What Is the Royal Family Line of Succession?
The royal family line of succession is the ordered list of individuals eligible to inherit the British throne. It is governed by legal rules and statutes that determine who becomes monarch upon the death or abdication of the current sovereign.
How Is the Order Determined?
Succession follows primogeniture, meaning the eldest child typically inherits first, regardless of gender. The Succession to the Crown Act 2013 removed male preference for those born after 28 October 2011. The monarch’s children and grandchildren are generally first in line, followed by extended descendants.
Current Line of Succession
As of the latest public records, the line begins with the Prince and Princess of Wales, followed by their children. The next in line include the Prince and Princess of Wales’s siblings and their descendants. For the full official list, see the official Royal Family website.
