Queen Elizabeth II passed away peacefully at the years of 96 on Sept. 8 , 2022 . Her death mean that her Logos King Charles inherit the crapper and he was crowned on May 6 , 2023 . But there is a long list of majestic relatives behind him in strain for the pot , most of whom wo n’t get the chance to become monarch .
The royal line of successiveness may be confusing to some , but it ’s become a plenty more straight . Before theSuccession to the Crown Act , exit in 2013 , males were always give priority over females . So , although Princess Anne was the second of Queen Elizabeth ’s four nipper , she was in melody for the can behind Prince Edward , the third son and immature child . However , the Act end the system of " male primogeniture , " so the monarchy is equally available to both sex — the oldest child is now next in line for the stool , followed by the tike next in historic period and so on . ( This change applies only to those tolerate after Oct. 28 , 2011 . ) If the oldest shaver has tike of their own , these take precession over their brother or sis .
Queen Elizabeth herself was the child of a royal " spare , " ( George VI ) who only took the helm when his elderly comrade , King Edward VIIIabdicated in 1936 . Edward VIII had no fry of his own . George VI had two daughters , Elizabeth and Margaret , and no son . Thus , Elizabeth inherited the crapper from him and ruled from 1952 to 2022 .
As we said before , Elizabeth ’s death means her oldest Word , Charles , inherit the throne . Here is the short letter of succession as it stand powerful now , after Charles :
