is followed by his sister, Lilibet Diana, who comes in at eighth in line to the throne.
9. PRINCE ANDREW
9th in line is Prince Andrew, The third child of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip.
10. PRINCESS BEATRICE, 11. PRINCESS EUGENIE, 12. AUGUST PHILIP HAWKE BROOKSHANK
The prince’s eldest daughter Princess Beatrice is the 10th in line after her father. Second, born to Prince Andrew, is Princess Eugenie, who will succeed her sister as 11th in line to the throne. The first child of Princess Eugenie, August Philip Hawke Brooksbank follows his royal mother as the 12th person in line for the throne.
13. PRINCE EDWARD, 12. JAMES, VISCOUNT SEVERN, 15. LADY LOUISE
Prince Edward is the last born of her majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. He is the 13th in line to take the throne. His son James, Viscount Severn, 14th in line to the throne, will succeed his father, followed by Edward’s daughter Lady Louise.
16. PRINCESS ANNE
Anne, Princess Royal is the second child of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip. She is the 16th in line to the throne. Her successor would be her only son and the eldest grandchild of, Queen Elizabeth, Peter Phillips who is 15th in line.
The King of England will be sworn in officially within a year of the Queen’s passing.
Queen Elizabeth II’s passing will make waves across the world. Over the coming weeks, we can expect the world to mourn and the monarch to stand firm.
This article first appeared on CapeTalk
