- Italy targets climate activists in 'anti-Gandhi' demo clampdown
- US trade chief defends tariff hikes when paired with investment
- EU court blocks French ban on vegetable 'steak' labelling
- Meta AI turns pictures into videos with sound
- US dockworkers return to ports after three-day strike
- DR Congo to begin mpox vaccination campaign Saturday in east
- Meta must limit data use for targeted ads: EU court
- Oil extends gains, jobs report lifts Wall Street
- US hiring soars past expectations in sign of resilient market
- As EU targets Chinese cars, European rivals sputter
- Top EU court finds against FIFA in key transfer market ruling
- Oil extends gains, Hong Kong stocks resume rally
- 'A man provides': Ukrainian miners send families away as Russia advances
- EU states greenlight extra tariffs on EVs from China
- Hong Kong stocks resume rally, oil dips after Middle East-fuelled surge
- Crude stable after Israel-Iran surge, Hong Kong stocks resume gains
- Hera spacecraft to probe asteroid deflected by defence test
- US dockworkers to head back to work after tentative deal
- After Helene's destruction, North Carolina starts to rebuild
- Dockers end three-day strike at Montreal port
- What next for OpenAI after $157 billion bonanza?
- Israel-Hamas war causes 86-percent dive in Gaza GDP: IMF
- Milan's Morata moves house after Inter-fan town mayor 'violates' privacy
- 'Devastating' storm hits Augusta National but Masters will go on
- Relief in Brazil, Asia over delay to EU deforestation rules
- Oil prices jump, stocks fall on Middle East tensions
- Biden says 'discussing' possible Israeli strikes on Iran oil facilities
- Oil prices rise, stocks fall on Middle East tensions
- Oil rallies, stocks mostly retreat on Middle East tensions
- Phasing out teen smoking could save 1.2 mn lives: study
- 'Welcome relief': Asia producers hail EU deforestation law delay
- Japan PM slated to announce plans for 'happiness index'
- Turkish inflation falls less than expected in September at 49.4%
- Easing inflation lifts profit at UK supermarket Tesco
- Skiing calls on UN climate science to combat melting future
- China wine industry looks to breed climate resilience
- Tokyo rallies on weak yen, Hong Kong drops after surge
- Dutch airline KLM unveils 'firm' cost-cutting measures
- Carpe diem: the Costa Rican women turning fish into fashion
- Senegal looks to aquaculture as fish stocks dwindle
- Will AI one day win a Nobel Prize?
- Climate change, economics muddy West's drive to curb Chinese EVs
- Argentina's Milei vetoes university budget after huge protests
- TotalEnergies plans to grow oil and gas production until 2030
- 2024 Nobels offer glimmer of hope as global crises mount
- Tokyo rallies on weak yen, Hong Kong reverses after surge
- Tunisia readies for vote as incumbent Saied eyes victory
- High childcare costs in US weigh on women's employment
- US voters seek help with crushing childcare costs
- Taiwan shuts down for second day as Typhoon Krathon to land
Line of succession to the British throne
The line of succession to the throne changes after the death of queen Elizabeth II, as her eldest son and heir, Charles, Prince of Wales, becomes king.
The list, by some counts, runs into the thousands, including ordinary people and nobility from across Europe.
But the immediate line of succession is for descendants of the queen:
1. Prince William, Duke of Cambridge
-- Born June 21, 1982. Charles' eldest son
2. Prince George of Cambridge
-- Born July 22, 2013. William's eldest son
3. Princess Charlotte of Cambridge
-- Born May 2, 2015. William's daughter
4. Prince Louis of Cambridge
-- Born April 23, 2018. William's second son
5. Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
-- Born September 15, 1984. Charles' second son
6. Archie Mountbatten-Windsor
-- Born May 6, 2019. Harry's eldest son
7. Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor
-- Born June 4, 2021. Harry's daughter
8. Prince Andrew, Duke of York
-- Born February 19, 1960. Queen Elizabeth's second son
9. Princess Beatrice of York
-- Born August 8, 1988. Andrew's eldest daughter
10. Sienna Elizabeth Mapelli Mozzi
-- Born September 18, 2021. Beatrice's daughter
11. Princess Eugenie of York
-- Born March 23, 1990. Andrew's second daughter
12. August Brooksbank
- Born February 9, 2021. Eugenie's son
13. Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex
-- Born March 10, 1964. Queen Elizabeth's third son
14. James, Viscount Severn
-- Born December 17, 2007. Edward's son
15. Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor
-- Born November 8, 2003. Edward's daughter
16. Princess Anne, Prince Royal
-- Born August 15, 1950. Queen Elizabeth's daughter
17. Peter Phillips
-- Born November 15, 1977. Anne's son
18. Savannah Phillips
-- Born December 29, 2010. Phillips' eldest daughter
19. Isla Phillips
-- Born March 29, 2012. Phillips' second daughter
20. Zara Tindall
-- Born May 15, 1981. Anne's daughter
21. Mia Tindall
-- Born January 17, 2014. Tindall's eldest daughter
22. Lena Tindall
-- Born June 18, 2018. Tindall's second daughter
23. Lucas Tindall
-- Born March 21, 2021. Tindall's son
Queen Elizabeth's descendants are followed by the six of her late sister princess Margaret, her only sibling.
The descendants of their father king George VI's siblings then follow. There are more than 70 living people descended from his father, king George V, who died in 1936.
Only people descended from Sophia of Hanover (1630-1714) and who are in "communion with the Church of England" can inherit the throne, according to the 1701 Act of Settlement.
Roman Catholics are excluded -- the monarch is supreme governor of the Church of England, which was established by king Henry VIII in 1534.
But those married to Roman Catholics are no longer barred.
In changes to the succession laws which came into effect in 2015, males born after October 28, 2011 no longer take precedence over their older sisters.
Besides Britain, the line of succession is also that of the other thrones of the Commonwealth realms.
L.Peeters--CPN