The
Line of Succession is the list of members of a royal family who in are eligible to inherit the
throne. The list is in theory as long as the list of people in a royal family.
Britain's line of succession is
- Charles, Prince of Wales
- Prince William of Wales
- Prince Harry of Wales
- Andrew, Duke of York
- Princess Beatrice of York
- Princess Eugenie of York
- Edward, Earl of Wessex
- Anne, Princess Royal
- Peter Phillips
- Zara Phillips
To be in the Line of Succession, a person must
- be a descendant of Princess Sophie of Hanover
- not be a Roman Catholic or married to a Roman Catholic