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The Royal Family

See also Royal Dates.

Where this page refers to "the Queen" (as opposed to "the Queen Mother", this generally refers to Elizabeth II. Following her death in September 2022, it's not yet clear, in all cases, what will or will not still apply in the reign of Charles III.

The Order of Succession

1 21 Jun 1982 Son Click to show or hide the answer
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge
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William Arthur Philip Louis
2 22 Jul 2013 Grandson Click to show or hide the answer
Prince George of Cambridge
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George Alexander Louis
3 2 May 2015 Granddaughter Click to show or hide the answer
Princess Charlotte of Cambridge
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Charlotte Elizabeth Diana
4 23 Apr 2018 Grandson Click to show or hide the answer
Prince Louis of Cambridge
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Louis Arthur Charles
5 15 Sep 1984 Son Click to show or hide the answer
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
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Henry Charles Albert David
6 6 May 2019 Grandson Click to show or hide the answer
Archie Mountbatten–Windsor
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Archie Harrison
7 4 Jun 2021 Granddaughter Click to show or hide the answer
Lilibet Mountbatten–Windsor
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Lilibet Diana

8 19 Feb 1960 Brother Click to show or hide the answer
Prince Andrew, Duke of York
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Andrew Albert Christian Edward

9 8 Aug 1988 Niece Click to show or hide the answer
Princess Beatrice
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Beatrice Elizabeth Mary
10 18 Sep 2021 Great–neice Click to show or hide the answer
Sienna Mapelli Mozzi
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Sienna Elizabeth
11 23 Mar 1990 Niece Click to show or hide the answer
Princess Eugenie
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Eugenie Victoria Helena
12 9 Feb 2021 Great–nephew Click to show or hide the answer
August Brooksbank
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August Philip Hawke

13 10 Mar 1964 Brother Click to show or hide the answer
Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex
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Edward Antony Richard Louis

14 17 Dec 2007 Nephew Click to show or hide the answer
James M-W, Viscount Severn
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James Alexander Philip Theo
15 8 Nov 2003 Niece Click to show or hide the answer
Lady Louise Mountbatten–Windsor
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Louise Alice Elizabeth Mary

16 15 Aug 1950 Sister Click to show or hide the answer
Princess Anne, Princess Royal
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Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise

17 15 Nov 1977 Nephew Click to show or hide the answer
Peter Phillips
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Peter Mark Andrew
18 29 Dec 2010 Great–niece Click to show or hide the answer
Savannah Phillips
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Savannah Anne Kathleen
19 29 Mar 2012 Great–niece Click to show or hide the answer
Isla Phillips
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Isla Elizabeth
20 15 May 1981 Niece Click to show or hide the answer
Zara Tindall
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Zara Anne Elizabeth
21 17 Jan 2014 Great–niece Click to show or hide the answer
Mia Tindall
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Mia Grace
22 18 Jun 2018 Great–niece Click to show or hide the answer
Lena Tindall
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Lena Elizabeth
23 21 Mar 2021 Great-nephew Click to show or hide the answer
Lucas Tindall
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Lucas Philip

Descendants of Princess Margaret, who died on 9 February 2002 (all cousins to Charles, some of them one or twice removed):

24 3 Nov 1961 Son Click to show or hide the answer
David (Albert Charles) Armstrong–Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon Click for more information
25 1 Jul 1999 Grandson Click to show or hide the answer
Charles (Patrick Inigo) Armstrong–Jones, Viscount Linley
26 14 May 2002 Granddaughter Click to show or hide the answer
Lady Margarita (Elizabeth Rose Alleyne) Armstrong–Jones
27 1 May 1964 Daughter Click to show or hide the answer
Lady Sarah (Frances Elizabeth) Chatto
28 28 Jul 1996 Grandson Click to show or hide the answer
Samuel (David Benedict) Chatto
29 5 Feb 1999 Grandson Click to show or hide the answer
Arthur (Robert Nathaniel) Chatto

Other grandchildren of King George V, all of whom were first cousins to Elizabeth II and are first cousins once rmoved upwards to Charles:

30 26 Aug 1944 Second son of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, who was George V's third son Click for more information Click to show or hide the answer
Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester
40  9 Oct 1935 Eldest son of Prince George, Duke of Kent, who was George V's fourth son Click for more information Click to show or hide the answer
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
51 4 Jul 1942 Second son of Prince George, Duke of Kent Click to show or hide the answer
Prince Michael of Kent
56 25 Dec 1936 Daughter of Prince George, Duke of Kent Click to show or hide the answer
Princess Alexandra, Lady Ogilvy

Other places in the range 31 to 55 are occupied by descendants of the first three of these; Princess Alexandra's descendants are numbered 57 to 62. Note that positions numbered more than 42 are in doubt as there is uncertainty whether the three children of Lord Nicholas Windsor are eligible. Lord Nicholas, who is the second son of the current Duke of Kent, converted to Catholicism in 2001, and in doing so he forfeited his right to succession. Depending on whether or not his children remain eligible, the last two people in the above table may thus be 48th and 53rd respectively.

Elizabeth II's oldest grandchild (born 15 November 1977) Click to show or hide the answer
Peter Phillips
Elizabeth II's youngest grandchild (born 17 December 2007) Click to show or hide the answer
Prince James of Wessex
Elizabeth II's first great–grandchild (born 29 December 2010) Click to show or hide the answer
Savannah Phillips
24th in line, and the first not descended from Elizabeth II Click to show or hide the answer
David Armstrong–Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon

Christmas Broadcasts

The first Christmas broadcast (George V – radio only) Click to show or hide the answer
1932
Broadcast on television (sound only) for the first time – Elizabeth II Click to show or hide the answer
1952
Televised (with pictures) for the first time Click to show or hide the answer
1957
Pre-recorded for the first time Click to show or hide the answer
1959

Other

Elizabeth II's private birthday Click to show or hide the answer
21 April (1926)
Princess Elizabeth married Philip Mountbatten Click to show or hide the answer
20 November 1947
Elizabeth II came to the throne (on the death of her father George VI) Click to show or hide the answer
6 February 1952
Elizabeth II's coronation Click to show or hide the answer
2 June 1953
Elizabeth II died Click to show or hide the answer
8 September 2022
Elizabeth II's age at death Click to show or hide the answer
96 years, 140 days
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70 years, 215 days

Elizabeth II's Official Birthday was celebrated on the first, second or (occasionally) third Saturday in June. This tradition goes back to Edward VII; he chose this time in the hope of decent weather and the actual date has no significance. Whether or not Charles III will follow this tradition has yet to be confirmed.

Elizabeth II's "annus horribilis" Click for more information Click to show or hide the answer
1992
The Queen Mother's age at death (30 March 2002) Click to show or hide the answer
101 years, 238 days
Elizabeth II's middle names Click to show or hide the answer
Alexandra Mary
The Queen Mother's middle names Click to show or hide the answer
Angela Marguerite
Prince Edward's TV production company (1993–2002; liquidated 2009) Click to show or hide the answer
Ardent Productions
Prince William's middle names Click to show or hide the answer
Arthur Philip Louis
Duke of Windsor's role in World War II: Governor of Click to show or hide the answer
The Bahamas
Family name, changed by British–based members to Mountbatten in 1917 (to hide its German origins – it's a direct translation into English) Click to show or hide the answer
Battenberg
Independent boarding school for girls, in Kent, attended by Princess Anne from 1963 to 1968 (she left, aged 17, with six O–Levels and two A–Levels) Click to show or hide the answer
Benenden
Before his accession to the throne, King George VI was known to his family and friends as Click to show or hide the answer
Bertie
Colour of Elizabeth II's blotting paper Click to show or hide the answer
Black
Regiment that Prince Harry joined, 2006 Click to show or hide the answer
Blues and Royals
Family name (maiden surname) of the Queen Mother Click to show or hide the answer
Bowes–Lyon
Prince Charles's first Navy command (minesweeper – Feb to Nov 1976) Click to show or hide the answer
HMS Bronnington
16th–century castle (completed 1508) near Tours, in central France, where the Duke and Duchess of Windsor married in 1937 – lent to them by its owner, Charles Bedaux – a French–born American businessman and Nazi sympathiser Click to show or hide the answer
Chateau de Candé
Annual allowance to the sovereign to cover expenses associated with his or her state duties Click to show or hide the answer
Civil List
The Queen Mother's official London residence, from 1953 until her death in 2002; then occupied by Charles and Camilla – also William until 2011 and Harry until 2012 Click to show or hide the answer
Clarence House
Birthplace of Princess Anne (Charles, Andrew and Edward were all born at Buckingham Palace)
Elizabeth II's bank Click to show or hide the answer
Coutts'
What Elizabeth II did for the last time at her father's funeral Click to show or hide the answer
Curtsey
Duchess of Gloucester: nationality before marriage Click to show or hide the answer
Danish
Family's name for Edward VIII, when Prince of Wales Click to show or hide the answer
David
Third son of George V (forename Henry); succeeded 1974 by his second son Richard (his elder son William predeceased him by two years) who was Elizabeth II's first cousin Click to show or hide the answer
Duke of Gloucester
Elder brother of Princess Alexandra (forename Edward); grandson of George V and first cousin to the Queen; married Katharine Worsley, 1961 Click to show or hide the answer
Duke of Kent
Title by which Elizabeth II was informally known in the Channel Islands Click to show or hide the answer
Duke of Normandy
The last Empress of India Click to show or hide the answer
Queen Elizabeth (the Queen Mother)
Princess Anne's middle names Click to show or hide the answer
Elizabeth Alice Louise
Known in Private Eye as Brenda, and allegedly to her spouse as 'sausage' Click to show or hide the answer
Elizabeth II
Viscount Linley's relationship to Prince Charles, Princess Anne, etc. Click to show or hide the answer
First cousin
Residence of Edward VIII, also when Prince of Wales, in Windsor Great Park Click to show or hide the answer
Fort Belvedere
Mother of Diana, Princess of Wales Click to show or hide the answer
Frances Shand–Kydd
Grammar school in Victoria, Australia, at whose Timbertop campus Prince Charles spent two terms in 1966 Click to show or hide the answer
Geelong
Married Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark; father of Princess Alexandra; killed in a plane crash while serving with the RAF, 1942 Click to show or hide the answer
George, Duke of Kent
Changed the name of Britain's Royal Family from Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to Windsor Click to show or hide the answer
George V
School near Elgin, Scotland, attended by Prince Philip and Prince Charles Click to show or hide the answer
Gordonstoun
Taught Prince Andrew to drive a racing car Click to show or hide the answer
Graham Hill
Relationship of Queen Victoria to Elizabeth II (and to Prince Philip) Click to show or hide the answer
Great–great–grandmother
Prince Charles's country home (near Tetbury, Gloucestershire) Click to show or hide the answer
Highgrove
The three official royal residences: Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and Click to show or hide the answer
Holyrood Palace
Elizabeth II's youngest grandchild (second child and only son of Prince Edward) – born 17 December 2007 Click to show or hide the answer
James, Viscount Severn
Princess Margaret's official London residence Click to show or hide the answer
Kensington Palace
George, Earl of St, Andrews (born 1961): heir to the Duke of Click to show or hide the answer
Kent
Princess Anne's second husband (married in 1992, when he was a Commander in the Royal Navy; in 2007 he was promoted to Vice Admiral and in 2011 he was knighted) Click to show or hide the answer
Timothy Laurence
Patrick Anson – Elizabeth II's cousin, famous for his photography (died 2005 aged 66) Click to show or hide the answer
Lord Lichfield
Baronet and horticulturalist who had a widely–publicised affair with Princess Margaret (18 years his senior) in the 1970s – a factor in the break–up of her marriage Click to show or hide the answer
Roddy Llewellyn
Youngest daughter of Edward VII (younger sister of George V); married her first cousin Prince Carl of Denmark (her mother, Queen Alexandra, was the daughter of King Christian IX), and became Queen of Denmark when he succeeded as King Haakon VII; mother of King Olav V, who died in 1991 Click to show or hide the answer
Maud of Wales
Family name of Prince Philip (before his marriage) Click to show or hide the answer
Mountbatten
Maternal uncle of Prince Philip, and a second cousin once removed of Elizabeth II: the last Viceroy of India (February to August, 1947) and the first Governor–General after independence; assassinated by the IRA in 1979, while sailing off Mullaghmore, Co. Sligo Click for more information Click to show or hide the answer
Lord (Earl Louis) Mountbatten (of Burma)
Caribbean island on which Princess Margaret had a home Click to show or hide the answer
Mustique
Prince Charles's middle names Click to show or hide the answer
Philip Arthur George
Princess Anne's first husband (1973–92), and father of Elizabeth II's first grandchild; nicknamed Fog (by Prince Charles) because he was "thick and wet" Click to show or hide the answer
Mark Phillips
Elizabeth II's first grandchild (born 1977); married Autumn Kelly, 2008; their first child, and Elizabeth II's first great–grandchild, was born 29 December 2010 and named Savannah Click to show or hide the answer
Peter Phillips
Created a stir by revealing a tongue piercing, in 1998 (aged 17); married former England rugby union international Mike Tindall in 2011 Click to show or hide the answer
Zara Phillips
Prince Charles's wedding to Camilla Parker–Bowles (April 2005) was postponed for one day to avoid clashing with the funeral of Click to show or hide the answer
Pope John Paul II
As an early user of pocket watches, gave his name to a watch chain that passes from one waistcoat pocket to another or to a buttonhole, to give easier access to the watch Click to show or hide the answer
Prince Albert
First child born to a reigning monarch in the 20th Century; served in the Falklands campaign Click to show or hide the answer
Prince Andrew
Prince Philip's father Click to show or hide the answer
Prince Andrew
George VI's first grandchild; Earl of Chester; first member of the Royal Family to gain a university degree Click to show or hide the answer
Prince Charles
The first royal to visit the Republic of Ireland after independence (1995)
Wrote and illustrated a children's book entitled The Old Man of Lochnagar – published in 1980 in aid of his Trust – and read it on Jackanory
Crashed an aeroplane on the Hebridean island of Islay in 1994
Author of the so–called 'black spider memos' – letters sent to ministers in seven Government departments in 2004 and 2005, released in 2015 (after a 10–year battle by The Guardian)
Sixth and youngest child of George V and Queen Mary: suffered from epilepsy and was largely kept out of the public eye; died 1919, aged 13, after a severe fit Click to show or hide the answer
Prince John
Given the title Earl of Forfar in 2019 (on the occasion of his 55th birthday) Click to show or hide the answer
Prince Edward
Younger brother of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, and of Princess Alexandra; son of Prince George, Duke of Kent, and thus grandson of George V and first cousin to Elizabeth II; married Marie–Christine von Reibnitz, 1978; father of Lord Frederick Windsor and Lady Gabriella Windsor Click to show or hide the answer
Prince Michael of Kent
First royal to be interviewed on TV (1961); titles include Earl of Merioneth and Baron Greenwich Click to show or hide the answer
Prince Philip
Married Angus Ogilvie, son of the 12th Earl of Airlie, in 1963 Click to show or hide the answer
Princess Alexandra
Elizabeth II's aunt by marriage, died 2004 – the oldest ever member of Britain's royal family (102) Click to show or hide the answer
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
BBC Sports Personality of the Year, 1971 Click to show or hide the answer
Princess Anne
First of Elizabeth II's four children to marry, the event itself being the first royal wedding transmitted live in colour on TV Click to show or hide the answer
Princess Anne (to Mark Phillips)
Second female in the line of succession, after Princess Charlotte Click to show or hide the answer
Princess Beatrice
The first Royal bride not to promise to obey her husband Click to show or hide the answer
Princess Diana
Born at 17 Bruton Street, London, 21 April 1926 Click to show or hide the answer
Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II)
Married wine merchant Jack Brooksbank in 2018 Click to show or hide the answer
Princess Eugenie
Married Anthony Armstrong–Jones on May Day, 1960 – the first royal wedding to be televised (he was created Earl of Snowdon and Viscount Linley 6 October 1961); known in Private Eye as Yvonne; appeared as herself in The Archers Click to show or hide the answer
Princess Margaret
Married the Duke of Kent, 1936; mother of Princess Alexandra, Duke of Kent and Prince Michael of Kent Click to show or hide the answer
Princess Marina
Born Marie–Christine von Reibnitz in 1945 in Karlsbad, which was then in the Nazi–controlled Sudetenland but is now in the Czech Republic; first husband (1971–7) was banker Thomas Troubridge; after that marriage ended in divorce she married Prince Michael of Kent, a grandson of George V and first cousin to Elizabeth II, 1978 Click to show or hide the answer
Princess Michael of Kent
Appointed President of the Football Association in 2006 Click to show or hide the answer
Prince William
Sang a karaoke version of the Bon Jovi hit Livin' on a Prayer, at the wedding of his cousin Zara Phillips to Mike Tindall in 2011
Youngest daughter of the 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinhourn Click to show or hide the answer
Queen Mother
Fleet of aircraft at the disposal of the sovereign Click to show or hide the answer
Queen'/King's Flight
Princess Margaret's middle name Click to show or hide the answer
Rose
Dukedom formerly held by the heirs to the Scottish throne, now by the heir to the throne of the United Kingdom. Prince Charles and Camilla are known in Scotland as the Duke and Duchess of Click to show or hide the answer
Rothesay
Princess Diana born Click to show or hide the answer
Sandringham (estate)
Elizabeth II's only niece; Princess Anne's bridesmaid when she married Mark Phillips Click to show or hide the answer
Lady Sarah Chatto (formerly Armstrong–Jones)
George V changed the family name to Windsor, in 1915, from Click to show or hide the answer
Saxe–Coburg & Gotha
Maiden surname of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall Click to show or hide the answer
Shand
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Snowdon
Countess of Wessex: maiden name Click to show or hide the answer
Sophie Rhys–Jones
University at which Prince William and Catherine Middleton (later the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge) met and began dating Click to show or hide the answer
St. Andrews
Figurine on the Queen's Rolls–Royce Click to show or hide the answer
St. George and the dragon
Prince Andrew's official residence, near Ascot Click to show or hide the answer
Sunninghill
Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip, before their marriage Click to show or hide the answer
Third cousins
Name of the campus of Geelong Grammar School, in Victoria, Australia, where Prince Charles spent two terms in 1966 Click to show or hide the answer
Timbertop
RAF officer, and equerry to King George VI, that Princess Margaret was not allowed to marry, because he was divorced; died in 1995 Click to show or hide the answer
Group–Capt. Peter Townsend
Safari lodge in Kenya where Princess Elizabeth heard of her father's death Click to show or hide the answer
Treetops
Alternative name for the King's (Queen's) Birthday Parade – held on her (or his) official birthday Click to show or hide the answer
Trooping the Colour
Prince Charles's college at Cambridge Click to show or hide the answer
Trinity
Taught Prince Charles to sail Click to show or hide the answer
Uffa Fox
David, son of Princess Margaret, Elizabeth II's only nephew; the first Royal to get a criminal record (banned from driving in 1987) Click to show or hide the answer
Viscount Linley
Elizabeth II had removed in hospital in 1982 Click to show or hide the answer
Wisdom tooth

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