Feb. 05, 2024 15:38 PM EST

As King Charles Iii Is Treated For Cancer, Here Is The Order Of Succession To The British Throne

By The Associated Press
From left: Princess of Wales, Prince William, King Charles III, Princess Anne and Queen Camilla attend The Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance at Royal Albert Hall, London, Saturday Nov. 11, 2023. King Charles III has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and has begun treatment, Buckingham Palace said Monday Feb. 5, 2024. Less than 18 months into his reign, the 75-year-old monarch will suspend public duties but will continue with state business, and won't be handing over his constitutional roles as head of state. (Chris Jackson/Pool via AP, File) Chris Jackson, ASSOCIATED PRESS
From left: Princess of Wales, Prince William, King Charles III, Princess Anne and Queen Camilla attend The Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance at Royal Albert Hall, London, Saturday Nov. 11, 2023. King Charles III has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and has begun treatment, Buckingham Palace said Monday Feb. 5, 2024. Less than 18 months into his reign, the 75-year-old monarch will suspend public duties but will continue with state business, and won't be handing over his constitutional roles as head of state. (Chris Jackson/Pool via AP, File)

LONDON (AP) — As King Charles III receives treatment for cancer, he remains Britain's monarch and head of state. This is the order of succession to the throne:

1. Prince William, the eldest son of Charles and the late Princess Diana. He is known as Prince of Wales and is married to Kate, Princess of Wales. Their three children follow him in the line of succession.

2. Prince George of Cambridge, born in July 2013.

3. Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, born in May 2015.

4. Prince Louis of Cambridge, born in April 2018.

5. Prince Harry, the younger son of Charles and Diana, who has relinquished his royal duties but retains his place in line.

6. Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, born to Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, in May 2019.

7. Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor, born to Harry and Meghan in June 2021.

8. Prince Andrew, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip’s second-eldest son.

9. Princess Beatrice, elder daughter of Andrew and his former wife, Sarah Ferguson.

10. Sienna Elizabeth, daughter of Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, born in September 2021.

11. Princess Eugenie, Andrew and Ferguson’s younger daughter.

12. August Brooksbank, born to Eugenie and James Brooksbank in Feb. 2021.

13. Ernest Brooksbank, born to Eugenie and James Brooksbank in May 2023.

14. Prince Edward, the queen and Philip’s youngest child.

15. James, Viscount Severn, son of Edward and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh.

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