King Charles III has announced he will step back from public appearances while being treated for cancer. That’s likely to mean a more prominent role for other senior members of the royal family, particularly his elder son, Prince William, who is next in line to the throne. Here’s the current line of succession.
Family lineage
Succession order
Queen
Elizabeth II
(1926–2022)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Lady Louise
Mountbatten-Windsor
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Family lineage
Succession order
Queen
Elizabeth II
(1926–2022)
8
14
17
11
18
21
15
1
5
9
22
12
10
19
2
6
16
Lady Louise
Mountbatten-
Windsor
23
20
13
3
7
4
24
Family lineage
Succession order
Queen
Elizabeth II
(1926–2022)
8
17
14
1
9
18
15
10
19
2
16
Lady Louise
Mountbatten-
Windsor
20
3
11
4
12
21
22
5
13
6
23
7
24
Source: Buckingham Palace
7 months ago
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