Royal Wedding Posters of the Last 100 Years

Succession Rules for the British Royal Throne

• Next in line is the is the current ruler's legitimate descendants (unless they already appear higher in the line of succession.)
• A person's children rank in the following order: Oldest son is first, followed by all other sons in birth order, then all daughters are ranked by their birth order. So, all sons are ahead of all daughters.
• At the time of inheritance of the throne, the heir must be a Protestant and enter into communion with the Church of England.
• Any heir who is Roman Catholic, becomes Roman Catholic, or marries a Roman Catholic is not included in the line of succession.
• If parents are not married to each other at the time of birth, the child will be permanently excluded from the line of succession.

Current Line of Succession to the British Throne

1. HRH The Prince of Wales (Prince Charles, b 1948)
2.       HRH Prince William of Wales (b 1982)
3.       HRH Prince Henry of Wales (b 1984)
4. HRH The Duke of York (Prince Andrew, b 1960)
5.       HRH Princess Beatrice of York (b 1988)
6.       HRH Princess Eugenie of York (b 1990)
7. HRH The Earl of Wessex (Prince Edward, b 1964)
8.       Viscount Severn (James, b 2007)
9.       The Lady Louise Windsor (b 2003)
10. HRH The Princess Royal (Princess Anne, b 1950)
11.       Peter Phillips (b 1977)
12.       Savannah Phillips (b 2010)
13.       Zara Phillips (b 1981)