Succession to the British throne is determined by descent, sex, legitimacy, and religion. Under common law, the Crown is inherited by a sovereign's children or by a childless sovereign's nearest collateral line. The Bill of Rights 1689 and the Act of Settlement 1701 restrict succession to the throne to the legitimate Protestant descendants of Sophia of Hanover who are in "communion with the Church of England". Spouses of Catholics were disqualified from 1689 until the law was amended in 2015. Protestant descendants of those excluded for being Roman Catholics are eligible.
The United Kingdom is one of the Commonwealth realms, sovereign states that share the same person as a monarch and the same order of succession. In 2011, the prime ministers of the then-16 realms agreed unanimously to amend the rules of succession. Male-preference primogeniture was abandoned, meaning that males born after 28 October 2011 no longer precede females in line, and the ban on marriages to Catholics was lifted. The monarch still needs to be in communion with the Church of England. After the necessary legislation had been enacted by each realm's constitution, the changes took effect on 26 March 2015.
1º) Charles Prince of Wales
2º) Prince William, Duke of Cambridge
3º) Princess Helena of Cambridge
4º) Prince George of Cambridge
5º) Princess Charlotte of Cambridge
6º) Prince Louis of Cambridge
7º) Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
8º) Master Archie Harrison Mountbatten - Windsor
9º) Prince Andrew, Duke of York
10º) Princess Beatrice of York
11º) Princess Eugenie of York
12º) Prince Edward, Count of Essex
13º) James, Viscount Severn
14º) Lady Loiuse of Windsor
15º) Princess Royal Anne
16º) Peter Philips
17º) Savannah Philips
18º) Isla Philips
19º) Zara Tindall
20º) Mia Tindall
21º) Lena Tindall
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Princess in Love - English Version (Book 1)
Teen FictionIn 2005, the British royal family welcomed a new member, daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge who is named Princess Helena Elizabeth Diana Alexandra Mary. From her entry into kindergarten, school to university, we will see a fighting prince...