Britain’s Royal Families — Line of Succession Blog

People often seem to over-emphasise the differences…

The Act of Settlement

As I write, this site contains data going back to the start of the nineteenth century but our aim is to get back another…

End of the Line

When the Act of Settlement came into force in 1701, the line of succession was very short. William III was on the throne (ruling…

The Queen Consort

There has been a lot of nonsense talked about the title that the Duchess of Cornwall will use when the Prince of Wales becomes…

Where does royal power come from? — Line of Succession Blog

Yesterday’s coronation showed Britain…

The Next Duke of Edinburgh — Line of Succession Blog

At some point in the next ten years, we will have…

Their Royal Highnesses

Let’s try to understand why certain members of the royal family are known as His (or Her) Royal Highness and others…

Seventy Years of Change — Line of Succession Blog

Her Majesty has, of course, seen changes in many…

How Charles was very nearly not a prince

There’s been a lot of talk over the last year or so about why the children of the Duke…