Queen Elizabeth II had only one sibling, Princess Margaret. She was four years younger than the queen, and died in 2002 at 71 years old. About two months later, their mother Queen Elizabeth passed away at 101.
Queen Elizabeth II’s royal family tree, visualized: George V to Lilibet
The monarch’s parents, siblings, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren
By Júlia Ledur
and September 11, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. EDT
divorced
deceased
King
George V
King
Edward VIII
Queen
Mary
Wallis
Simpson
Queen
Elizabeth II
Prince
Philip
King
George VI
Queen
Elizabeth
Antony Armstrong-Jones
Princess
Margaret
Particia
Tuckwell
George
Marion
Stein
Princess Mary
Henry Lascelles
Angela Dowding
Gerald
Elizabeth Collingwood
Prince William
Prince
Henry
Princess
Alice
Prince Richard
Birgitte
van Deurs Henriksen
Prince
George
Katharine Worsley
Prince Edward
Princess Marina of Greece
Angus James Ogilvy
Princess Alexandra
Maria Christine von Reibnitz
Prince Michael
Prince
Jonh
divorced
deceased
King
George V
King
Edward VIII
Queen
Mary
Wallis
Simpson
Queen
Elizabeth II
Prince
Philip
King
George VI
Queen
Elizabeth
Antony Armstrong-Jones
Princess
Margaret
Particia
Tuckwell
George
Marion
Stein
Princess Mary
Henry Lascelles
Angela Dowding
Gerald
Elizabeth Collingwood
Prince William
Prince
Henry
Princess
Alice
Prince Richard
Birgitte
van Deurs Henriksen
Prince
George
Katharine Worsley
Prince Edward
Princess Marina of Greece
Angus James Ogilvy
Princess Alexandra
Prince Michael
Maria Christine von Reibnitz
Prince
John
divorced
deceased
King
George V
King
Edward VIII
Queen
Mary
Wallis
Simpson
Queen
Elizabeth II
Prince
Philip
King
George VI
Queen
Elizabeth
Antony Armstrong-Jones
Princess
Margaret
Particia
Tuckwell
George
Marion
Stein
Princess Mary
Henry Lascelles
Gerald
Angela Dowding
Elizabeth Collingwood
Prince William
Prince
Henry
Princess
Alice
Birgitte
van Deurs Henriksen
Prince Richard
Prince
George
Katharine Worsley
Prince Edward
Princess Marina of Greece
Angus James Ogilvy
Princess Alexandra
Maria Christine von Reibnitz
Prince Michael
Prince
John
divorced
deceased
King
George V
Queen
Mary
King
Edward VIII
Wallis
Simpson
King
George VI
Queen
Elizabeth
Princess Mary
Henry Lascelles
Prince
Henry
Princess
Alice
Prince
George
Princess Marina of Greece
Prince
John
Queen
Elizabeth II
Princess
Margaret
George
Gerald
Prince William
Prince Richard
Prince Edward
Princess Alexandra
Prince Michael
Prince
Philip
Antony Armstrong-Jones
Marion
Stein
Angela Dowding
Birgitte
van Deurs Henriksen
Katharine Worsley
Angus James Ogilvy
Maria Christine von Reibnitz
Particia
Tuckwell
Elizabeth Collingwood
Before King George VI’s reign, his brother King Edward VIII ruled for less than a year and was never crowned. He stepped down to marry Wallis Simpson, a twice-divorced American woman, after realizing she would not have been acceptable as queen. In 1936, he abdicated the throne and any future children he might have had were excluded from the line of succession. King Edward VIII inherited the throne from his father King George V, Queen Elizabeth II’s grandfather.
Out of the queen’s seven first cousins, four are still alive: Prince Richard, Prince Edward, Princess Alexandra and Prince Michael.
The queen’s descendants
The queen had four children with Prince Philip: King Charles III, Princess Anne, The Duke of York, Andrew, and the Earl of Wessex, Edward, who are 58 to 73 years old. Together, they gave her eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
line of succession
Queen
Elizabeth II
deceased
divorced
2022
Prince
George
2
Princess
Diana
Prince
William
1
1997
Prince
Philip
Princess
Charlotte
3
2021
King
Charles III
Prince
Louis
4
Camilla, Queen Consort
Archie Harrison
Prince
Harry
5
6
7
Lilibet
Diana
Anne,
Princess Royal
Princess Beatrice
9
Andrew, Duke of York
8
Sienna
Elizabeth
10
Edward, Earl of Wessex
Note: Only the first 10 successors are included
in the line of succession.
line of succession
Queen
Elizabeth II
deceased
divorced
2022
Prince
George
2
Princess
Diana
Prince
William
1
1997
Prince
Philip
2021
3
Princess
Charlotte
King
Charles III
Prince
Louis
4
Camilla, Queen Consort
Archie Harrison
6
Prince
Harry
5
7
Lilibet
Diana
Princess
Anne
Princess Beatrice
9
10
Sienna
Elizabeth
Andrew, Duke of York
8
Edward, Earl of Wessex
Note: Only the first 10 successors are included in the
line of succession.
Queen
Elizabeth II
2022
divorced
deceased
line of succession
Prince
George
2
Princess
Diana
Prince
William
1
1997
Prince
Philip
3
Princess
Charlotte
2021
4
Prince
Louis
King
Charles III
Catherine
6
Archie Harrison
Camilla, Queen Consort
5
Prince
Harry
Meghan
7
Lilibet
Diana
Vice Admiral Timothy Laurence
Autumn Phillips
Savannah
Peter Phillips
Isla
Anne, Princess
Royal
Mia Grace
Zara
Tindall
Lena
Elizabeth
Captain Mark Phillips
Mike
Tindall
Lucas
Philip
Sienna
Elizabeth
10
Andrew, Duke of York
8
9
Princess Beatrice
Edoardo
Mapelli Mozzi
Princess
Eugenie
Sarah,
Duchess of
York
August
Philip
Jack
Brooksbank
Edward, Earl
of Wessex
Lady Louise
Windsor
James,
Viscount
Severn
Sophie,
Countess of
Wessex
Note: Only the first 10 successors are included in the line of succession.
divorced
deceased
line of succession
Queen
Elizabeth II
Prince
Philip
2021
2022
Princess
Diana
8
Andrew, Duke of York
1997
Camilla, Queen Consort
Vice Admiral Timothy Laurence
Anne, Princess Royal
Captain Mark Phillips
Sarah,
Duchess of
York
Edward,
Earl of
Wessex
Sophie,
Countess of
Wessex
King
Charles III
1
Prince
William
5
9
Prince
Harry
Autumn Phillips
Lady Louise
Windsor
James,
Viscount
Severn
Catherine
Meghan
Peter Phillips
Zara
Tindall
Mike
Tindall
Princess Beatrice
Edoardo
Mapelli
Mozzi
Princess
Eugenie
Jack
Brooksbank
10
2
4
6
7
Prince
Louis
Archie Harrison
Savannah
Isla
Mia Grace
Lena
Elizabeth
Lucas
Philip
Sienna
Elizabeth
August
Philip
Prince
George
3
Lilibet
Diana
Princess
Charlotte
Note: Only the first 10 successors are included in the line of succession.
Out of the 23 royals in King Charles III’s succession line, 13 of them are under the age of 15.
At 73 years old, Charles III is the oldest British monarch to take the throne. Previously, William IV had been the oldest. He ascended to power in 1830 at 64 years old.
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