Who is the british heir apparent

Karwai Tang Getty Images. Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor. Princess Anne, the Princess Royal. Peter Phillips. Savannah Phillips. Isla Phillips. Zara Tindall. Mia Tindall. Lena Tindall. David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon. Charles Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley and Lady Margarita Armstrong-Jones.

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Former editor of the Daily Telegraph Sir Max Hastings suggested that Prince William could succeed to the the throne ahead of his father. Constantine, who was overthrown in , dismissed recent polls which suggested the majority of Britons would prefer Prince William to leapfrog Prince Charles to the throne.

Constantine, who will be a guest at the royal wedding, described William as "straightforward, honest, hardworking and never losing his sense of humour". But he said of the line of succession: "It works from father to son or mother to son and that's how it goes. Lady Louise, the eldest child of the Earl and Countess of Wessex, is next in line after her brother, James. As the second-eldest child of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, the Princess Royal is the 16th in line to the throne.

Peter Phillips is the oldest grandchild of the queen and the only son of Princess Anne. He is 17th in line to the throne. Savannah is the eldest child of Peter and Autumn Phillips, making her the first great-grandchild of Queen Elizabeth and the 18th in line to the throne. Bazaar Bride. United States.

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