Royal Family tree: King Charles III's closest family and line of succession

Following the decease of Queen Elizabeth II, her eldest lad Charles became King.

Find retired much astir the Royal Family and the enactment of succession below.

Charles became King the infinitesimal his parent died.

The present erstwhile Prince of Wales joined Lady Diana Spencer, who became the Princess of Wales, connected 29 July 1981. The mates had 2 sons, William and Harry. They aboriginal separated and their matrimony was dissolved successful 1996. On 31 August 1997, the princess was killed successful a car clang successful Paris.

He joined Camilla Parker Bowles connected 9 April 2005. When Charles became King, she became Queen Consort, arsenic per the wishes of Queen Elizabeth II.

Prince William is the elder lad of King Charles III and Diana, Princess of Wales, and is present first successful enactment to the throne.

He was 15 erstwhile his parent died. He went connected to survey astatine St Andrews University, wherever helium met his aboriginal wife, Kate Middleton. The mates were joined successful 2011.

On his 21st day helium was appointed a Counsellor of State - lasting successful for the Queen connected authoritative occasions. He and his woman had their archetypal child, George, successful July 2013, their second, Charlotte, successful 2015 and third, Louis, successful 2018.

The prince trained with the Army, Royal Navy and RAF earlier spending 3 years arsenic an RAF search-and-rescue aviator with RAF Valley connected Anglesey, northbound Wales. He besides worked part-time for 2 years arsenic a co-pilot with the East Anglian Air Ambulance alongside his royal duties. He near the relation successful July 2017 to instrumentality connected much royal duties connected behalf of the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh.

William has inherited his father's Duchy of Cornwall and is present the Prince of Wales. Catherine is present the Princess of Wales.

As heir to the throne, his main duties are to enactment the King successful his royal commitments.

Prince George of Wales was calved connected 22 July 2013 astatine St Mary's Hospital successful London. His begetter was contiguous for the commencement of his son, who weighed 8lb 6oz (3.8kg).

Prince George is second successful enactment to the throne, aft his father.

Catherine, Princess of Wales gave commencement to her 2nd child, Charlotte Elizabeth Diana, connected 2 May 2015, again astatine St Mary's Hospital. William was contiguous for the commencement of the 8lb 3oz (3.7kg) baby.

She is third successful enactment to the throne, after her begetter and older brother, and is known arsenic Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Wales.

The caller Princess of Wales gave commencement to her 3rd child, a lad weighing 8lbs 7oz, connected 23 April 2018, astatine St Mary's Hospital successful London.

William was contiguous for the commencement of Louis Arthur Charles, who is fourth successful enactment to the throne.

Prince Harry trained astatine the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and went connected to go a lieutenant successful the Army, serving arsenic a chopper pilot.

During his 10 years successful the equipped forces, Capt Wales, arsenic helium became known, saw progressive work successful Afghanistan twice, successful 2012 to 2013 arsenic an Apache chopper co-pilot and gunner. He near the Army successful 2015 and present focuses connected charitable work, including conservation successful Africa and organising the Invictus Games for injured members of the equipped forces.

He has been a Counsellor of State since his 21st day and stood successful for the Queen connected authoritative duties.

He joined US histrion Meghan Markle connected 19 May, 2018, astatine Windsor Castle. In January 2020, the royal mates said they would measurement backmost arsenic "senior" royals and disagreement their clip betwixt the UK and North America. They said they intended to "work to go financially independent".

Just implicit a twelvemonth later, Buckingham Palace confirmed the mates would not beryllium returning to royal duties, and would springiness up their honorary subject appointments and royal patronages.

The Sussexes' archetypal child, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, was calved connected 6 May 2019, weighing 7lbs 3oz, with the duke contiguous for his birth.

Archie was not automatically a prince erstwhile helium was calved due to the fact that helium was not a grandson of the monarch. But helium gained the close to that rubric erstwhile King Charles acceded to the throne. Harry and Meghan are understood to privation their children to determine for themselves whether oregon not to usage their titles erstwhile they are older.

The Duchess of Sussex gave commencement to her 2nd kid successful Santa Barbara, California, connected 4 June 2021. Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor - to beryllium known arsenic Lili - is named aft the Royal Family's nickname for the Queen and is her 11th great-grandchild.

She was fixed the mediate sanction Diana successful honour of Prince Harry's mother, who died successful a car clang successful 1997 erstwhile helium was 12 years old. Like her brother, she gained the close to usage the royal rubric erstwhile her gramps became king.

Prince Andrew, eighth successful enactment to the throne, was the 3rd kid of the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh - but the archetypal to beryllium calved to a reigning monarch for 103 years.

He was created the Duke of York connected his matrimony to Sarah Ferguson, who became Duchess of York, successful 1986. They had 2 daughters - Beatrice, successful 1988, and Eugenie, successful 1990. In March 1992 it was announced the duke and duchess were to separate. They divorced successful 1996.

The duke served for 22 years successful the Royal Navy and saw progressive work successful the Falklands War successful 1982. In summation to royal engagements, helium served arsenic a peculiar commercialized typical for the authorities until 2011.

Prince Andrew stepped distant from royal duties successful 2019 aft an interrogation with the BBC astir his narration with US financier Jeffrey Epstein, who killed himself portion awaiting proceedings connected sex-trafficking and conspiracy charges.

Princess Beatrice is the elder girl of Prince Andrew and Sarah, Duchess of York. Her afloat rubric is Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice of York. She has nary authoritative surname, but uses the sanction York.

She joined spot tycoon Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi astatine The Royal Chapel of All Saints astatine Royal Lodge, Windsor, successful July 2020. The mates had been owed to wed successful May, but coronavirus delayed the plans.

Princess Beatrice had a babe girl, Sienna Elizabeth, successful September 2021, who is 10th successful enactment to the throne and is the Queen's 12th great-grandchild. Princess Beatrice is besides stepmother to Mr Mapelli Mozzi's lad Christopher Woolf, known arsenic Wolfie, from his erstwhile narration with Dara Huang.

Princess Eugenie is the younger girl of Prince Andrew and Sarah, Duchess of York. Her afloat rubric is Her Royal Highness Princess Eugenie of York and she is 11th successful enactment to the throne.

Like her sister Princess Beatrice, she has nary authoritative surname, but uses York. She joined her semipermanent fellow Jack Brooksbank astatine Windsor Castle connected 12 October 2018.

Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank's son, August, calved connected 9 February 2021, is the Queen's ninth great-grandchild.

Prince Edward was fixed the rubric Duke of Edinburgh connected his 59th birthday, astir 2 years aft the decease of his begetter Prince Philip, who antecedently held the title. It was understood that Philip had wanted Edward to instrumentality connected the title, but the determination was near to King Charles.

Prince Edward's woman Sophie becomes the Duchess of Edinburgh and the prince's erstwhile title, the Earl of Wessex, has present been fixed to his lad James, Viscount Severn. The mates besides person a daughter, Lady Louise, calved successful 2003.

After a little play with the Royal Marines, the prince formed his ain TV accumulation company. He subsequently supported the Queen successful her authoritative duties and carried retired nationalist engagements for charities. He is 13th successful enactment to the throne.

James, Earl of Wessex is the younger kid of the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh. He was fixed the rubric aft his begetter Prince Edward became the Duke of Edinburgh successful March 2023. When James was born, helium was fixed the rubric Viscount Severn - a "courtesy" rubric arsenic lad of an earl, alternatively than utilizing prince. It is thought his parents made this determination to debar immoderate of the burdens of royal titles.

Born successful 2003, Lady Louise Windsor is the elder kid of the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh. However, she is little successful the enactment of succession than her younger member due to the fact that she was calved earlier a instrumentality came into unit scrapping the strategy that meant a younger lad could displace an older daughter.

Anne, Princess Royal is the Queen's 2nd kid and lone daughter. When she was calved she was 3rd successful enactment to the throne, but is present 16th. She was fixed the rubric Princess Royal successful June 1987.

Princess Anne has joined twice; her archetypal hubby Captain Mark Phillips is the begetter of her 2 children, Peter and Zara, portion her 2nd is Vice-Admiral Timothy Laurence.

The princess was the archetypal royal to usage the surname Mountbatten-Windsor successful an authoritative document, successful the matrimony registry aft her wedding to Capt Phillips. She competed successful equestrian events for Great Britain successful the 1976 Montreal Olympics and is progressive with a fig of charities, including Save the Children, of which she has been president since 1970.

Peter Phillips is the eldest of the Queen's grandchildren. He joined Canadian Autumn Kelly successful 2008 and unneurotic they person 2 daughters, Savannah, calved successful 2010, and Isla, calved successful 2012.

The children of the Princess Royal bash not person royal titles, arsenic they are descended from the pistillate line. Mark Phillips refused the connection of an earldom erstwhile helium joined truthful their children bash not person courtesy titles.

Peter Phillips and his woman announced they were getting divorced successful February 2020.

Savannah, calved successful 2010, is the elder girl of Peter and Autumn Phillips and was the Queen's archetypal great-grandchild.

Isla, calved successful 2012, is the 2nd girl of Peter and Autumn Phillips.

Zara Tindall followed her parent and begetter with a highly palmy riding vocation - including winning a metallic medal astatine the London 2012 Olympics. She joined erstwhile England rugby subordinate Mike Tindall successful 2011 and the mates had their archetypal child, Mia Grace, successful 2014.

The children of the Princess Royal bash not clasp a royal title, arsenic they are descended from the pistillate line, but she remains 20th successful enactment to the throne. Their father, Mark Phillips, turned down an earldom erstwhile helium joined Princess Anne, truthful they bash not person courtesy titles.

The Queen's granddaughter Zara Tindall gave commencement to her archetypal child, Mia Grace, successful January 2014.

The couple's 2nd kid was calved connected 18 June 2018 astatine Stroud Maternity Unit, Gloucestershire, weighing 9lb 3oz.

Lena Elizabeth was named successful honour of her great-grandmother.

Like her sister, Lena Elizabeth does not person a royal rubric and truthful volition besides beryllium known arsenic Miss Tindall.

Zara and Mike Tindall's lad Lucas Philip, their 3rd kid - the Queen's 10th great-grandchild - was calved connected 21 March 2021 weighing 8lbs 4oz.

Read the latest from our royal analogous Sean Coughlan - sign up here.