Your Guide to the Current Royal Line of Succession

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Your guide to the line of succession in the British royal family as it stands in 2021. And, yes, Prince Harry and Archie are still in line to the throne.

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Since finding himself first in line for the throne shortly after his third birthday, 72-year-old Prince Charles has become the oldest and longest-serving heir apparent in British history—a

he set a decade ago and will probably keep stretching for quite some time, judging by his mother's continued good health and high spirits.Next up is Charles and Princess Diana's firstborn, Prince William. The 38-year-old has been second in line since birth. If William ends up becoming king, his wife will technically be titled queen consort, but you can still call her Queen Kate.

not to have her younger brother leapfrog over her in the line of succession. Though our chances of seeing a Queen Charlotte take the throne are slim—especially since sheMax Mumby/IndigoRounding out the Cambridges' path to the throne is 2-year-old Prince Louis.

The current youngest member of the line of succession is 21-month-old Archie. If by some unfathomable turn of events he ever actually becomes king, he would be the first British monarch born to an American parent—let alone a half-Black American parent—which also makes him the first royal who's eligible to run for president of the U.S. Where's our zany comedy movie about this?!Finally, with all the firstborns out of the way, we return to Queen Elizabeth's children.

The elder daughter of Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, Beatrice is currently ninth in line for the throne, down from the comfortable fifth place she was born into in 1988. Any children she has with her

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