What would have happened if Prince Charles died?

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#269962 17-Apr-2020 11:06

If Charles had died of the virus who would have become heir to the throne.

Would it have been William or Anne.

I was thinking that William would only be heir if Charles was King. As her mother is Queen wouldn't Anne be the next in line?

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#2464064 17-Apr-2020 11:16

William is 2nd in line.

ilovemusic

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#2464070 17-Apr-2020 11:29

males only right ?

what would happen if all the male heirs were wiped out ?

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#2464073 17-Apr-2020 11:31

ilovemusic:

males only right ?

what would happen if all the male heirs were wiped out ?

not any more ( and previously it was just that Males were "promoted" above females in the direct line of succession )

the next three in line ( in order) are:

His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge

Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Cambridge

His Royal Highness Prince Louis of Cambridge

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edit: changed names to correct full titles

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#2464074 17-Apr-2020 11:31

The law was changed (lead by NZ) that changed the order of succession.

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#2464108 17-Apr-2020 12:42

My preference is to just become a republic and then we wouldn't have to waste any time thinking about this nonsense. 😀

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#2464111 17-Apr-2020 12:45

Nothing would change.

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#2464114 17-Apr-2020 12:46

To work out the order you perform a depth first search of the family tree (by age) ;-)

And yes, boys used to promoted ahead of girls.

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#2464118 17-Apr-2020 12:49

BlinkyBill:

Nothing would change.

Exactly ! Life shall and would remain the same including the laws that rule our land (as Im pretty sure everything begins with "queen and or her heirs and or her successors etc etc"....words to that effect.

Potentially the UK government would save cash by having one less person to support.

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#2464234 17-Apr-2020 14:31

Should have gone to wikipedia!

Queen Elizabeth II (born 1926)

(1) Charles, Prince of Wales (b. 1948) B D W
- (2) Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (b. 1982) B D W
  - (3) Prince George of Cambridge (b. 2013) B D W
  - (4) Princess Charlotte of Cambridge (b. 2015) B D W
  - (5) Prince Louis of Cambridge (b. 2018) B D
- (6) Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (b. 1984) B D W
  - (7) Archie Mountbatten-Windsor (b. 2019) B D
(8) Prince Andrew, Duke of York (b. 1960) B D W
- (9) Princess Beatrice of York (b. 1988) B D W
- (10) Princess Eugenie, Mrs Jack Brooksbank (b. 1990) B D W
(11) Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex (b. 1964) B D W
- (12) James Mountbatten-Windsor, Viscount Severn (b. 2007) B D W
- (13) Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor (b. 2003) B D W
(14) Anne, Princess Royal (b. 1950) B D W
- (15) Peter Phillips (b. 1977) B D W
  - (16) Savannah Phillips (b. 2010) B D W
  - (17) Isla Phillips (b. 2012) B D W
- (18) Zara Tindall (née Phillips; b. 1981) B D W
  - (19) Mia Tindall (b. 2014) D W
  - (20) Lena Tindall (b. 2018)[5] D

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#2464238 17-Apr-2020 14:35

nzkc:

To work out the order you perform a depth first search of the family tree (by age) ;-)

And yes, boys used to promoted ahead of girls.

It is interesting that Princess Anne isn't now ahead of Prince Andrew, as she is older. But it is hypothetical because even Prince Andrew would never have a chance to be king.

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#2464274 17-Apr-2020 15:47

mattwnz:

It is interesting that Princess Anne isn't now ahead of Prince Andrew, as she is older. But it is hypothetical because even Prince Andrew would never have a chance to be king.

The law change was not made retrospective.

It is only for future born children of the royal family.