Prince William, 40, is heir to the throne and pledged his commitment to father during the coronation ceremony. Louis stole the show with his facial expressions as the Royal Family watched various helicopters and the Red Arrows sprouting plumes of blue, white and red smoke, over Buckingham Palace.
Read more: Princess Anne: slimmed-down monarchy 'not a good idea'Īs wife of the next king and mother of the future heir, 41-year-old Kate is much-loved member of the Royal Family and plays a key role, carrying out duties alongside her husband and alone.Īs the youngest member of the family, five-year-old Louis enjoyed the coronation celebrations, providing entertainment for onlookers with some of his antics. She performed the role of 'Gold Stick in Waiting' during the coronation and rode on horseback behind his state coach as it returned to Buckingham Palace from Westminster Abbey. Often referred to as the hardest-working member of the Royal Family, Princess Anne, 72, is the King's sister.
Because of rules of succession, her children will also be higher up in line to the throne than Princess Anne’s children are. The Royal Family ended the system of primogeniture - where titles and property do not go to the eldest child but to the eldest son - that had dictated the line of succession since 1701 in 2013 when the Succession to the Crown Act 2013 ruled that princes no longer take precedence over their sisters.īut it does not affect the situation of Prince Edward’s children as they were born before the law changed.Īs the second child of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, eight-year-old Princess Charlotte is third in line to the throne. James, 15, has become Earl of Wessex thanks to the ancient rules of primogeniture, which meant his older sister Louise missed out on the title. The title Duke of Edinburgh will be held by Edward for the rest of his life and will also remain the Earl of Forfar, but will use the former as it is the more senior title. The King's brother Edward, 59, was named the new Duke of Edinburgh in March, taking his late father's title on his 59th birthday.Įdward had taken over many of Prince Philip's responsibilities following his death in 2021, including the development of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award. Here are the people who appeared on the balcony with the newly-crowned King and his wife on the historic occasions.
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