The line of succession to the British throne

1. HRH Prince Charles, Prince of Wales
- Born 1948. Eldest son of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

2. HRH Prince William, Duke of Cambridge
- Born 1982. Eldest son of HRH Prince Charles, Prince of Wales

3. HRH Prince George of Cambridge
- Born 2013. Son of HRH Prince William, Duke of Cambridge.

4. HRH Prince Henry of Wales
- Born 1984. Second son of HRH Prince Charles, Prince of Wales.

5. HRH Prince Andrew, Duke of York
- Born 1960. Second son of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

6. HRH Princess Beatrice of York
- Born 1988. Eldest daughter of HRH Prince Andrew, Duke of York.

7. HRH Princess Eugenie of York
- Born 1990. Second daughter of HRH Prince Andrew, Duke of York.

8. HRH Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex
- Born 1964. Third son of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

9. James, Viscount Severn
- Born 2007. Son of HRH Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex.

10. Lady Louise Windsor
- Born 2003. Daughter of HRH Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex.

11. HRH Anne, The Princess Royal
- Born 1950. Daughter of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

12. Peter Phillips
- Born 1977. Son of HRH Anne, The Princess Royal

13. Savannah Phillips
- Born 2010. Eldest daughter of Peter Phillips

14. Isla Phillips
- Born 2012. Second daughter of Peter Phillips

15. Zara Tindall, MBE
- Born 1981. Second daughter of HRH Anne, The Princess Royal

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s descendants are followed by those of her late sister Princess Margaret, her only sibling.

The offspring of their father King George VI’s siblings then follow, with more than 60 living people descended from his father King George V, who died in 1936.

The monarchy’s website lists 40 people, though some extensive counts reach around 2,000 people eligible to inherit.
Drawn up in an era of religious strife, the Act of Settlement 1701, which sets out the succession laws, states that only Protestant descendants of Sophia of Hanover, the mother of King George I, can accede to the throne.