Charles III will be crowned king on Saturday, May 6, 2023, at the age of 74. In fact, he became monarch on September 8, 2022, the day his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, died. On this occasion, the order of succession to the throne changed completely. Here are now those who have the best chance of acceding to the throne.
The rules of succession to the British Crown were reformed in 2011, recalls La Croix. From now on, the throne goes to the eldest child of the sovereign, whether a man or a woman, and then to his descendants. Without direct descendants, the throne goes to the sovereign's brothers or sisters in order of birth. The order excludes Catholics but includes people married to a Catholic spouse and their descendants.
A long list of successions
Given these rules, the heir to the crown today is William, Prince of Wales and eldest son of Charles III. Then came his children George, then Charlotte and Louis. Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and William's brother, comes fifth, followed by his children Archie and Lilibet, although the latter was born in the United States where the prince now lives with his family.
Beyond Charles' children and their descendants, the order of succession then went back to the monarch's brothers and sisters. Anne, Princess Royal and second child of Elizabeth II, comes 16th in the list, behind her brothers Andrew and Edward. Once the Queen's line was exhausted, the estate passed to the descendants of Margaret, sister of Elizabeth II.
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