The Line of Succession to the British Throne

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The Prince of Wales (eldest son of The Queen)
Prince William of Wales (eldest son of The Prince of Wales)
Prince Henry of Wales (second son of The Prince of Wales)
The Duke of York (second son of The Queen)
Princess Beatrice of York (eldest daughter of The Duke of
York)
Princess Eugenie of York (second daughter of The Duke of
York)
The Earl of Wessex (third son of The Queen)
Viscount Severn (son of The Earl of Wessex)
Lady Louise Windsor (daughter of The Earl of Wessex)
The Princess Royal (only daughter of The Queen)
Peter Phillips (only son of The Princess Royal)
Savannah Phillips (elder daughter of Peter Phillips)
Isla Phillips (second daughter of Peter Phillips)
Zara Phillips (only daughter of The Princess Royal)
Viscount Linley (nephew of The Queen; only son of the late
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon)
The Hon Charles Armstrong-Jones (only son of Viscount
Linley)
The Hon Margarita Armstrong-Jones (only daughter of Viscount
Linley)
Lady Sarah Chatto (niece of The Queen; only daughter of the late
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon)
Samuel Chatto (elder son of Lady Sarah Chatto)
Arthur Chatto (second son of Lady Sarah Chatto)
The Duke of Gloucester (first cousin of The Queen)
Earl of Ulster (only son of The Duke of Gloucester)
Baron Culloden (only son of Earl of Ulster)
Lady Cosima Windsor (only daughter of Earl of Ulster)
Lady Davina Lewis (elder daughter of The Duke of Gloucester)
Senna Lewis (only child of Lady Davina Lewis
Lady Rose Gilman (second daughter of The Duke of Gloucester)
Lyla Gilman (only child of Lady Rose Gilman)
The Duke of Kent (first cousin of The Queen)
Lady Amelia Windsor (younger granddaughter of The Duke of
Kent)
Lady Helen Taylor (only daughter of The Duke of Kent)
NOTE: Four members of the royal family have lost their place in
the line of succession to The Throne:
(a) Earl of St Andrews (elder son of The Duke of Kent) who is
married to a Roman Catholic;
(b) his son, Lord Downpatrick, who converted to Roman
Catholicism;
(c) Lord Nicholas Windsor (younger son of The Duke of Kent) who
also converted to Roman Catholicism;
(d) Prince Michael of Kent (younger brother of the Duke of Kent;
first cousin of The Queen), who is married to a Roman Catholic.
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