Queen Elizabeth II died yesterday aged 96 after 70 years on the throne, leaving behind an incredible legacy and an extended Royal Family.
Tributes have poured in from across the globe as Britain enters a period of National Mourning until the Queen’s funeral, with further details to be announced in due course. The monarch’s eldest son Charles became King with immediate effect following his mother’s passing, meaning that the line of succession to the throne has now changed.
Prince William , now the Duke of Cornwall and Cambridge after inheriting his father’s title, is the first heir to the throne. His children with wife Kate Middleton , now the Duchess of Cornwall and Cambridge, are next in the line of succession.
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Nine-year-old Prince George is second in line to the throne, while his younger sister Charlotte is third and brother Louis is fourth. A change to the succession rules in 2013 meant that male heirs no longer overtake older daughters in the line-up to the throne, meaning that seven-year-old Charlotte was not displaced by four-year-old Louis, The Mirror reports .
Prince Harry , the Duke of Sussex, is next after his nephews and niece in fifth place. His two children with Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle , Archie and Lilibet, are sixth and seventh in line to the throne respectively.
Next is Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, followed by his eldest daughter Princess Beatrice. Beatrice welcomed her first child, daughter Sienna, with husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi last year, meaning that Sienna - who turns one on 18 September - is now tenth in line to the throne, bumping Princess Eugenie into 11th place.
The Royal Family’s website has updated the succession order following the Queen’s death. The top 10 royal family members in line to the throne is as follows:
1. The Duke of Cambridge
2. Prince George of Cambridge
3. Princess Charlotte of Cambridge
4. Prince Louis of Cambridge
5. The Duke of Sussex
6. Master Archie Mountbatten-Windsor
7. Miss Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor
8. The Duke of York
9. Princess Beatrice, Mrs. Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi
10. Miss Sienna Mapelli Mozzi
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