Someone told me something interesting the other day. Everyone is talking about this baby being king one day, and if all goes well, that will happen.
But just supposing. If Charles (heaven forbid, but just to speculate) should die before his mother, then the heir to the throne would not be William, it would be Prince Andrew. And after him it would be Princess Beatrice.
I am not sure - and haven't been able to confirm - if this is right. Does anyone know?
Heaven forbid !!!!
I found this................
[h=2]The Answer:[/h]
Prince Andrew, younger brother of
Prince Charles, is currently fourth in the line of succession; the primary line goes through Prince Charles and his descendants, making Charles's oldest son,
Prince William, the next in line, should Charles die before
Queen Elizabeth. William is followed by his younger brother
Prince Henry, at least as long as William remains unmarried and childless. Then comes Prince Andrew, followed by Prince Andrew's children (5th and 6th place), followed by Andrew's younger brother
Prince Edward, followed by Edward's daughter, followed by Charles's sister,
Princess Anne, followed by
her children.
If William has children within the bounds of wedlock, those children would follow him in the order of succession; they would then be followed by Henry, Henry's children (if any), and only then Prince Andrew.
In short, the line of succession goes to the first person in line, then that person's descendants; only after exhausting one branch does one go back up the family tree and down the next path. Within any given set of siblings, sons have precedence over daughters, and the elder has precedence over the younger.
You'll probably want to check out the
line of succession on the official website of the Royal Family; you might cross-reference that with our
royal family tree. We also have a complete list of the
rulers of England and Great Britain
Read more:
British Royal Succession | Infoplease.com British Royal Succession | Infoplease.com
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