The Royal Line of Succession

Queen Elizabeth II is the descendant of a long line of kings and queens stretching back to the Anglo-Saxon Egbert. This guide includes diagrams that explain how the royal line of succession works in practice. Portraits of the sovereigns illustrate the text.
 
Queen Elizabeth II is the descendant of a long line of kings and queens stretching back to the Anglo-Saxon Egbert. This guide includes diagrams that explain how the royal line of succession works in practice. Portraits of the sovereigns illustrate the text.