1216-1272) and Edward ... Succession” in which he disinherited his Catholic half sister, Mary, and his Protestant half sister, Elizabeth. Instead, his crown would pass down through his aunt’s ...

Princess Anne kept her brothers King Charles, Prince Andrew, and Prince Edward in line ... she is the first female royal in the British line of succession to not be jumped by a younger male ...

Originally the rule, which dates from Letters Patent by King George V in 1917, said that all the children of the sovereign, the male-line grandchildren ... the Law of Succession to absolute ...

The Palace then updated its website's line of succession list with their official ... would not be suitable for their children. Prince Edward and his wife Sophie, Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh ...

In December last year, Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg announced his plans to step down from the throne. He made the unexpected announcement in his Christmas broadcast message, revealing that his ...

The Great Seal of the Realm is a rich tradition for the sovereign, one that the British royal family traces back to the reign of Edward the Confessor in the 11th century. The emblem is ...

In 1066, the English king Edward the Confessor lay dying in his bed. Three powerful men had strong claims to succeed him, but only Harold Godwinson was close enough to grab power. The Truth Behind ...

Next in line of succession are King Charles's firstborn - Prince William, Prince of Wales, followed by William and Kate's firstborn, Prince George, currently 9-year old. Princess Charlotte ...

Born May 2, 2015, she was the first female royal not to lose her place in the line of succession to a younger brother, thanks to the Succession to the Crown Act 2013. As the only daughter of ...

Virginia’s lieutenant governor has two constitutionally mandated duties — presiding over the state Senate and being first in the line of succession to governor. The lieutenant governor breaks ...

Deep in the Casely-Hayford archives, there’s some old footage, grainy and slow, of a 21-year-old Edward Enninful interviewing the late, great Joe Casely-Hayford. Thirty-something years on ...