Elizabeth II was the longest-reigning monarch in British history.

No king or queen has been on the throne longer than her, having reigned for 70 years.

Her Majesty had four children, eight grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren.

Queen Elizabeth II, 1952 / Photo: Getty Images

Princess Elizabeth became Queen on February 6, 1952, the day her father, King George VI, died at the age of 25.

From the day of her death, September 8, 2022, the throne passed to her eldest son Charles.

He was born in 1948 and waited for his turn on the throne for 70 years.

It is unlikely that Charles III will rule for too long, although it should not be forgotten that the British royal family lives long-lived.

His wife Camilla will become queen consort after her husband's coronation, this title was given to her by Elizabeth II herself in February 2022.

We talked about it in more detail in the article, what the new title means for the Duchess of Cornwall.

Queen Elizabeth II during the celebration of the platinum jubilee of the reign / Photo: Associated Press

William, Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall and Cambridge

Prince Charles and Prince William / Photo: Getty Images

Prince Charles' eldest son is now first in line for the throne after the reign of King Charles III and takes the title of Prince of Wales from his father.

Prince William was born in 1982, he is the eldest son of Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales.

When he was 15 years old, his mother crashed in a car accident.

William graduated from the University of St. Andrews with honors and in this surpassed his father Charles, a graduate of Cambridge.

He served in the Royal Air Force and was an ambulance helicopter pilot.

Now William performs royal duties and is engaged in charity work.

In 2011, he married his old friend Kate Middleton, who after the wedding received the title of Duchess of Cambridge.

The couple has three children - Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.

As heir to the throne, his main duties are to support the king in his royal duties.

Prince George,

of Wales

Prince George / Photo: Getty Images

Prince George was born on July 22, 2013 at St. Mary's Hospital in London.

Prince William was present at the birth of his son, as he was later at the birth of his children.

George is second in line to the throne.

Even before the prince was born, The Washington Post called him "the world's most famous baby."

He also became the first person in history to have an article about him in several language sections of Wikipedia even before he was born.

Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis of Wales

Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis / Photo: Associated Press

Charlotte is third in line to the throne.

She was born on May 2, 2015 in St. Mary's Hospital.

And her younger brother, Prince Louis, who turned 4 in April, respectively, is fourth in line.

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex

Prince Harry / Photo: Associated Press

Prince William's younger brother, Prince Harry, has been at loggerheads for several years.

But this does not prevent Harry from claiming the throne.

He was born in 1984 and is the second son of King Charles and Princess Diana.

Prince Harry trained at the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst and became a lieutenant in the army, serving as a helicopter pilot.

During his 10 years of service in the armed forces, he served twice on active duty in Afghanistan, from 2012 to 2013, as the co-pilot of an Apache helicopter.

He retired from the army in 2015.

In 2018, the prince married American actress Meghan Markle.

In marriage, they had two children - son Archie and daughter Lilibeth (named after the queen).

They are ranked sixth and seventh.

In 2020, the couple resigned from their royal duties and decided to move to the United States, but they did not lose the titles of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, unlike the prefix Their Royal Highnesses.

Prince Andrew, Duke of York

Prince Andrew / Photo: Associated Press

The queen's middle son is ranked eighth in the list of contenders.

Andrew was born in 1960 and became the first child born to a reigning monarch in 103 years (Charles and Anna Elizabeth were born when she was just a princess).

Prince Andrew became the Duke of York after marrying Sarah Ferguson, who became the Duchess of York in 1986.

They had two daughters - Beatrice in 1988 and Yevgenia in 1990.

In 1996, the couple divorced.

Princess Beatrice, of York

Princess Beatrice / Photo: Associated Press

Andrew and Sarah's eldest daughter, Princess Beatrice, is ninth in line to the throne.

She was born in 1988 and became the eldest daughter of the couple.

Her full title is Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice of York.

In July 2020, Beatrice married Italian aristocrat Edoardo Mapelli-Mozzi.

And in September 2021, their daughter Sienna Elizabeth was born.

The girl was named after the queen and she closes the top 10 contenders for the British throne.

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