With the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, there is a new line of succession to the British throne.
The queen's oldest son, Charles, has become king. And with his ascension to the throne, members of his direct family, includingIn general, succession falls to the first-born child of the heir and their children, followed by the next oldest sibling of the heir and their offspring and so on. That's why, for instance,are ahead in line of Charles' oldest brother, Prince Andrew, the Duke of York.
Camilla Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince George, Prince William, Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis, and Kate Duchess of Cambridge appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace during the Platinum Jubilee Pageant outside Buckingham Palace in London, June 5, 2022.
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