Queen Elizabeth II was the longest-serving monarch in British history.

She had four children, eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

She died on September 8 after 70 years on the throne and was succeeded by her eldest son, Charles, Telegraph reports.

But who enjoys the right to the royal throne after Charles.

The Queen and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

The Queen was the UK's longest-serving monarch, having reigned for 70 years.

She was 96 when she died on September 8, 2022.

Born in 1926, Princess Elizabeth became Queen after the death of her father, King George VI, in 1952. She married Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, in 1947 and the couple had four children: Charles, Anne, Andrew and Edward.

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A former prince of Denmark and Greece, Prince Philip was born in 1921 and served in the Royal Navy in World War II.

He was the longest-serving consort of any British monarch and retired from royal duties in 2017 after completing more than 22,000 solo engagements.

He died on April 9, 2021.

Line of succession to the throne

Charles has become king

Born in 1948

The Queen's eldest son has become King Charles III.

The former Prince of Wales married Lady Diana Spencer, who became Princess of Wales, on 29 July 1981. The couple had two sons, William and Harry.

They later separated and their marriage dissolved in 1996. On August 31, 1997, the princess was killed in a car accident in Paris.

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He married Camilla Parker Bowles on April 9, 2005.

1 Prince William, Duke of Cornwall and Cambridge

Born in 1982

Prince William is the eldest son of the current King Charles III and Diana, Princess of Wales, and is now first in line to the throne.

The Duke was 15 when his mother died.

He went on to study at the University of St Andrews, where he met his future wife, Kate Middleton.

The couple got married in 2011.

On his 21st birthday, he was appointed a Councilor of State – standing in for the Queen on official occasions.

He and his wife had their first child, George, in July 2013, their second, Charlotte, in 2015 and their third, Louis, in 2018.

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

2 Prince George of Cornwall and Cambridge

Born in 2013

Prince George of Cornwall and Cambridge was born on 22 July 2013 at St Mary's Hospital in London.

Prince William was present for the birth of his son.

Prince George is second in line to the throne, after his father.

3 Princess Charlotte of Cornwall and Cambridge

Born in 2015

The Duchess of Cornwall and Cambridge gave birth to her second child, a daughter, on May 2, 2015, again at St Mary's Hospital.

The duke and duchess named her Charlotte Elizabeth Diana.

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She is third in line to the throne, behind her father and older brother, and is known as Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Cornwall and Cambridge.

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4 Prince Louis of Cornwall and Cambridge

Born in 2018

The Duchess of Cornwall and Cambridge gave birth to her third child, a son, on April 23, 2018, at St Mary's Hospital in London.

Louis Arthur Charles, is fourth in line to the throne.

5 Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex

Born in 1984

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

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During his 10 years in the armed forces, Captain Wales, as he became known, saw active duty in Afghanistan twice, from 2012 to 2013 as an Apache helicopter co-pilot and gunner.

He left the military in 2015 and now focuses on charity work.

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He has been a Councilor of State since his 21st birthday and has stood in for the Queen on official duties.

He married American actress Meghan Markle on May 19, 2018, at Windsor Castle.

In January 2020, the royal couple said they would step down as "senior" royals and split their time between the UK and North America.

They said they intended to "work to become financially independent".

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Just over a year later, Buckingham Palace confirmed that the couple would not be returning to royal duties and would be relinquishing their honorary military appointments and royal patronages.

6 Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor

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Born in 2019

The Duke of Sussex's first child, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, was born on May 6, 2019, with the Duke in attendance for his birth.

By naming him this way, the couple chose not to use a title for their first born.

When the name was announced, BBC royal correspondent Jonny Dymond said the decision was a strong indication the couple did not want to raise him as an official royal.

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7 Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor

Born in 2021

The Duchess of Sussex gave birth to her second child in Santa Barbara, California on June 4, 2021. Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor – known as Lily – is named after the Queen's royal family nickname and is a great-granddaughter the 11th.

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She was given the middle name Diana in honor of Prince Harry's mother, who died in a car accident in 1997 when Harry was 12.

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