Meghan Markle, Harry call daughter Princess Lilibet for christening

Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan's youngest child has been christened.

The ceremony for their daughter, Princess Lilibet, took place at the couple's home. The 21-month-old was baptized on Friday by the Archbishop of Los Angeles, the Rev. John Taylor, Harry and Meghan said in a statement.

The christening announcement marked the first time Prince Harry and Meghan publicly called their daughter a princess, revealing for the first time that they will use royal titles for their children.

Titles are conferred in line with a decree issued by King George V in 1917 that limits the titles of prince and princess to the male-line grandchildren of the sovereign.

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As long as the late Queen Elizabeth II was alive, Harry and his older brother, Prince William, were the sovereign’s grandchildren. Harry and William’s children, as great grandchildren, didn’t receive the titles automatically.

But Elizabeth had the power to amend the rules, and in 2012 she decreed that the children of Prince William and his wife, Princess Kate, would be princes and princesses. This decree didn’t apply to Harry and Meghan.

However, the situation changed when King Charles III ascended to the throne after Queen Elizabeth II's death in September. William and Harry are the king’s sons, meaning their offspring are now royal grandchildren and so entitled to be known as prince and princess.

On Wednesday, the children were still listed on the palace's official website as Master Archie Mountbatten-Windsor and Miss Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor. By Thursday morning, the site was updated to Prince Archie of Sussex and Princess Lilibet of Sussex.

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Prince Harry's older brother, Prince William, and Duchess Kate's children have always been listed on the site under their titles Prince George of Wales, Princess Charlotte of Wales and Prince Louis of Wales.

The question of the children’s titles took center stage two years ago during Harry and Meghan’s television interview with Oprah Winfrey. Meghan, who is biracial, said that when she was pregnant with Archie "they" — presumably the palace — "were saying they didn’t want him to be a prince … which would be different from protocol."

Meghan suggested that this was because Archie was the royal family’s "first member of color" and would have marked the first time a royal grandchild wasn’t given the same title as the other grandchildren.

At the time, royal experts said Meghan’s comments appeared to be based on a misunderstanding of the way royal titles are conferred.

The christening announcement marked the first time that the children’s titles had been used in public.

Lilibet's christening was unusual, according to rules established by the Church of England. The Church only permits christening outside of a parish church in "very exceptional circumstances" and they typically take place during "the Sunday service of a church, so that the whole congregation can offer a warm welcome to you and your family."

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Traditionally, godparents are also invited to christenings.

Tyler Perry is Lilibet's godfather, he revealed in their Netflix docuseries "Harry & Meghan." It's unclear who her godmother is. Perry recalled being asked to take the position, sharing he was hesitant at first to accept. "I had to take a minute to take that in," he said.

The movie executive eventually agreed. "I thought, 'I'd be honored. I'd absolutely be honored,'" he said in the docuseries.

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Following the death of the Queen, Harry and Meghan’s children have become His Royal Highness Prince Archie of Sussex and Her Royal Highness Princess Lilibet of Sussex.

The change is a result of conventions created over a century ago. Under rules set out by George V in 1917, the grandchildren of the monarch automatically receive royal titles.

As grandchildren of King Charles III, Archie and Lilibet now have the right to be prince and princess, whereas they did not immediately qualify as the great-grandchildren of the Queen.

Meghan last year made a damning suggestion that this title might be denied to Archie because of his mixed-race ancestry. In an interview with broadcaster Oprah Winfrey, the Duchess of Sussex said a member of the royal family had expressed “concerns and conversations about how dark his skin might be when he was born.”

“That was relayed to me from Harry. Those were conversations that the family had with him,” Meghan added, but declined to reveal who was involved in those conversations. “That would be very damaging to them,” she said.

The duchess said these comments were made at the same time as the couple were told Archie wouldn’t have security or an official title. She said there had also been “conversations” while she was pregnant about the convention being changed once Charles became King, meaning Archie would lose his right to a title.

She insisted to Winfrey that her concern over her son’s right to the title of prince was linked to her desire for him to be given police protection. Lilibet was born after the interview was conducted.

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Buckingham Palace told CNN at the time of Archie’s birth in 2019 that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex had chosen not to use any title at all for their son.

Meghan rejected that suggestion in her interview with Winfrey, saying: “It’s not our decision to make, right.”

There has been no indication that the King intends to make any changes to the convention.

Harry and Meghan announced in 2020 that they would step back from royal duties and “work to become financially independent.” It was agreed that they would remain part of the family, but the couple renounced their HRH titles.

It is unlikely that Harry, Charles’ son, will be offered a royal office unless he and Meghan resume their duties.

While several members of the royal family, including Harry, traveled to Balmoral Castle on Thursday after Buckingham Palace announced “concern” surrounding the Queen’s condition, Meghan did not accompany her husband.

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Here are Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's new royal titles, and ...

On Saturday morning, she woke up as Meghan Markle, American citizen. By midday Saturday, she was Her Royal Highness Meghan, Duchess of Sussex — still an American but on her way to becoming a new royal citizen of the United Kingdom.

On the morning of Prince Harry and Markle's wedding, his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, as expected granted him a new title: HRH Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex. That makes his bride a royal duchess, known formally as HRH Meghan, Duchess of Sussex.

(The queen also bestowed secondary titles, for when they're in Scotland, for instance, of Earl of Dumbarton and Baron Kilkeel.)

Harry, 33, will not be the first Duke of Sussex, although it's been two centuries since the last one. But Meghan, 36, will be the first woman ever to carry the title HRH Duchess of Sussex.

No, she will not be officially known as Princess Meghan, although many people, will call her that. After all, many call the former Kate Middleton "Princess Kate," even though her formal title is HRH Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge.

Why is that? Because the sorting of royal titles is complicated, little understood by titleless Americans and only dimly understood by Brits outside royal and aristocratic circles.

Throw in the exigencies of headline writers — always in search of short, catchy, click-attractive names — and you can see how confusion can reign, no pun intended.

The bottom line is the monarch decides royal titles, based on tradition, personal preference and whether or not a particular title is currently vacant, as it were. It's a tradition that the monarch grants a new title to male members of the royal family on their wedding day. This "gift" is within the monarch's power to grant; the government of the day has nothing to do with it.

But the traditions are different for women. Generally, royal women are called "Princess" before their name if they were born a princess — meaning their parent is royal.

So, for example: HRH Princess Beatrice and HRH Princess Eugenie, Harry's cousins, who are the daughters of HRH Prince Andrew, Duke of York, the queen's second eldest son.

Another example: Princess Anne, the queen's only daughter. Her two children, Peter Phillips and Zara Phillips Tindall, are full members of the royal family but they don't have any titles because Anne opted at their birth not to ask for titles. The same applies to Anne's three grandchildren (with one more on the way).

Sally Bedell Smith, the American royal biographer who understands the protocol about royal titles, says that technically Kate is a princess and soon Meghan will be too because they're married to princes.

"After all, when they signed the birth registration for (newly born) Prince Louis of Cambridge, her occupation was listed as 'Princess of the United Kingdom,' " Smith says. "But the correct form is 'Princess William of Wales' and 'Princess Henry of Wales,' " since their princess status derives from their husbands.

But that's never going to fly, so royal duchess is the agreed-upon title.

But what about Princess Diana, Harry's late mother? Technically, the former Lady Diana Spencer became HRH Diana, Princess of Wales, when she married Harry's father, Prince Charles the Prince of Wales, in 1981, and that is what the palace always called her.

Headline writers had other ideas. She was Princess Diana (or Princess Di) from the start and stayed that way after her divorce (although she lost the HRH) and until her death in a car wreck in Paris in 1997. Britain, like America, has a free press and palace protocol be damned.

So what's the history of the title Duke of Sussex and who was the last to hold it?

Sussex is one of several vacant royal dukedoms (Clarence, Connaught, Windsor, Albany, Cumberland are others), and derives its name from the southeastern county of Sussex (formerly the ancient Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Sussex) on the English Channel coast.

The last royal to hold the title was Prince Augustus Frederick, the sixth son of George III (the king who lost the American colonies), who got it in 1801. Although he was the favorite uncle of Queen Victoria (daughter of one of his elder brothers), Sussex had a scandalous marital history, at least for his era.

He married twice, in secret and illegally: He did not have the required consent of the monarch (his father and later his brother, William IV) as called for by the Royal Marriages Act of 1772 (since altered in 2013 requiring the consent of the monarch for just the first six in line to the throne).

His first marriage, to Lady Augusta Murray in 1793, was annulled a year later although the two continued to live together and had two children. They separated in 1801 just before he got the title. He married a second time, to Lady Cecilia Buggin, in May 1831, again illegally, because he didn't get permission from his elder brother the king.

Because his wives were not legitimately his wives, neither got the title Duchess of Sussex. When the duke died in 1843, he had no legitimate children so the title became extinct.

Until now.

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Meet the new Prince and Princess of Wales: Prince William and Princess Catherine.

Aside from the new King Charles III, perhaps no one will be more affected by the start of a new reign in the United Kingdom than his elder son and his daughter-in-law, Prince William and Kate as she is widely known.

In a national address to the nation on Friday, the king paid tribute to his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II, and her lifetime of devotion to service, and he vowed the same for himself.

And as expected, he named his son the Prince of Wales.

With that, the former Kate Middleton became the Princess of Wales, the first to hold that title since the death of William's mother, the late Princess Diana, in 1997. In fact, she is one of only three princesses to be known as Princess of Wales since 1901.

"Today, I am proud to create him Prince of Wales, Tywysog Cymru, the country whose title I have been so greatly privileged to bear during so much of my life and duty," the king said in the pre-recorded speech. "With Catherine beside him, our new Prince and Princess of Wales will, I know, continue to inspire and lead our national conversations, helping to bring the marginal to the center ground where vital help can be given."

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The move, coming the day after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, is just one of multiple changes for the grandchildren and great-grandchildren of the late queen. As the king said, "This is also a time of change for my family."

Here are some of those changes for the young royals:

Did Prince William automatically become Prince of Wales?

No. The title of Prince of Wales, which dates to the start of the 14th century, is bestowed by the reigning monarch on the heir apparent, the first in line to the throne. So it was up to William's father.

King Charles, 73, was created Prince of Wales by his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II, when he was 10 and his mother had been on the throne for six years.

But his formal "investiture" as Prince of Wales took place in an elaborate (and largely modern-invention ceremony) in July 1969 at CaernarfonCastle in Wales, when he was 20. It is not clear if a similar ceremony will be organized for William.

What other new titles do Prince William and Duchess Kate gain?

Previously known as the HRH the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge since their 2011 wedding, the couple, both 40, will now also have the titles Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and Cambridge, plus a host of other lesser titles to use when they are in Scotland or other parts of the kingdom.

Their three children also move up in the succession and get add-on titles: Prince George, 9, now moves up to second in line to the throne; Princess Charlotte, 7, now moves up to third; and Prince Louis, 4, now moves to fourth.

Now that their father is Prince of Wales, it is likely the children will be known by the last name of "Wales" in their school, as William and Harry were known during their school days.

Why Duke of Cornwall?

Duke of Cornwall is a lesser title of the Prince of Wales. It's why Charles' second wife Camilla was known, until now, as the Duchess of Cornwall after her marriage to Charles in 2005.

Legally, Camilla was the Princess of Wales as the wife of Charles. But it was decided she would be called Duchess of Cornwall to soothe the feelings of Brits still resentful of the former Camilla Parker Bowles. (Diana blamed her for breaking up her marriage to Charles.)

In his speech, the king confirmed that Camilla will now be known as Queen Consort, as requested by his mother in February,

"I count on the loving help of my darling wife, Camilla," Charles said. "In recognition of her own loyal public service since our marriage 17 years ago, she becomes my Queen Consort. I know she will bring to the demands of her new role the steadfast devotion to duty on which I have come to rely so much."

What is the Duchy of Cornwall?

Another important change for William and Kate will be inheriting the Duchy of Cornwall, the private estate (established by Edward III in 1337) that funds the public, charitable and private activities of the Prince of Wales and his family.

To put it bluntly, Will and Kate are going to be even richer than they already are.

Charles, as Prince of Wales, made the duchy one of the most lucrative in the kingdom with a variety of projects and initiatives: It's now worth about $1.3 billion. It is huge, including multiple properties, entire towns, farms, an historic mansion-turned-museum, and even a nursery for organic produce. In addition, the duchy promotes Charles' long-time interests in efforts to achieve sustainable markets and fight climate change.

Running the duchy is a herculean job in itself; Charles has been doing it for decades, along with everything else he did, and now it will be his son's turn.

William has alreadyfor the job. In 2014, he went back to school as a post grad at Cambridge University to take a 10-week course in modern agricultural management.

Prince Charles was an especially busy Prince of Wales, with multiple charitable endeavors, such as the Prince's Trust, and wide-ranging interests in the arts, the environment and organic farming, and various business- and community-boosting projects.

What will happen to these causes under Prince William? He has established his own philanthropic profile focused on such issues as mental health awareness and fighting climate change. Will he take over his father's many efforts as well?

In his speech, the king noted with some regret how much his life and responsibilities will change as the new monarch, but he is confident his heir will carry on.

"It will no longer be possible for me to give so much of my time and energies to the charities and issues for which I care so deeply," he said. "But I know this important work will go on in the trusted hands of others."

What other changes have affected William and Kate's family?

Even though the 96-year-old queen's health had been fragile in recent months, and all the members of her family and the nation had been preparing for a change of reign, her death has nevertheless come as a shock for all.

And it comes at an especially volatile time for William, Kate and their children. The family just moved from their 20-room apartment in Kensington Palace in London to Adelaide Cottage, a four-bedroom historic house on the Windsor Castle estate that dates to 1831 but has been renovated multiple times since.

The move was made in part to be nearer to the late queen while she was living at the castle in the last two years of her life, but also to be nearer to the children's new school . And their first day at Lambrook School in Berkshire was the same day their great-grandmother died.

Will Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan's titles change?

No, but their children might gain titles for the first time.

Now that Charles is king, his two younger grandchildren, Archie, 3, who was born in London, and Lilibet, 1, who was born in California, would theoretically be able to claim the titles prince and princess.

But it won't be clear whether their parents will do so. And it's not clear whether Charles would be OK with this.

Under complicated rules dating from the early 20th century, generally only the descendants of a reigning monarch who are closest to the throne, children and grandchildren, are entitled to titles, so to speak, at birth. A monarch can also extend titles to great-grandchildren: Thus, William's three children all got prince or princess titles from their great-grandmother.

When Harry's children were born, they were too far back in line as the children of Harry, then-sixth in line and unlikely to inherit the throne.

But now the Sussex children's grandfather is king and Harry has moved up to fifth in line to the throne. His children are sixth and seventh respectively. Will Harry and his father, who have not been on warm terms recently, come to agreement on this title issue?

In his speech, the king said this: "I want also to express my love for Harry and Meghan as they continue to build their lives overseas."

Will the new reign spur Harry and Meghan to return to the UK?

Aside from the royal family's grief at the queen's passing, there is the another kind of sadness overhanging: The current estrangement between self-exiled Harry and Meghan and the family, especially his father and his brother, to whom he was once very close.

As it happened, Harry and Meghan were in the U.K. when the queen died, on a five-day visit to promote some of their charities. The WellChild Awards gala, which supports sick children and for which Harry has long been patron, went on without them in London Thursday night after the queen died.

Instead, Harry rushed, alone, to Balmoral, to join his father, brother, and his aunt and uncles, the queen's children, who were already at there. Kate also didn't attend.

Since their stunning departure, the Sussexes have been at odds with many members of the royal family (but not the late queen). The recriminations have only increased lately, as the couple have aired their complaints about royal life, including alleged racism in the family and indifference to Meghan's mental-health struggles.

Now Harry is poised to publish an "intimate" memoir of his life by the end of the year, raising the prospect of more "truth bombs," as the British tabloids call them, aimed at the royal family and at top palace officials.

But can the Sussexes and the royals reconcile in grief? Will the change in reign spur the Sussexes to return and resume their royal roles? Will they be willing to give up their freedom and lucrative Netflix and Spotify deals to resume secondary roles behind Will and Kate, the soon-to-be new Prince and Princess of Wales?

No one in the Sussex camp (or any camp) is saying.

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God save the Queen, long live the King. The second Elizabethan age has come to an end and the royal family will now regroup around a new monarch for the next era in British history.

What will change for each of the royals?

Charles

Britain's King Charles III poses for a portrait in Buckingham Palace's Throne Room after his official coronation in May 2023. Hugo Burnand/Royal Household 2023/AP Charles was born at Buckingham Palace on November 14, 1948. His mother was Princess Elizabeth at the time. Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Princess Elizabeth and her husband, Prince Philip, sit on a lawn with their children Prince Charles and Princess Anne in August 1951. Eddie Worth/AP Charles attends his mother's coronation in 1953 with his grandmother, left, and his aunt Margaret. Hulton Deutsch/Corbis Historical/Getty Images Charles, right, shakes hands with Sir Gerald Creasy, the governor of Malta, as he and the rest of the royal family visit Malta in May 1954. Paul Popper/Getty Images Charles rides with his mother and grandmother as they travel to Westminster Abbey for the wedding of Princess Margaret in May 1960. Keystone-France//Getty Images Charles prepares for takeoff during a flying lesson in 1968. In 1971, he earned his wings as a jet pilot and joined the Royal Navy. Hulton Archive/Getty Images Queen Elizabeth II presents Charles to the people of Wales after his investiture as the Prince of Wales in July 1969. Popperfoto/Getty Images Charles walks at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he earned a bachelor's degree in 1970. He was the first royal heir to earn a university degree. Hulton Deutsch/Getty Images Charles, left, rides go-carts with his brother Prince Edward and his sister, Princess Anne, circa 1969. Keystone-France\Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images Charles meets US President Richard Nixon during a private visit to Washington in July 1970. Popperfoto/Getty Images Charles attends a conference with his father in November 1970. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images Charles goes on a safari in Kenya in February 1971. William Lovelace/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Charles prepares to fire a bazooka while visiting military barracks in West Berlin in October 1972. Popperfoto/Getty Images Charles fishes with a wooden spear circa 1975. Serge Lemoine/Hulton Royals Collection/Getty Images Charles poses for sculptor David McFall in December 1975. Keystone-France/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images Charles smokes a peace pipe during a visit to Canada in July 1977. Anwar Hussein/Getty Images Charles rides a horse during an equestrian event in Cirencester, England, in April 1978. Tim Graham/Getty Images Charles, as colonel-in-chief, visits the Cheshire Regiment in Canterbury, England, in November 1978. He served in the Royal Navy from 1971 to 1976, and in 2012 his mother appointed him honorary five-star ranks in the navy, army and air force. Tim Graham/Getty Images Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles are seen together circa 1979. They dated in the 70s and would eventually marry in 2005. It was the second marriage for both. Their first marriages ended in divorce. Tim Graham/Getty Images Charles poses outside the Taj Mahal in India in 1980. Anwar Hussein/WireImage/Getty Images Charles kisses his first wife, Lady Diana Spencer, on the balcony of Buckingham Palace in July 1981. Their wedding ceremony was televised. Bettmann Archive/Getty images Charles and Princess Diana leave a London hospital with their first child, William, in July 1982. Anwar Hussein/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Charles and Diana dance together at a formal event. Tim Graham/Corbis Historical/Getty Images Charles shares a playful pie in the face while visiting a community center in Manchester, England, in December 1983. David Levenson/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Charles walks with natives on a visit to Papua New Guinea in 1984. Anwar Hussein/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Charles and Diana sit together in Toronto during a royal tour in October 1991. A year later, they were separated. Charles' affair with Camilla Parker Bowles became public in 1993. Tim Graham/Getty Images Charles, Diana and their two sons, William and Harry, gather for V-J Day commemorations in London in August 1995. The couple divorced one year later. Johnny Eggitt/AFP/Getty Images Charles visits a mosque in London in March 1996. Tim Graham/Getty Images South African President Nelson Mandela talks with Prince Charles in London in July 1996. David Thomson/AFP/Getty Images Charles poses with the Spice Girls in 1997. Tim Graham/Corbis Historical/Corbis/Getty Images Charles and his sons spend time together at the Balmoral Castle estate in Balmoral, Scotland, in August 1997. Tim Graham/Getty Images Charles, second from right, and Princess Diana's two sisters meet in Paris after Diana was killed in a car crash there in August 1997. She was 36 years old. Jayne Fincher/Getty Images Charles and his sons follow Diana's hearse in London in September 1997. Thomas Coex/AFP/Getty Images Charles stands beside his grandmother's coffin while it lies in state at Westminster Hall in London in April 2002. Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images Charles carries a specially painted football through the streets of Ashbourne, England, in March 2003. Tim Graham/Getty Images Charles watches a parachute regiment during a D-Day re-enactment in Ranville, France, in June 2004. Chris Ison/AFP/Getty Images Charles married Camilla Parker Bowles in April 2005. Hugo Burnand/Pool/Getty Images Charles, the Prince of Wales, poses for an official portrait in November 2008. He became King after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. Hugo Burnand/Anwar Hussein Collection/WireImage/Getty Images Queen Elizabeth II presents Charles with the Royal Horticultural Society's Victoria Medal of Honor during a visit to the Chelsea Flower Show in London in May 2009. WPA Pool/Getty Images Charles and Camilla were on their way to a performance at the London Palladium when their car was attacked by angry student protesters in December 2010. The students were protesting a hike in tuition fees. Matt Dunham/AP Charles and Queen Elizabeth II were among those on the Buckingham Palace balcony after Prince William wed Kate Middleton in April 2011. James Devaney/FilmMagic/Getty Images Charles reads the weather while touring BBC Scotland's headquarters in May 2012. Andrew Milligan/AP Charles meets with US President Barack Obama in the White House Oval Office in March 2015. Chris Radburn-Pool/Getty Images Charles and Camilla react as Zephyr, the bald-eagle mascot of the Army Air Corps, flaps his wings at the Sandringham Flower Show in July 2015. Chris Jackson/Getty Images Members of the royal family pose for a photo at Buckingham Palace in December 2016. From left are Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall; Prince Charles; Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip; Prince William; and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. Dominic Lipinski/WPA Pool/Getty Images Charles visits the Italian town of Amatrice in April 2017, after an earthquake had hit. Alessandro Bianchi/AFP/Getty Images Charles and Camilla ride on a raft while visiting the island of Borneo in November 2017. Mohd Rasfana/AFP/Getty Images Charles leads three cheers for his mother as the Queen celebrated her 92nd birthday at a London concert in April 2018. Andrew Parsons/AFP/Getty Images From left, Prince Charles, Prince Andrew, Duchess Camilla and Queen Elizabeth II watch a Royal Air Force flyover in July 2018. Chris Jackson/Getty Images Charles accompanies his future daughter-in-law, Meghan Markle, as she is married to Prince Harry in May 2018. Jonathan Brady/AP Charles lays a wreath at the Cenotaph in London to commemorate Remembrance Day in November 2018. It was also the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images Charles poses with family members for an official portrait to mark his 70th birthday. He's holding his grandson Prince George as Camilla sits next to his granddaughter, Princess Charlotte. In the back row, from left, are his grandson Prince Louis; his daughter-in-law Catherine; his son Prince William; his son Prince Harry; and his daughter-in-law Meghan. Chris Jackson/PoolAP Charles speaks at an event in London in March 2020. Later that month, it was announced that he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images Charles and Camilla attend the funeral of Charles' father, Prince Philip, in April 2021. Dominic Lipinski/Pool/AFP/Getty Images Camilla looks on as Charles reacts to a bad pour of beer he made at a brewery in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, in May 2022. They were on a three-day Canadian tour. Paul Chiasson/Pool/AFP/Getty Images Charles sits by the Imperial State Crown at the opening of Parliament in May 2022. His mother, the Queen, missed the occasion for the first time since 1963. The 96-year-old monarch had to withdraw due to a recurrence of mobility issues. Ben Stansall/Pool/AP Charles is shown skulls of victims during a visit to the Nyamata Church Genocide Memorial in Nyamata, Rwanda, in June 2022. In 1994, Hutu extremists targeted minority ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus in a three-month killing spree that left an estimated 800,000 people dead, though local estimates are higher. Chris Jackson/Getty Images Prince Louis, the Queen's great-grandson, holds his hands over his ears as jets roar over Buckingham Palace during the Trooping the Colour parade in London on in June 2022. From left are Prince Charles; the Queen; Prince Louis; Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge; and Princess Charlotte. Hannah McKay/Reuters Charles has his first audience with Prime Minister Liz Truss after becoming King in September 2022. Yui Mok/Pool/AP The King speaks in the Throne Room at St James's Palace during the Accession Council in London in September 2022. He was formally proclaimed as King. Joining him were his son Prince William and his wife Camilla, the Queen Consort. Jonathan Brady/Pool/AP Charles delivers his first address as King from Buckingham Palace. "As the Queen herself did with such unswerving devotion, I too now solemnly pledge myself, throughout the remaining time God grants me, to uphold the Constitutional principles at the heart of our nation," he said. Yui Mok/Pool/AP Charles records his first Christmas speech in December 2022. The speech would be broadcast on Christmas Day throughout the United Kingdom. Victoria Jones/Pool/AP The King meets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who was visiting Buckingham Palace in February 2023. Zelensky made a surprise visit to the UK and gave a speech to the joint houses of Parliament. Aaron Chown/Pool/Reuters The King greets the band Lords of The Lost during a reception in Hamburg, Germany, in March 2023. The King spent three days in Germany for what was his first overseas state visit as monarch Chris Jackson/Getty Images The King sits in Buckingham Palace's Blue Drawing Room in March 2023. Handout/Hugo Burnand/Buckingham Palace/Getty Images The King attends the 200th Sovereign's Parade at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in April 2023. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Charles receives the St. Edward's Crown during his coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey in May 2023. Andrew Matthews/Pool/AP Charles and Camilla travel to Buckingham Palace after the coronation ceremony. Sarah Tilotta/CNN The King and Queen stand on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the coronation. They are joined here by pages of honor who attended them throughout the day. One of the pages was the King's eldest grandson, Prince George, who can be seen second from left. Toby Hancock/CNN Charles and Camilla are pictured with members of the working royal family in May 2023. Hugo Burnand/Royal Household 2023/AP In pictures: Britain's King Charles III Prev Next

The moment Elizabeth II died, her eldest child, Charles, automatically became monarch. As sovereign, he has chosen to take the name King Charles III.

All rights and responsibilities of the Crown now rest with King Charles III.

He becomes head of state not just in the UK but in 14 other Commonwealth realms including Australia and Canada. He will become head of the 56-member Commonwealth, although that is not a hereditary position, after his succession to the role was agreed by Commonwealth leaders at a meeting in London in 2018.

He has become head of the British Armed Forces, the judiciary and the civil service, and he is the Supreme Governor of the Church of England. He is the Fount of Honour, which means all honors, such as knighthoods, will now be given in his name.

The United Kingdom does not have a codified constitution, so the role of monarchy is defined by convention rather than law. He has a duty to remain politically impartial, which means he will come under greater scrutiny if he continues to express the views he is known for.

He has championed alternative medicines and organic farming techniques. In 1984, he hit out at the “glass stumps and concrete towers” of modern architecture. He has spent decades warning of the dangers of climate change. In the so-called “black spider” memos, he raised the issues he was concerned about directly with ministers.

In a BBC documentary to mark his 70th birthday, Charles acknowledged having ruffled feathers with his past interventions. But he promised not to meddle in controversial affairs once sovereign, saying he would operate within “the constitutional parameters.”

Elizabeth stayed “above politics” and never expressed herself in any way on any issue and as a result she rarely divided opinion. She managed to retain popular support and cross-party support in parliament, which was the one body with the power to dethrone her.

We will never know what she discussed in her regular audiences with her prime ministers, beginning with Churchill, but Charles is a more outspoken character. Will he go quiet on policy matters in public but continue to lobby in private? Will the prime minister act on it?

The prime ministerial audiences are one of several constitutional duties to which King Charles III will be expected to step up and they will bring him in regular contact with policymakers. He appoints the prime minister, opens parliamentary sessions, approves legislation and official appointments, receives the credentials of foreign ambassadors and hosts world leaders on state visits.

Charles has also adopted the symbolic position as Head of Nation, meaning he becomes the symbol of national identity, unity, and pride. He represents continuity and celebrates excellence on behalf of the country. That’s why we see the monarch opening national events and leading commemorations.

People would look to Elizabeth in times of crisis, but will they rally around King Charles III in the same way? He is more divisive not just because of his honest views but also because of the bad taste still left from his acrimonious divorce from his immensely popular first wife, Diana.

All the official royal residences including Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle will now be under his control. There are also other residences such as Balmoral in Scotland and Sandringham in Norfolk which the Queen owned privately – and the nation will have to see to whom she leaves them in her will.

Either way, Charles’ wealth has ballooned. By far the biggest slice of the family’s fortune, the £16.5 billion ($19 billion) Crown Estate, now belongs to him as reigning monarch. But under an arrangement dating back to 1760, the monarch hands over all profits from the estate to the government in return for a slice, called the Sovereign Grant.

The estate includes vast swathes of central London property and the seabed around England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It has the status of a corporation and is managed by a chief executive and commissioners — or non-executive directors — appointed by the monarch on the recommendation of the prime minister.

The grant, which covers the cost of his official duties and amounted to £86.3 million ($99.2 million) for the 2021/2022 financial year. He will take charge of the Royal Collection, which includes one of the most valuable art collections in the world. He also picks up the Duchy of Lancaster, a private estate dating back to 1265, which was valued at about £653 million ($764 million) according to its most recent accounts. Income from its investments cover official costs not met by the Sovereign Grant, and helps support other Royal family members.

King Charles III has become one of the richest men in England overnight.

Camilla

Charles and Camilla attend the Order of the Garter Service at St George's Chapel on June 13, 2022 in Windsor, England. Toby Melville/Getty Images

For years, the big question around Charles’ wife surrounded her title. At the time their wedding was announced in February 2005, the official statement said: “It is intended that Mrs Parker Bowles should use the title HRH The Princess Consort when The Prince of Wales accedes to The Throne.” That was a very clear signal that Camilla would not use the title of Queen. Her office at Clarence House distanced itself from that statement in the intervening years, however, saying it was a matter for the reigning monarch.

Then, in February 2022, the Queen expressed her desire for her daughter-in-law to be known as Queen Consort when Charles became King in a message marking the start of her platinum jubilee year – a statement that appeared to resolve the issue for good.

The Queen’s wishes were welcomed by the couple themselves. That same weekend, a statement released by a spokesperson said they had been “touched and honoured by Her Majesty’s words.”

Where will the couple live? Well, traditionally the new monarch would move into Buckingham Palace but in 2011, the BBC reported that Charles was considering moving his entire court to Windsor and turning Buckingham Palace into an events center. That would be a dramatic and controversial shift but might also assert King Charles III as the new boss.

William and Catherine

William and Catherine are pictured with their children, George, Charlotte and Louis, and the Queen, Charles and Camilla at Buckingham Palace during platinum jubilee celebrations on June 5, 2022. Toby Hancock/CNN

Up until now, Charles has been responsible for covering the costs of his heir, Prince William.

William has now inherited his father’s titles of The Duke of Cornwall, which comes with an estate which last year delivered an income of £23 million ($26 million). That money now goes straight to William and he becomes independently wealthy.

His new title is HRH The Duke of Cornwall and Cambridge and tradition dictates that, as first in line to the throne, he also becomes Prince of Wales. And Catherine becomes Her Royal Highness, The Princess of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall and Cambridge.

William and Catherine will be able to solidify their own independent court, which is currently based at Kensington Palace in west London, in an apartment that was refurbished shortly after their marriage. It seems unlikely that William would want to move, so the King’s former residences, including Clarence House and Birkhall in the Scottish Highlands, will likely remain vacant until Charles offers them to other members of the family, or finds an alternative use. The family resides at Adelaide Cottage in Windsor during school term time.

Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis will follow their parents’ titling. They are now Their Royal Highnesses Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis of Cornwall and Cambridge. Colloquially they are likely to be known as George, Charlotte and Louis Wales.

Harry and Meghan

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry react as they attend the annual One Young World Summit in Manchester, north-west England on September 5, 2022. Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images

It’s unlikely that Charles’ second son, Harry, will be offered a royal office unless he and wife Meghan return to their royal duties, and the King would also need to confirm that they can continue to use Frogmore Cottage on the Windsor estate, which is part of the royal estate. They currently live with son Archie and daughter Lilibet in California but were allowed to continue using Frogmore as their official residence during the Queen’s reign.

When Harry and Meghan announced in early 2020 that they were stepping back from royal duties, they said they would “work to become financially independent.” The terms of the split stipulated that while the pair would always remain part of the family, they would no longer use their HRH titles.

As grandchildren of the monarch, Archie now automatically becomes Prince Archie of Sussex while Lilibet will be Princess Lilibet of Sussex. Whether they use those titles will only become known the first time their parents refer to them publicly.

Prince Andrew and other family members

King Charles III also becomes responsible for distributing roles, responsibilities and resources to other members of the royal family.

Charles has never been close to his brother Andrew, who stepped back from royal duties over his links to the late disgraced financier, Jeffrey Epstein. In January 2022 he was stripped of his HRH title, as well as others associated with the military and charity roles. That raises the question of whether the new King continues to allow Andrew to use his Buckingham Palace apartment and offers financial support.

Then there are his other siblings, Princess Anne and Prince Edward, and more distant relatives such as the Gloucesters and Kents who retain royal residences at Kensington.

Princess Anne attends a service at St Giles' Cathedral on June 30, 2022 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Charles will need to decide how much family support he needs to carry out his duties and who he wants to offer it. Then he can reveal what support he offers in return. Many of these decisions would already have been taken and the first telling signs of where his loyalties lie will be seen in who gets to keep which residences and especially who gets an upgrade.

Anne and Edward, and his wife Sophie, The Countess of Wessex, are expected to continue with their public duties following decades of dedicated service but the new King needs to balance that against pressure for a slimmed down monarchy in austere times.

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King Charles gives Prince Edward their dad's title: Duke of Edinburgh

King Charles III is giving his youngest brother a birthday gift that can't be wrapped with a bow: a new royal title.

Buckingham Palace announced Friday that the king gave Prince Edward, formerly known as the Earl of Wessex, the title of Duke of Edinburgh to honor the prince's birthday. The title was created in 1947 for their father, Prince Philip, who died in April 2021.

One of Philip’s legacies is the Duke of Edinburgh awards, a popular youth activities program set up in 1956.

"The new Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh are proud to continue Prince Philip’s legacy of promoting opportunities for young people of all backgrounds to reach their full potential," Buckingham Palace said.

Here's what to know about Prince Edward, Queen Elizabeth's youngest son, and his new title.

The king's coronation:King Charles III's coronation oil has special connection to late mother Queen Elizabeth II

Who is Prince Edward?

Prince Edward is the youngest child of Queen Elizabeth II, who died in September, and Prince Philip. He was born March 10,1964.

Before becoming a full-time working royal, Prince Edward spent a brief time in the Marines before resigning and also spent time in the 90s working in television production.

He married his wife, Countess Sophie in 1999 and together they have two children: Lady Louise Windsor, 19, and son James, 15, who now holds the title Earl of Wessex.

Why is Prince Edward the Duke of Edinburgh?

King Charles III donned his brother with the Duke of Edinburgh title on Edward's 59th birthday.

It's not the first time he was given titles on special days. On his wedding day in June 1999, he was given the Earl of Wessex title. In 2019, Queen Elizabeth gave him a second title, Earl of Forfar, for his 55th birthday.

Before becoming queen, Elizabeth II, held the title of Duchess of Edinburgh giving Prince Philip the title upon marriage. Prince Philip held the title until his death in 2021 at the age of 99. It had been Philip’s wish that Edward should get the dukedom after he and the queen had both died.

Upon Prince Edward's new Dukedom, his wife Sophia will now be the Duchess of Edinburgh.

More title changes, including Prince Harry and Meghan's children

Prince Edward's new title comes a day after Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan's children officially got royal titles on the palace's website.

The royal line of succession updated the names of The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's children to Prince Archie of Sussex and Princess Lilibet of Sussex on Thursday. Previously, the website had the 4-year-old and 21-month-old's names, respectively, as Master Archie Mountbatten-Windsor and Miss Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor.

The news arrived when Princess Lilibet's christening was announced in a statement from Harry and Meghan, marking the first time the couple has publicly called their daughter a princess.

That's prince and princess to you:Harry and Meghan's kids get new titles, palace website says

Contributing: Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY; The Associated Press

The British royal family line of succession explained | CNN

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Charles has become Britain’s new King following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, at the age of 96.

The Queen became the sixth female to ascend to the British throne in February 1952, after the death of her father, King George VI. She was the longest-reigning monarch in British history, serving for more than 70 years.

Charles, the Queen’s eldest son, immediately ascended to the throne as King, putting his elder son, William, first in line for the throne.

Here’s what we know about the British royal family’s line of succession.

King Charles III

Charles, the Prince of Wales, poses for an official portrait in November 2008. He became King after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. Hugo Burnand/Anwar Hussein Collection/WireImage/Getty Images Charles was born at Buckingham Palace in London on November 14, 1948. His mother was Princess Elizabeth at the time. Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Princess Elizabeth and her husband, Prince Philip, sit on a lawn with their children Prince Charles and Princess Anne in August 1951. Eddie Worth/AP Charles attends his mother's coronation in 1953 with his grandmother, left, and his aunt Margaret. Hulton Deutsch/Corbis Historical/Getty Images Charles, right, shakes hands with Sir Gerald Creasy, the governor of Malta, as he and the rest of the royal family visit Malta in May 1954. Paul Popper/Getty Images Charles rides with his mother and grandmother as they travel to Westminster Abbey for the wedding of Princess Margaret in May 1960. Keystone-France//Getty Images Charles prepares for takeoff during a flying lesson in 1968. In 1971, he earned his wings as a jet pilot and joined the Royal Navy. Hulton Archive/Getty Images Queen Elizabeth II presents Charles to the people of Wales after his investiture as the Prince of Wales in July 1969. Popperfoto/Getty Images Charles walks at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he earned a bachelor's degree in 1970. He was the first royal heir to earn a university degree. Hulton Deutsch/Getty Images Charles, left, rides go-carts with his brother Prince Edward and his sister, Princess Anne, circa 1969. Keystone-France\Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images Charles meets US President Richard Nixon during a private visit to Washington in July 1970. Popperfoto/Getty Images Charles attends a conference with his father in November 1970. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images Charles goes on a safari in Kenya in February 1971. William Lovelace/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Charles prepares to fire a bazooka while visiting military barracks in West Berlin in October 1972. Popperfoto/Getty Images Charles fishes with a wooden spear circa 1975. Serge Lemoine/Hulton Royals Collection/Getty Images Charles poses for sculptor David McFall in December 1975. Keystone-France/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images Charles smokes a peace pipe during a visit to Canada in July 1977. Anwar Hussein/Getty Images Charles rides a horse during an equestrian event in Cirencester, England, in April 1978. Tim Graham/Getty Images Charles, as colonel-in-chief, visits the Cheshire Regiment in Canterbury, England, in November 1978. He served in the Royal Navy from 1971 to 1976, and in 2012 his mother appointed him honorary five-star ranks in the navy, army and air force. Tim Graham/Getty Images Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles are seen together circa 1979. They dated in the 70s and would eventually marry in 2005. It was the second marriage for both. Their first marriages ended in divorce. Tim Graham/Getty Images Charles poses outside the Taj Mahal in India in 1980. Anwar Hussein/WireImage/Getty Images Charles kisses his first wife, Lady Diana Spencer, on the balcony of Buckingham Palace in July 1981. Their wedding ceremony was televised. Bettmann Archive/Getty images Charles and Princess Diana leave a London hospital with their first child, William, in July 1982. Anwar Hussein/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Charles and Diana dance together at a formal event. Tim Graham/Corbis Historical/Getty Images Charles shares a playful pie in the face while visiting a community center in Manchester, England, in December 1983. David Levenson/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Charles walks with natives on a visit to Papua New Guinea in 1984. Anwar Hussein/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Charles and Diana sit together in Toronto during a royal tour in October 1991. A year later, they were separated. Charles' affair with Camilla Parker-Bowles became public in 1993. Tim Graham/Getty Images Charles, Diana and their two sons, William and Harry, gather for V-J Day commemorations in London in August 1995. The couple divorced one year later. Johnny Eggitt/AFP/Getty Images Charles visits a mosque in London in March 1996. Tim Graham/Getty Images South African President Nelson Mandela talks with Prince Charles in London in July 1996. David Thomson/AFP/Getty Images Charles poses with the Spice Girls in 1997. Tim Graham/Corbis Historical/Corbis/Getty Images Charles and his sons spend time together at the Balmoral Castle estate in Balmoral, Scotland, in August 1997. Tim Graham/Getty Images Charles, second from right, and Princess Diana's two sisters meet in Paris after Diana was killed in a car crash there in August 1997. She was 36 years old. Jayne Fincher/Getty Images Charles and his sons follow Diana's hearse in London in September 1997. Thomas Coex/AFP/Getty Images Charles stands beside his grandmother's coffin while it lies in state at Westminster Hall in London in April 2002. Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images Charles carries a specially painted football through the streets of Ashbourne, England, in March 2003. Tim Graham/Getty Images Charles watches a parachute regiment during a D-Day re-enactment in Ranville, France, in June 2004. Chris Ison/AFP/Getty Images Charles married Camilla Parker-Bowles in April 2005. Hugo Burnand/Pool/Getty Images Queen Elizabeth II presents Charles with the Royal Horticultural Society's Victoria Medal of Honor during a visit to the Chelsea Flower Show in London in May 2009. WPA Pool/Getty Images Charles and Camilla were on their way to a performance at the London Palladium when their car was attacked by angry student protesters in December 2010. The students were protesting a hike in tuition fees. Matt Dunham/AP Charles and Queen Elizabeth II were among those on the Buckingham Palace balcony after Prince William wed Kate Middleton in April 2011. James Devaney/FilmMagic/Getty Images Charles reads the weather while touring BBC Scotland's headquarters in May 2012. Andrew Milligan/AP Charles meets with US President Barack Obama in the White House Oval Office in March 2015. Chris Radburn-Pool/Getty Images Charles and Camilla react as Zephyr, the bald-eagle mascot of the Army Air Corps, flaps his wings at the Sandringham Flower Show in July 2015. Chris Jackson/Getty Images Members of the royal family pose for a photo at Buckingham Palace in December 2016. From left are Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall; Prince Charles; Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Philip; Prince William; and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. Dominic Lipinski/WPA Pool/Getty Images Charles visits the Italian town of Amatrice in April 2017, after an earthquake had hit. Alessandro Bianchi/AFP/Getty Images Charles and Camilla ride on a raft while visiting the island of Borneo in November 2017. Mohd Rasfana/AFP/Getty Images Charles leads three cheers for his mother as the Queen celebrated her 92nd birthday at a London concert in April 2018. Andrew Parsons/AFP/Getty Images From left, Prince Charles, Prince Andrew, Duchess Camilla and Queen Elizabeth II watch a Royal Air Force flyover in July 2018. Chris Jackson/Getty Images Charles accompanies his future daughter-in-law, Meghan Markle, as she is married to Prince Harry in May 2018. Jonathan Brady/AP Charles lays a wreath at the Cenotaph in London to commemorate Remembrance Day in November 2018. It was also the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images Charles poses with family members for an official portrait to mark his 70th birthday. He's holding his grandson Prince George as Camilla sits next to his granddaughter, Princess Charlotte. In the back row, from left, are his grandson Prince Louis; his daughter-in-law Catherine; his son Prince William; his son Prince Harry; and his daughter-in-law Meghan. Chris Jackson/PoolAP Charles speaks at an event in London in March 2020. Later that month, it was announced that he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images In pictures: Britain's King Charles III Prev Next

Born: November 14, 1948

What to know: Charles was the longest serving British monarch-in-waiting; he was the heir apparent since the age of three.

President of The Prince’s Trust and the Royal Shakespeare Company, and president or patron of more than 400 charitable organizations, Charles was the first royal heir to earn a university degree.

More key relatives: Diana, Princess of Wales, to whom he was married from 1981 to 1996. They had two children together: Princes William and Harry.

Princess Diana remains a beloved figure more than 20 years after her untimely death. See more photos of the British icon and the legacy she left behind. Terence Donovan/Camera Press/Redux Diana, seen here on her first birthday, was born Diana Frances Spencer on July 1, 1961. She was born into a noble family in Sandringham, England. Her father, John, was Viscount Althorp before becoming the 8th Earl Spencer in 1975. Hulton Archive/Getty Images Diana circa 1965. Growing up, she attended private schools in England and Switzerland. Central Press/Hulton Royals Collection/Getty Images Diana poses with her brother, Charles, in 1968. She also had two sisters, Sarah and Jane. Anonymous/AP Diana, far right, is photographed with her father, John, and her three siblings circa 1970. Sarah is on the far left and Jane is next to Diana. When Diana was 7 years old, her parents divorced and her father was given custody of the children. Keystone/Hulton Royals Collection/Getty Images A teenage Diana receives a "kiss" from her pony, Scuffle, in 1974. A year later, she became Lady Diana after her grandfather died and her father became the 8th Earl Spencer. Hulton Archive/Getty Images After finishing school, Diana worked various jobs, including cook, nanny and kindergarten teacher. Here she is in 1980 with two children she looked after as a nanny. Hulton Archive/Getty Images Diana and Camilla Parker-Bowles visit the Ludlow racecourse in October 1980, where Prince Charles was competing as a jockey. Diana and Charles would be engaged just a few months later. Prince Charles admitted in 1994 to a relationship with Parker-Bowles while still married to Diana; Charles and Camilla wed in 2005. Express Newspapers/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Diana looks startled after stalling her new car outside her London apartment in November 1980. Tom Stoddart Archive/Premium Archive/Getty Images Diana is surrounded by photographers shortly before it was announced that she was engaged to Prince Charles. Ian Tyas/Hulton Royals Collection/Getty Images Diana and Charles pose at Buckingham Palace after the announcement of their engagement on February 24, 1981. Hulton Deutsch/Corbis Historical/Getty Images Diana and Charles arrive at Goldsmith Hall in London for a charity recital in March 1981. PA/AP The couple poses with Charles' mother, Queen Elizabeth II, in March 1981. Gamma-Keystone/Getty Images The royal wedding was held July 29, 1981, at St. Paul's Cathedral in London. It was estimated that more than 700 million people watched the ceremony on television. Princess Diana Archive/Hulton Royals Collection/Getty Images Charles and Diana kiss on the Buckingham Palace balcony after being married. Tim Graham/Getty Images During their honeymoon, Charles and Diana leave Gibraltar on the royal yacht Britannia. Tim Graham/Getty Images The couple spends part of their honeymoon in Scotland. Serge Lemoine/Hulton Royals Collection/Getty Images Charles and Diana attend the Grand National horse race in April 1982. Princess Diana Archive/Hulton Royals Collection/Getty Images In June 1982, Diana gave birth to her first child, William. Tim Graham/Getty Images Diana greets a child while visiting Wrexham, Wales, in November 1982. David Levenson/Corbis Historical/Getty Images Charles, William and Diana pose for a photo at Kensington Palace in February 1983. Tim Graham/Tim Graham Photo Library/Tim Graham/Getty Images Diana gave birth to a second son, Harry, in September 1984. David Levenson/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Charles kisses his wife after a polo match in Cirencester, England, in June 1985. Tim Graham/Getty Images Diana watches her boys play at the piano in Kensington Palace in October 1985. Tim Graham/Tim Graham Photo Library/Tim Graham/Getty Images Diana helps William with a puzzle in October 1985. Tim Graham/Getty Images Diana attends a polo match that her husband played in Palm Beach, Florida, in November 1985. Princess Diana Archive/Hulton Royals Collection/Getty Images Diana dances with actor John Travolta at the White House in November 1985. Dancing behind Travolta are US President Ronald Reagan and first lady Nancy Reagan. A few years ago, Diana's blue velvet dress -- nicknamed the "Travolta dress" -- was auctioned for 240,000 British pounds ($362,424 US). Anwar Hussein/WireImage/WireImage Diana holds up Harry in the garden of Highgrove House, a royal residence in Gloucestershire, England, in July 1986. Tim Graham/Getty Images William rides a miniature pony at Highgrove House. Tim Graham/Getty Images Prince Harry shows a bit of his personality on the Buckingham Palace balcony in June 1988. Steve Holland/AP Diana and her two boys walk outside the Wetherby School in London in April 1990. Princess Diana Archive/Hulton Royals Collection/Getty Images Diana and her sons go skiing in Lech, Austria, in April 1991. Tim Graham/Getty Images Diana and Charles sit together during a royal tour of Toronto in October 1991. Tim Graham/Getty Images Diana visits Egypt in May 1992. Tim Graham/Getty Images Charles and Diana attend a memorial service during a tour of South Korea in November 1992. A month later, it was announced that they had formally separated. PA/AP Diana and her sons visit Thorpe Park, a theme park in Surrey, England, in April 1993. Julian Parker/UK Press/Getty Images Diana arrives at the Serpentine Gallery in London in June 1994. Princess Diana Archive/Hulton Royals Collection/Getty Images A police officer holds back a photographer as Diana walks by in July 1996. It had just been announced that Diana and Charles had divorced. Martin Godwin/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Diana talks to amputees in Angola, where she traveled in January 1997 to bring attention to the anti-land mine campaign of the International Red Cross. Sitting on her lap is Sandra Thijica, a 13-year-old who lost her left leg to a land mine. JOAO SILVA/ASSOCIATED PRESS Diana wears protective gear as she visits minefields in Angola in January 1997. Antonio Cotrim/EPA/Redux Diana visits Cape Town, South Africa, and meets with South African President Nelson Mandela in March 1997. Premium Archive/Gallo Images/Getty Images Diana holds hands with Mother Teresa after they met in New York in June 1997. Anwar Hussein/Getty Images This photo, taken from surveillance video, shows Diana arriving at the Ritz Hotel in Paris on August 30, 1997. It is one of the last photos of her alive. Handout/PA Wire/PA Photos/AP Diana is seen in a Ritz Hotel elevator with her boyfriend, Dodi Fayed. After leaving the hotel, the couple was killed in a high-speed car crash in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel in Paris. PA Wire/PA Photos/AP Wreckage is lifted away after the car Diana was in crashed into a pillar on August 31, 1997. Fayed and driver Henri Paul died at the scene. Diana died at a Paris hospital a few hours later. A French investigation concluded that Paul was legally drunk at the time and responsible for the accident. In 2008, a British coroner's jury found that Diana and Fayed were unlawfully killed because of the actions of Paul and pursuing paparazzi. PIERRE BOUSSEL/AFP/Getty Images On the eve of Diana's funeral, the Queen and Prince Philip look at floral tributes left outside Buckingham Palace. More than 1 million bouquets of flowers were left at Kensington Palace, Buckingham Palace and St. James's Palace in the wake of Diana's death. Rex Features/Shutterstock Diana's coffin is carried into London's Westminster Cathedral in September 1997. Watching at the bottom, from left, is Prince Charles, Prince Harry, Charles Spencer, Prince William and Prince Philip. JOHN GAPS III/AP POOL/ASSOCIATED PRESS Princess Diana: Her life and legacy Prev Next

Diana died in 1997 following a car accident in Paris, along with boyfriend Dodi Fayed and driver Henri Paul.

In 2005, Charles married Camilla, the Queen Consort.

Prince William, Prince of Wales

As the first-born child to Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana, Prince William has never been far from the public eye. Richard Stonehouse/Getty Images Prince Charles and Princess Diana leave the hospital with newborn William on June 22, 1982. Tim Graham Photo Library/Getty Images Prince William is watched by his parents as he takes his first steps in public at Kensington Palace in 1983. Anwar Hussein/Getty Images William is accompanied by nanny Barbara Barnes as he leaves St. Mary's Hospital in London in 1984. He was visiting his mother and his newborn brother, Prince Harry. PA Images/Alamy Stock Photo From the balcony of Buckingham Palace, a young Prince William watches the Trooping of the Colour in 1985. He is joined by Lady Gabriella Windsor, left, and Lady Zara Phillips. PA Photos/Landov Prince William waves from a carriage en route to the wedding of his uncle Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson in 1986. Sahm Doherty/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images William attends his first day at Wetherby School in 1987. Tim Graham Photo Library/Getty Images Charles and his family visit Spain in 1988. Anwar Hussein/Getty Images William and Harry ride bicycles with their parents while on vacation in the Isles of Scilly in 1989. PA Images/Getty Images William shovels sand onto his mother while playing on a beach in 1990. Rob Taggart/Reuters/Alamy William and Harry wave from the deck of the Royal Yacht Britannia in 1991. Anwar Hussein/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Princess Diana and Prince William wait for Prince Harry after attending an Easter Sunday church service at Windsor Castle in 1992. Dylan Martinez/Reuters Prince William grimaces after riding Splash Mountain at Walt Disney World in Florida in 1993. He was with friends of the royal family on a three-day vacation. Bob Pearson/AFP/Getty Images Prince William accompanies his mother to a tennis match at Wimbledon in 1994. Adam Butler/PA Images/Getty Images Queen Elizabeth II, Prince William and Prince Charles attend a service commemorating V-J Day outside Buckingham Palace in 1995. Andrew Winning/AFP/Getty Images Prince Charles and Prince Harry, at left, stand for anthems as Prince William, right, looks around during the Five Nations rugby championship in 1996. Ben Radford/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Prince William and his brother bow their heads after their mother's funeral at Westminster Abbey in 1997. Princess Diana died in a car crash in Paris. William was 15 at the time, and Harry was 12. Adam Butler/AFP/Getty Images Prince William receives flowers from an adoring crowd in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1998. He was on a weeklong vacation with his father and brother, though they also made time for official engagements. Kim Stalknecht/AFP/Getty Images Britain's Queen Mother joins Prince Charles and his sons during an occasion marking her 99th birthday in 1999. Ken Goff/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images Prince William hammers a log while helping construct walkways in a remote village in Chile in 2000. Toby Melville/AFP/Getty Images William, left, and Harry take part in an exhibition polo match in Gloucestershire, England, in 2001. Anthony Harvey/Getty Images Members of the royal family stand vigil besides the Queen Mother's coffin in 2002. Prince William, right, stands alongside Prince Harry, Princess Anne and Sophie of Wessex. Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images A London office worker licks a first-class stamp that was issued to mark Prince William's 21st birthday in 2003. Commemorative coins were also minted for the occasion. Odd Andersen/AFP/Getty Images Prince William makes his water polo debut for the Scottish national universities squad during the annual Celtic Nations tournament in April 2004. William was attending the University of St. Andrews. Barry Batchel/AFP/Getty Images Prince William celebrates his 30th birthday in June 2004. AFP/Getty Images William graduates from St. Andrews University in 2005. He earned a degree in geography. Bruno Vincent/Getty Images Queen Elizabeth II glances up at William, right, as she inspects the parade at the Royal Military Academy in 2006. William graduated as an Army officer and later went on to receive his Royal Air Force pilot's wings. Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images Prince William and Prince Harry speak on stage with Elton John, far left, during a concert they put on to celebrate Princess Diana in 2007. The event fell on what would have been their mother's 46th birthday. Getty Images Prince William sports a beard for the first time in public at a Christmas Day church service in 2008. He was clean-shaven by early January. Chris Jackson/Getty Images Prince William walks with a group of homeless people during a 2009 hike with Centrepoint, the United Kingdom's largest youth charity for the homeless. William became the patron of the organization in 2005. ohn Giles/WPA Pool/Getty Images During an official overseas visit in 2010, Prince William is welcomed to Sydney with a traditional smoke ceremony. Eddie Mulholland/Pool/Getty Images Prince William kisses his wife, Catherine, on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after their wedding on April 29, 2011. The two met while attending the University of St. Andrews. Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images William and Catherine meet with US President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama while the Obamas visited Buckingham Palace in May 2011. Charles Dharapak/Pool/AP William throws a foam javelin during a visit to Nottingham, England, in 2012. He and his wife were in the city as part of Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee tour, marking the 60th anniversary of her accession to the throne. Phil Noble/AFP/Getty Images William and Catherine depart St. Mary's Hospital in London with their newborn son, George, in July 2013. Scott Heavey/Getty Images William and Catherine sit in front of the Taj Mahal while on a royal tour of India in April 2016. Ian Vogler/Pool/Getty Images Prince William and Prince Harry try out "Star Wars" lightsabers during a tour of the movie sets in Iver Heath, England, in April 2016. Adrian Dennis/WPA Pool/Getty Images William and Catherine join from left, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall; Prince Charles; Queen Elizabeth II; and Prince Philip at a Buckingham Palace reception in December 2016. Dominic Lipinski/WPA Pool/Getty Images William and Harry are joined by Peter Phillips, left, during a ceremonial procession at the funeral of Prince Philip in April 2021. Alastair Grant/Pool/AP William and Harry unveil a statue they commissioned of their mother on what would have been her 60th birthday in July 2021. Dominic Lipinski/WPA Pool/Getty Images Prince William sits by the Imperial State Crown during the opening of Parliament in May 2022. Ben Stansall/Pool/AFP/Getty Images William and Catherine stand with their children -- from left, Louis, Charlotte and George -- on the balcony of Buckingham Palace following the Trooping the Colour parade in June 2022. Daniel Leal/AFP/Getty Images This photo of Prince William and his children in Jordan was released by Kensington Palace in June 2022. Kensington Palace/Getty Images William is seen driving Prince Andrew, Prince Edward and Sophie, Countess of Wessex, as they arrive at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on the day Queen Elizabeth II died in September 2022. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images The heir apparent: Britain's Prince William Prev Next

Born: June 21, 1982

What to know: William, Prince of Wales is first in line to the throne. He has achieved the highest educational degree – Master of Arts – of any member of the royal family. He served in the military from 2006 to 2013, participating in more than 150 helicopter search and rescue operations.

More key relatives: Catherine, Princess of Wales, whom he married in 2011. The couple have three children together: Prince George, 9; Princess Charlotte, 7; and Prince Louis, 4.

Britain's Prince William and his wife, Catherine, walk with their three children -- from left, George, Charlotte and Louis -- in Norfolk, England. The photo was featured on the family Christmas card in December 2022. Matt Porteous/WPA Pool/Shutterstock Prince Louis is pushed in a wheelbarrow by his mother in Windsor, England, in April 2023. The photo was released by Kensington Palace to mark Louis' fifth birthday. Millie Pilkington/The Prince and Princess of Wales/AP William and Catherine meet a boy dressed as a royal guard while visiting Boston in December 2022. The royal couple was in Boston to attend the Earthshot Prize Awards that William founded two years prior. Samir Hussein/WireImage/Getty Images William and Catherine walk with Prince George and Princess Charlotte at the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022. WPA Pool/Getty Images Europe/Getty Images William and Catherine arrive with George, Louis and Charlotte at a school in Bracknell, England, in September 2022. Jonathan Brady/Pool/Getty Images Prince Louis holds his hands over his ears as jets roar over Buckingham Palace during the Trooping the Colour parade in London in June 2022. From left are Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall; Prince Charles; Queen Elizabeth II; Louis; Catherine; Charlotte; George; and William. Chris Jackson/Getty Images This photo of Prince William and his children in Jordan was released by Kensington Palace to celebrate Father's Day in June 2022. Handout/Kensington Palace/Getty Images William and Catherine play drums while visiting the Trench Town Culture Yard Museum in Kingston, Jamaica, in March 2022. They were on a royal tour of the Caribbean. Chris Jackson/Getty Images This image provided by Kensington Palace made the family's Christmas card in 2020. Matt Porteous/The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge/Kensington Palace/Getty Images William and Catherine visit an air squadron in London in April 2021. During the visit, the squadron paid tribute to William's late grandfather, Prince Philip , who served as Air Commodore-in-Chief of the Air Training Corps for 63 years. Ian Vogler/WPA Pool/Getty Images William and Catherine attend the funeral service of Prince Philip in April 2021. Yui Mok/WPA Pool/Getty Images William and Catherine visit Westminster Abbey, where a Covid-19 vaccination center had been set up in London in March 2021. Aaron Chown/WPA Pool/Getty Images William, Catherine and their children arrive for a pantomime performance at the London Palladium Theatre in December 2020. They were there to thank key workers and their families for their efforts throughout the pandemic. Aaron Chown/Pool/AFP/Getty Images William watches Catherine pour a tray of bagel dough into a container during a visit to a London bakery in September 2020. Justin Tallis/Pool/AFP/Getty Images The royal family meets with naturalist David Attenborough at Kensington Palace in September 2020. This was after a private screening of Attenborough's latest environmental documentary, "A Life On Our Planet," which focuses on the harm that has been done to the natural world in recent decades. Twitter/KensingtonRoyal Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, follow William and Catherine after attending the annual Commonwealth Service in London in March 2020. Phil Harris/Pool/AFP/Getty Images William and Catherine visit a settlement of the Kalash people in Chitral, Pakistan, in October 2019. Samir Hussein/Pool/Getty Images William and Catherine escort Princess Charlotte -- accompanied by her brother, Prince George -- as Charlotte arrives for her first day of school in September 2019. Aaron Chown/Pool/AFP/Getty Images The family is photographed during Trooping the Colour, the Queen's annual birthday parade, in June 2019. Chris Jackson/Getty Images Catherine shows William and Queen Elizabeth II around the "Back to Nature Garden" that she helped designed as they visit the Chelsea Flower Show in London in May 2019. Geoff Pugh/AFP/Getty Images Prince William kisses his son Louis as they pose for a photo in Norfolk that was taken by Catherine in 2019. The Duchess of Cambridge/Kensington Palace/Getty Images From left, William, Catherine, Meghan and Harry arrive for a Christmas Day church service in 2018. Stephen Pond/Getty Images Catherine holds Prince Louis after arriving for his christening service in London in July 2018. Dominic Lipinski/Pool/AFP/Getty Images Catherine holds their newborn baby son Louis outside a London hospital on April 23, 2018. Tim Ireland/AP Prince William holds the hands of George and Charlotte as they visit the hospital to meet their new brother. DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty Images Harry, Meghan, Catherine and William attend the Royal Foundation Forum in London in February 2018. Chris Jackson/Getty Images William and Catherine attend the BAFTA Awards in London in February 2018. Chris Jackson/WPA Pool/Getty Images Catherine is escorted to dinner by Norwegian King Harald V during a visit to Norway in February 2018. William is escorted by Norway's Queen Sonja. Chris Jackson/Getty Images This image of William, Catherine, George and Charlotte was used for the family's 2017 Christmas card. Chris Jackson/Kensington Palace/Getty Images Paddington Bear dances with Catherine during a charity event in London in October 2017. Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images The royal family arrives at the airport in Berlin for a three-day visit in Germany in July 2017. Steffi Loos/AFP/Getty Images This photo of Charlotte was taken in April 2017 by her mother. HRH The Duchess of Cambridge via Getty Images Charlotte is held by her mother as her family ends an eight-day tour of Canada in October 2016. At left is her brother George and her father. Mark Large/Getty Images William and Catherine released new photos of Prince George to mark his third birthday in July 2016. Here he plays with the family's pet dog, Lupo. Matt Porteous/Kensington Palace Members of the royal family gather on a balcony in June 2016 during celebrations marking the 90th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II. Catherine is holding Charlotte. Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images Kensington Palace released four photos of Princess Charlotte ahead of her first birthday in May 2016. Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge/AP US President Barack Obama talks with Prince William as Catherine plays with Prince George in April 2016. The President and first lady Michelle Obama were visiting Kensington Palace. Pete Souza/Kensington Palace/Ap Prince George gets a boost from some foam blocks for a special family photo in April 2016. The portrait, featuring the four generations of the House of Windsor, was commissioned by the Royal Mail and would be featured on a series of stamps to commemorate the Queen's 90th birthday. Ranald Mackechnie/Royal Mail via AP William and Catherine pose with their children during a trip to the French Alps in March 2016. John Stillwell/Pool via AP The family poses for a Christmas photo in December 2015. Chris Jelf/PA/PA Princess Charlotte plays with a stuffed dog in this photo taken by her mother in November 2015. HRH DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE/Getty Images William and Catherine pose with their children at Charlotte's christening in July 2015. Mario Testino/Art Partner/Getty Images Princess Charlotte is seen with her big brother for the first time in this photo released by Kensington Palace in June 2015. HRH The Duchess of Cambridge William and Catherine present their newborn daughter as they leave a London hospital in May 2015. LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images The royal family celebrates Prince George's first birthday with a trip to the Natural History Museum in July 2014. John Stillwell/AFP/Getty Images The royal family waves to a crowd before boarding a plane in Wellington, New Zealand, in April 2014. They went on a three-week tour of Australia and New Zealand. Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images The royal couple attends the Tusk Conservation Awards at the Royal Society in London in September 2013. Danny E. Martindale/Getty Images William and Catherine start an ultra-marathon in Holyhead, Wales, in August 2013. It was Catherine's first public appearance since the birth of Prince George. Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images The couple are pictured with their newborn boy, Prince George, in 2013. The new parents released two family photographs taken by Michael Middleton, Catherine's father. MICHAEL MIDDLETON via AFP/Getty Images William, Catherine and their newborn son depart St. Mary's Hospital in London in July 2013. John Stillwell/WPA-Pool/Getty Images In April 2013, Harry, Catherine and William visit the set used to depict Diagon Alley in the "Harry Potter" films. Paul Rogers - WPA Pool/Getty Imagesa William and Catherine attend a St. Patrick's Day parade as they visit Aldershot, England, in March 2013. Toby Melville - WPA Pool/Getty Images In September 2012, the couple drank coconut milk from a tree that Queen Elizabeth II planted decades ago in the South Pacific nation of Tuvalu. Arthur Edwards - Pool/Getty Images Catherine and William celebrate during cycling events at the Olympic Games in London in August 2012. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images Queen Elizabeth II, William and Catherine stand on the balcony of Buckingham Palace during the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations in June 2012. Stefan Wermuth - WPA Pool/Getty Images As part of their charity work, the couple attended a "healthy living cookery session" in London in December 2011. Ben Stansall-WPA Pool/Getty Images The newly married royal couple watches a rodeo demonstration at a government reception in Calgary, Alberta, in July 2011. Chris Jackson/Getty Images Catherine shovels soil during a tree-planting ceremony in Ottawa in July 2011. Lionel Hahn - Pool/Getty Images William and Catherine attend a Snowbirds air show during Canada Day celebrations in July 2011. Chris Jackson/Getty Images The Obamas meet with the royal couple at Buckingham Palace in May 2011. Charles Dharapak - WPA Pool/Getty Images The newlyweds walk hand in hand from Buckingham Palace the day after their wedding in April 2011. John Stillwell - WPA Pool/Getty Images After their wedding on April 29, 2011, the couple drove from Buckingham Palace to Clarence House in a vintage Aston Martin. Chris Radburn - WPA Pool/Getty Images William and Catherine kiss on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after their wedding ceremony in London. John Stillwell-WPA Pool/Getty Images The pair returned to their alma mater in St. Andrews, Scotland, in February 2011. They launched a fundraising campaign for a new scholarship. Andrew Milligan -WPA Pool/Getty Image The couple poses for photographers to mark their engagement in November 2010. Catherine received the engagement ring that belonged to William's late mother, Diana. BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images The couple cheers on the English rugby team during the Six Nations Championship match in London in February 2007. Richard Heathcote/Getty Images The couple takes a photo after graduating from the University of St. Andrews in June 2005. They met at school and even shared a house with others while students. Middleton Family/Clarence House/Getty Will and Kate's royal family Prev Next

The family live in Adelaide Cottage, a four-bedroom property on the grounds of Windsor Castle, Berkshire, about 25 miles from London. Their London residence, Kensington Palace, will remain the family’s principal residence, however, a royal source told CNN in August.

Prince George

Prince George attends the memorial service for the Duke Of Edinburgh at Westminster Abbey on March 29, 2022. Patrick van Katwijk/Getty Images

Born: July 22, 2013

What to know: If all goes as planned and he becomes King after the reigns of his grandfather Prince Charles and his father Prince William, George – now second in line – will be the 43rd monarch since William the Conqueror.

But for now, he’s still brushing up on his education: George currently attends Lambrook School near Windsor along with his younger sister, Princess Charlotte and his younger brother, Prince Louis.

Princess Charlotte

Princess Charlotte, in a photo taken by her mother, appears before her seventh birthday on May 2, 2022. The Duchess of Cambridge/Handout/Getty Images

Born: May 2, 2015

What to know: Third in line to the throne, Princess Charlotte was born into a more equitable era: In 2011, the British monarchy abolished a rule that gave preference to male heirs over their sisters in the line of succession.

Prince Louis

Prince Louis ahead of his fourth birthday on April 23, 2022. The photograph was taken earlier in April in Norfolk by his mother. The Duchess of Cambridge/Getty Images

Born: April 23, 2018

What to know: Prince Louis, fourth in line to the throne, arrived during a busy season for the royal family; he was born just weeks before the 2018 wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

As is tradition, a golden easel bearing a framed notice announcing the birth was placed on display in front of Buckingham Palace that afternoon. The practice of posting a bulletin on the occasion of a royal birth goes back to at least 1837, when Buckingham Palace became the British monarch’s official residence.

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex

"Every picture has a back story," says Jackson. This one was shot in Nepal in 2016. "We were spending a night in a village up in the foothills and watching the sunrise. That was an amazing moment for me, and I'm sure it was for Prince Harry as well... A lot of the pictures are quite energetic and that's great, but this is more of a rarity and quite pensive." Leorani, Nepal, March 2016. Chris Jackson/Getty Images Meghan first appeared alongside Harry at the Invictus Games in Canada in September last year. "No one knew that was going to happen," Jackson says. "It was a nice surprise for everyone." Toronto, Canada, September 2017. Chris Jackson/Getty Images "Things happen quite quickly with Harry," says Jackson. After presenting a Norwegian wheelchair rugby player with a gold medal at last year's Invictus Games, Harry spontaneously kissed him on the head. "That was a great moment -- and it makes a great picture," says Jackson. Toronto, Canada, September 2017. Chris Jackson/Getty Images "I always love going on a Prince Harry tour," says Jackson. "There are elements of formality as well as more relaxed moments." Surama, Guyana, December 2016. Chris Jackson/Getty Images Harry meets medical alert dog Jasmine as he visits venues ahead of the opening of the 2016 Invictus Games. Orlando, US, May 2016. Chris Jackson/Getty Images Harry posed with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a trip to Toronto in 2016. "Formality and ceremony are very much part of your job as a royal. It's not always relaxed," says Jackson. "(Harry) seems to have a strong bond with Trudeau. It was nice to photograph these two together." Toronto, Canada, May 2016. Chris Jackson/Getty Images Harry (back right) watches the annual "Trooping the Colour" parade with other members of the royal family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. "That's one of few times we see the whole royal family out on the balcony," says Jackson. "It's great to capture these relaxed moments." London, UK, June 2015. Chris Jackson/Getty Images Harry performs a "hongi" (traditional Maori greeting) while on a trip to New Zealand. Wanganui, New Zealand, May 2015. Chris Jackson/Getty Images Harry plays touch rugby with schoolchildren during a trip to New Zealand. Palmerston North, New Zealand, May 2015. Chris Jackson/Getty Images Harry "connects with (kids) in a very unique way," says Jackson. "He gets stuck in with whatever they're doing." On this occasion, the prince was visiting the Thuso Centre in Lesotho for children living with multiple disabilities. Butha-Buthe, Lesotho, December 2014. Chris Jackson/Getty Images Harry was visiting Oman in 2014 when Jackson took this picture. "The chap was showing him a sword dance and offered him a sword and shield," he says. "He's got a real sense of humor and he's not just going to stand there. It makes a great picture and makes my job a lot easier." Muscat, Oman, November 2014. Chris Jackson/Getty Images Harry and his older brother William share a joke with their father Charles during the Invictus Games in 2014. London, UK, September 2014. Chris Jackson/Getty Images Alongside the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Harry watches for the riders at the finish of the first stage of the 2014 Tour de France. The three young royals "seem to get on very well," says Jackson. Harrogate, UK, July 2014. Chris Jackson/Getty Images There's a "huge amount of respect" between Harry and his older brother William, says Jackson. "From what I've seen, they work very closely." Cirencester, UK, July 2013. Chris Jackson/Getty Images During a visit to Jamaica, Prince Harry challenged world-class sprinter Usain Bolt to a race. "I remember it so clearly," says Jackson. "Prince Harry sprinted off leaving Bolt trailing in his wake. That caught me by surprise... That's the kind of thing that happens with Harry. You've got to learn to always be ready." Kingston, Jamaica, March 2012. Chris Jackson/Getty Images Harry has been a keen polo player for many years. This shot, one of Jackson's earliest as royal photographer for Getty Images, was taken during a match against Virginia State polo in 2005. Cirencester, UK, July 2005. Chris Jackson/Getty Images Prince Harry through the lens of Getty royal photographer Chris Jackson Prev Next

Born: September 15, 1984

What to know: Fifth in line to the throne, Prince Harry also trained in the military. In 2008, the British Ministry of Defense announced that Harry had secretly been serving in Afghanistan with his Army unit on a four-month mission since December 2007.

He was quickly withdrawn for security reasons, but later returned as an Apache helicopter pilot in 2012. In 2015, after nearly a decade of service, he announced he was leaving the armed forces.

The Duke of Sussex is also the founder of the Invictus Games, an international sporting competition for injured servicemen and women. The first games were held in London in 2014.

More key relatives: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, whom he married in 2018. The couple welcomed their first child, son Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, in May 2019. Their daughter, Lilibet “Lili” Diana Mountbatten-Windsor was born in June 2021.

Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor

In early 2020, the pair announced that they were stepping back from their roles as senior members of the British royal family. They now live in the US.

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex tend to Archie Mountbatten-Windsoron September 25, 2019 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by Toby Melville - Pool/Getty Images) Toby Melville/Pool/Getty Images

Born: May 6, 2019

What to know: In a significant milestone across the Commonwealth and within British society, baby Archie made history by becoming the first biracial British child in the royal family.

When he was born – at which point he became seventh in line – he didn’t immediately qualify for the title of prince, and Buckingham Palace told CNN at the time that his parents, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, had chosen not to use any title at all for their son.

Now that Charles has become King, Prince Harry’s son – who is now sixth in line – will be eligible to become His Royal Highness Prince Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor.

Lilibet ‘Lili’ Diana Mountbatten-Windsor

Born: June 4, 2021

What to know: Lilibet “Lili” Diana Mountbatten-Windsor was born in Santa Barbara, California, in June 2021 following the decision of her parents, Harry and Meghan, to step back from royal life in the UK and move to the US.

Her unusual name is a tribute to her great-grandmother, the Queen – Lilibet was her childhood nickname. Baby Lili’s middle name, Diana, “was chosen to honor her beloved late grandmother, The Princess of Wales,” the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced in a statement.

Seventh in line to the throne, the Queen’s 11th great-grandchild is the most senior royal in the line of succession to have been born overseas.

Prince Andrew, Duke of York

Prince Andrew is seen in August 2017. Julian Finney/British Athletics/Getty Images Prince Andrew was born February 19, 1960, as the second son to Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. -/AFP via Getty Images Prince Andrew sits on his father's lap during a holiday in Scotland in September 1960. At left is his sister, Princess Anne. At right, next to the Queen, is his brother Prince Charles. Associated Press The royal family poses for photos in 1968. Prince Andrew is at bottom right. He is joined by his parents and his three siblings, including his younger brother, Prince Edward. Associated Press The Queen looks at a photo album with Andrew, left, and Edward in 1971. Hulton Archive/Getty Images From left, Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Andrew attend an equestrian event in 1972. Dieter Klar/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images Prince Andrew is photographed on his 18th birthday in 1978. Associated Press Prince Andrew receives a Green Beret award at an event in 1980. He served in the British Royal Navy for 22 years and was a helicopter pilot during the Falklands War. Associated Press Prince Andrew is second from right in this photo taken at the 1981 wedding of his brother Prince Charles. BIPNA/Associated Press Prince Andrew poses next to a helicopter in 1982. Keystone/Hulton Royals Collection/Getty Images Girls line up to give flowers to Prince Andrew as he arrives in Portsmouth, England, for an event in 1983. Press Association/AP The prince is face to face with a cow during a royal tour of Canada in 1985. James Gray/Daily Mail/Shutterstock In July 1986, Prince Andrew married Sarah Ferguson. They were the ultimate "It" couple of the late 1980s. Their wedding drew a TV audience of hundreds of millions. Tim Graham Photo Library/Getty Images Prince Andrew and his wife, Sarah, visit Canada in 1987. Ferguson, a commoner, was said to bring a breath of fresh air to the royal family. John Shelley Collection/Avalon/Hulton Royals Collection/Getty Images The Duke and Duchess of York pose during their Canadian holiday in 1987. Tim Graham Photo Library/Getty Images The couple holds their first child, Beatrice, in 1988. They had two children together before their high-profile divorce in 1996. Associated Press Prince Andrew holds hands with his two daughters, Beatrice and Eugenie, after arriving for a dinner in London in 1997. Dave Caulkin/Associated Press The prince lines up a putt during a celebrity golf tournament in 1998. Tim Ockenden/PA Images/Getty Images Prince Andrew attends a party with girlfriend Aurelia Cecil in 1999. Richard Young/Shutterstock Prince Andrew poses with Donald Trump and Trump's future wife, Melania, at the Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, in 2000. Davidoff Studios Photography/Archive Photos/Getty Images The prince attends a Formula 1 party in London in 2000. Richard Young/Shutterstock Prince Andrew visits the Royal Hospital School in Holbrook, England, in 2006. Mark Cuthbert/UK Press/Getty Images Prince Andrew, back left, poses with his parents and his siblings for a family photo in 2007. Anwar Hussein Collection/ROTA/Getty Images Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein walk through New York's Central Park in 2011. The Sun/MEGA The prince was installed as chancellor of the University of Huddersfield in 2015. Lynne Cameron/PA Wire/Press Association Images/AP Prince Andrew and his parents watch horse racing in Epsom, England, in 2016. Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images Princess Eugenie is accompanied by her father during her wedding in 2018. Yui Mok/AFP/Getty Images Prince Andrew talks with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson at the annual Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance, which took place in London in November 2019. Chris Jackson/AP In pictures: Britain's Prince Andrew Prev Next

Born: February 19, 1960

What to know: Prince Andrew is the third of the Queen’s four children, and eighth in line to the British throne. He served in the British Royal Navy for 22 years and was a helicopter pilot during the Falklands War.

In 2019, the prince announced that he was going to step back from public duties after a controversial interview in which he denied allegations that he had sex with an underaged woman who said she had been trafficked by sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Andrew, who has been under intense scrutiny for his decades-long friendship with Epstein, said in a statement announcing his decision that the association became “a major disruption to my family’s work and the valuable work going on in the many organizations and charities that I am proud to support.”

While he’s still a prince, Andrew no longer has an official role.

More key relatives: Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, whom Andrew married in 1986.

Sarah and Andrew had two children together – Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie – before a high-profile divorce in 1996.

Princess Beatrice

Princess Beatrice arrives for the wedding of Princess Eugenie on October 12, 2018. (Steve Parsons/Pool via Reuters) Steve Parsons/Pool via Reuters

Born: August 8, 1988

What to know: Princess Beatrice, ninth in the line of succession to the British throne, married real estate specialist Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi in a private ceremony in July 2020. The wedding was a significantly pared-back event attended by the Queen, Duke of Edinburgh and close family to ensure compliance with Covid-19 guidelines at the time.

In September 2021, she gave birth to daughter Sienna Elizabeth Mapelli Mozzi, who became the 10th in line to the throne.

Beatrice, 34, has a royal title but works a regular, full-time day job as vice president of partnerships and strategy at tech company Afiniti.

Princess Eugenie

Britain's Princess Eugenie of York and her husband Jack Brooksbank emerge from St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle on Friday, October 12 after their wedding ceremony. STEVE PARSONS/AFP/Getty Images Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank travel in the Scottish State Coach at the start of their carriage procession following their wedding at St. George's Chapel, Windsor. ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank wave at the start of their carriage procession. DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty Images Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank leave St. George's Chapel after their wedding. TOBY MELVILLE/REUTERS Sarah Ferguson, Princess Beatrice and the bridesmaids and page boys, including Prince George and Princess Charlotte, wave as the bride and groom depart from the chapel. TOBY MELVILLE/REUTERS Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank kiss on the steps of St. George's Chapel. TOBY MELVILLE/REUTERS Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip wait for the arrival by open carriage of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank following their wedding. Alastair Grant/Pool via REUTERS British model Cara Delevingne leaves after the ceremony. MATT CROSSICK/AFP/Getty Images Sophie, Countess of Wessex, left, Kate, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William leave after the wedding. Gareth Fuller/AP The newlyweds walk down the aisle. JONATHAN BRADY/AFP/Getty Images Dean of Windsor David Conner presides over the wedding ceremony. JONATHAN BRADY/AFP/Getty Images Britain's royal family is seen attending the ceremony. OWEN HUMPHREYS/AFP/Getty Images Nicola and George Brooksbank are seen before the start of the wedding ceremony. Jonathan Brady/AP Princess Eugenie walks down the aisle with her father, Prince Andrew, the Duke of York. POOL/X80003/REUTERS Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, attend the wedding. OWEN HUMPHREYS/AFP/Getty Images Prince Andrew walks his daughter Princess Eugenie of York down the aisle. Danny Lawson/WPA Pool/Getty Images The bridesmaids and page boys, including Prince George and Princess Charlotte, arrive for the wedding. Yui Mok/Pool via REUTERS Princess Eugenie and her father Prince Andrew make their way up the steps at St. George's Chapel. Toby Melville/Reuters Princess Eugenie pauses on her way into the chapel. NEIL HALL/EPA/EPA-EFE Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, wait for the ceremony to begin. Danny Lawson/AP Princess Charlotte of Cambridge is serving as a bridesmaid. Toby Melville/Reuters Princess Eugenie arrives by car. DARREN STAPLES/X90183/REUTERS The bride's mother, Sarah, Duchess of York, and Princess Beatrice of York wave from outside St. George's Chapel. STEVE PARSONS/AFP/Getty Images Ricky Martin arrives. Will Oliver/EPA/Rex/Shutterstock Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, head into the chapel. Adrian Dennis/Pool via Reuters Naomi Campbell arrives. Gareth Fuller/WPA Rota/REUTERS Singer Robbie Williams and film and television star Ayda Field, his wife, arrive ahead of the wedding. Gareth Fuller/Pool via AP Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, arrives for the royal wedding. TOBY MELVILLE/REUTERS Eric Buterbaugh and Demi Moore make their way to the ceremony. Gareth Fuller/WPA Pool/Getty Images Stephen Fry and his husband Elliott Spencer walk toward the chapel.. Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images Guests assemble at Windsor Castle. Adrian Dennis/AP Chelsy Davy, left, arrives. Matt Crossick/AP Musician George Barnett and model Pixie Geldof outside Windsor Castle. Gareth Fuller/AP A fan of the royal family takes up a position outside Windsor Castle. Chris Jackson/Getty Images Royal supporters get into position holding the Union Jack outside the castle. Leon Neal/Getty Images In photos: Princess Eugenie's royal wedding Prev Next

Born: March 23, 1990

What to know: The younger York sister is 11th in the line of succession, and, after her cousin Prince Harry, was the second royal to throw a massive wedding in 2018.

She wed Jack Brooksbank, a brand ambassador for Casamigos tequila, which was founded by George Clooney and Rande Gerber, husband of supermodel Cindy Crawford. Like her sister, Princess Eugenie has a fairly everyday job: she works as the director of the Hauser & Wirth art gallery in London.

In February 2021, she gave birth to her son August Philip Hawke Brooksbank, who is the 12th in line to the throne.

Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex

Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, meets young recipients of the award during the Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award presentations at Buckingham Palace on May 22, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Yui Mok - WPA Pool/Getty Images) WPA Pool/Getty Images Europe/Getty Images

Born: March 10, 1964

What to know: The youngest child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Prince Edward is 13th in line to the British throne. He’s currently a full-time working member of the royal family. Prince Edward previously trained as a cadet in the Royal Marines and worked as a theater and TV producer.

More key relatives: Sophie, Countess of Wessex, whom Prince Edward married in 1999. The couple have two children together, Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor and James, Viscount Severn.

James, Viscount Severn

James, Viscount Severn and Lady Louise Windsor during Trooping The Colour, the Queen's annual birthday parade, on June 8, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) Chris Jackson/Chris Jackson Collection/Getty Images

Born: December 17, 2007

What to know: Despite being younger than his sister Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor, the Viscount Severn is ahead of her in the line of succession because of the previous rule that saw the British monarchy favor male heirs over their sisters. He is 14th in line to the throne.

Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor

Lady Louise Windsor during Trooping The Colour on the Mall on June 9, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) Chris Jackson/Chris Jackson Collection/Getty Images

Born: November 8, 2003

What to know: The oldest child of the Earl and Countess of Wessex, Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor is now 15th in line to the throne. Her parents chose more subdued royal titles and, with the permission of the Queen, gave their children titles in the style of an earl rather than prince and princess.

Anne, the Princess Royal

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal attends the Commissioning Ceremony of HMS Queen Elizabeth at HM Naval Base on December 7, 2017 in Portsmouth, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) Chris Jackson/Getty Images

Born: August 15, 1950

What to know: The second child and only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Anne was third in the line of succession at birth – but today she’s No. 16, behind her brothers and their children and grandchildren.

Picture taken on February 26, 1970 showing Prince Charles and Princess Anne of the royal family. (Photo by CENTRAL PRESS PHOTO LTD /AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images

Widely known as an expert horsewoman, the Princess Royal competed as an equestrian in the 1976 Olympics in Montreal – just two years after surviving a kidnapping attempt. Today she’s part of the International Olympic Committee in addition to serving various charitable organizations.

More key relatives: Capt. Mark Phillips, the Princess Royal’s first husband, with whom she has two children: Peter and Zara. Phillips, an army officer, was a commoner who declined to receive a royal title; Anne also declined her mother’s offer to give titles to Peter and Zara.

Olympic mission — Having given birth to her first child in January, Zara Phillips has since returned to competition and helped Great Britain qualify for the 2016 Olympics with her performance at August's FEI World Equestrian Games. Alex Livesey/Getty Images Mother and daughter — Queen Elizabeth II's eldest granddaughter gave birth to Mia Grace Tindall on January 17, 2014. Mia is 16th in line for the British throne. Matthew Horwood/Getty Images Sporting couple — Mia's father is rugby star Mike Tindall, who married Phillips on July 30, 2011. Dylan Martinez/AFP/Getty Images Family ties — In September 2014, Phillips and her husband took part in a wheelchair rugby exhibition match during the Invictus Games for war veterans organized by her cousin Prince Harry (pictured behind). Jordan Mansfield/Getty Images for Invictus Games/file London success — After missing out in 2004 and 2008 due to her horse Toytown sustaining injuries, Phillips had to wait until 2012 before she participated in her first Olympics, in which she won a silver medal in the team equestrian event. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images In the family — She was presented her medal by her mother, Princess Anne, who participated in the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal as a member of Britain's equestrian team. Alex Livesey/Getty Images Golden heritage — Her father Mark Phillips, left, was part of Britain's gold-medal-winning eventing team at the 1972 Munich Olympics, and he also won silver at Seoul '88. McCabe/Express/Getty Images/file Champion of the world — The 33-year-old Zara is a former world champion, taking gold in 2006, and won European titles in 2005 and 2007. JOCHEN LUEBKE/AFP/Getty Images Zara Phillips eyes Olympic gold Prev Next

Anne and Phillips divorced in 1992, and the Princess Royal went on to marry Royal Navy officer and equerry to the Queen, Timothy Laurence, that same year.

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Prince Charles is now King Charles III. Here's what to know about ...

After more than 70 years of Queen Elizabeth II's steady reign over the United Kingdom, Prince Charles ascended the throne upon her death and is now King Charles III.

The first-born son of the queen and her late husband, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, Charles was next in line for the throne from the time he was 3 years old, making him the longest serving, and the most prepared, heir to the throne in British history.

Elizabeth was the reigning monarch from February 1952, when she was 25, up until her death at 96 last week.

Now that Charles has become king, people (especially Americans) are asking questions about who he is, his role in the royal family and what he is expected to do during his reign.

Here's everything to know about King Charles III.

Now begins the reign of King Charles III:What kind of sovereign will he be? Not like his mother

Who is King Charles III of the United Kingdom?

Born, Nov. 14, 1948, Charles Philip Arthur George Windsor is the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and her late husband, Prince Philip. Upon the death of the queen on Sept. 8, 2022, Charles, formerly known as Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, became king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

King Charles is known for his previous marriage to the late Princess Diana. The couple had two children, Prince William and Prince Harry.

More Q&As:King Charles III succeeds Queen Elizabeth. What to know about British royal line.

When will Charles be crowned?

Legally, Charles became king from the moment of the queen's death, meaning he is head of state for the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and a dozen other countries. He's also the titular head of the Church of England, head of the military and the judiciary, and carries a host of other royal titles and duties.

The name he chose as his regnal, or reign, name is his own first name, Charles, and it is followed by the Roman numeral III because he is the third king Charles in British history.

In the days following the queen's death, Charles was formally proclaimed as monarch in an accession ceremony and gave his first formal address as king.

Charles will likely be crowned within the year; the ancient ritual of the coronation requires advance planning, although a lot of that has already been done. But there hasn't been a coronation since June 1953 when the late queen was crowned.

King Charles speech:Read the full transcript from his first national address following queen's death

How old is King Charles III?

He is 73, the oldest monarch to ever take the British throne.

Survival of the monarchy:Why Queen Elizabeth II's funeral is more than just ceremony

Who is first in line to become king after Charles?

Prince William, King Charles' elder son and formerly the Duke of Cambridge, is next in line for the throne under the British line of succession.

Charles named William, 40, the new Prince of Wales in an announcement on his first full day as king. As a result, William's wife Catherine, or Kate as she is widely known, also 40, became Princess of Wales. She is the first to hold that title since the death of Princess Diana in 1997.

After Prince William, the line of succession turns to Prince William and Princess Kate's children. The succession is as follows:

Prince William, the Prince of Wales (Charles and Diana's first-born son) Prince George of Wales (Will and Kate's first-born son) Princess Charlotte of Wales (Will and Kate's second-born daughter) Prince Louis of Wales (Will and Kate's third-born son) Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex (Charles and Diana's second-born son)

More:What happens to the other royals under King Charles III and his new slimmed-down monarchy?

Is King Charles married?

Charles is married to the former Camilla Parker Bowles, who was known as Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. She is now the Queen Consort.

Legally, Camilla was the Princess of Wales when she married Charles in 2005 but it was decided at the time she would assume one of the Charles' lesser titles instead. Diana long blamed Camilla for the breakup of her marriage to Charles and public fury remained when Camilla and Charles married eight years after Diana's death in a car crash in Paris.

When did Charles marry Camilla?

Charles married Camilla in 2005 in two ceremonies in Windsor. Right after the reception for 800 guests at Windsor Castle, the couple left for a honeymoon in Scotland.

Few Brits thought the wedding would actually happen. A future king had never married a divorced woman. Plus, Camilla was once the most despised woman in Britain, the alleged home-wrecker who broke up the marriage of Charles and Diana.

But by the couple's 10th wedding anniversary, public perception of Camilla began to change as the royal family, including the queen, embraced her. Charles once said she would never be called Queen Camilla when he assumed the throne. His wishes on that later changed, and the late queen made if official in February 2022 when she announced she wanted her heir's second wife to be known as Queen Consort.

When were Prince Charles and Princess Diana married?

Charles was first married to Lady Diana Spencer, later known as the beloved Princess Diana. They were married for 15 years from 1981 to 1996. Diana was 20 and Charles was 32 at the time of their nuptials. The wedding was billed as a fairy tale, but their married life was not.

As the public would learn later, Charles had always been in love with Camilla, a woman he’d met over a decade prior in 1970. During the marriage of Charles and Diana, there were affairs on both sides.

The royal couple separated in 1992 and divorced in 1996.

Diana, Charles and Camilla:The love triangle of the century

What will Camilla be called now?

People could call her just Queen Camilla, but her official title is Queen Consort Camilla, or Camilla, the Queen Consort.

The vexing question of what to call her once Charles assumed the throne was resolved when the late queen announced during festivities marking her seven decades on the throne that the then-Duchess of Cornwall should be known as Queen Consort, as opposed to Princess Consort, when Charles became king.

"Queen Consort" is the fancy name for the wife of a reigning king. In general, a queen consort's job is to support the king in any way she can. As with the first lady of the United States, there's no job description, no official duties and no salary. But there's high visibility, high pressure and high expectations from the public whose taxes pay for the monarchy.

Camilla's new title, explained:What's the difference between queen and 'Queen Consort'?

If King Charles dies, will Camilla be queen?

While we call her Queen Camilla, she will never be the reigning queen. Only members of the royal family who are born in the direct line of succession can become the monarch.

With Prince William and his son Prince George, 9, the next two in line for the throne after King Charles, a reigning queen is unlikely to come anytime soon. (There have only been six reigning queens in British history since 1066.)

Who are King Charles’ siblings?

King Charles has three siblings: From oldest to youngest, Princess Anne, The Princess Royal, 72, Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, 62, and Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, 58. They are all children of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip.

Charles' only sister, Princess Anne, is a full-time working royal, currently 16th in line for the throne. She appears in line after her younger brothers because she was born before the Succession to the Crown Act of 2013, which ended the system of male primogeniture.

Before the rules changed, younger sons would displace an elder daughter in the line of succession. Now the succession is based on birth order, not gender: Thus, Princess Charlotte, 7, is now third in line and ahead of her younger brother Prince Louis, 4, who is fourth.

Prince Andrew is eighth in line for the throne despite his scandal-ridden history. He's been under fire in Britain since at least 2011 for his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted American sex offender who died in jail in 2019. After a disastrous 2019 TV interview about his relationship with Epstein, Andrew officially stepped back from public duties and as a senior working royal.

Earlier this year, Andrew settled a lawsuit with an American sexual assault accuser, Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who had been airing allegations against him publicly since 2015.

Charles' youngest brother, Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex, is a full-time working royal and is 13th in line for the throne.

What is King Charles III known for?

Beyond his role in the royal family as William and Harry's father, the queen's son and the new king, Charles is known for his long and steady service as the Prince of Wales, as he carried out his official and ceremonial duties and established more than 20 charities, including The Prince's Trust, The Prince's Foundation and The Prince of Wales’s Charitable Fund.

As Queen Elizabeth's mobility waned in the months before her death, Charles stepped in for the monarch, including standing in for her for the first time at the state opening of Parliament this year, when he delivered what has long been called "the Queen's Speech." Now it will be called "the King's Speech."

What are King Charles' interests? Did he serve in the military?

King Charles has shown keen interest in environmental causes including organic farming, architecture and urban planning, and fighting climate change. He served in the military, the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy in the 1970s, and will no doubt be on hand for many military parades and events during his reign.

As king, Charles is expected to "slim down" the monarchy – reduce the number of working senior royals supported by taxpayers – and reduce the overall multimillion-pound annual cost of the royal show.

More:How much power did Queen Elizabeth II actually have? And will King Charles III have more or less?

Contributing: Maria Puente, Marco della Cava, Andrea Mandell

Will Prince Harry, Meghan's kids get royal titles from King Charles?

Queen Elizabeth II's death Thursday brought – among many things – a new title for her son, formerly Prince Charles. Will the reign of now-King Charles III bring new titles for Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan's children, too?

It could, if tradition continues. But ultimately, it's Charles' decision now – and if he were to sign off, Harry and Meghan would still need to agree, too.

And lately, they have not been on good terms.

When Harry and Meghan welcomed their first-born, Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, in 2019, the current royal rules stated that he would not automatically receive a title, with the understanding that that could change once Charles ascended the throne.

But as the couple laid out in their tell-all Oprah Winfrey interview last year, the lack of title presented greater issues, because it meant their children – the first Black descendants of the royal family – could not, as a consequence, get royal security coverage despite intense media attention.

Read the obituary:Queen Elizabeth II dies at 96; King Charles III takes the throne

Now begins the reign of King Charles III:What kind of sovereign will he be? Not like his mother

"If he’s not going to be a prince, it’s like, 'OK, well, he needs to be safe, so we’re not saying don’t make him a prince.' … But if you’re saying the title is what’s going to affect their protection, we haven’t created this monster machine around us in terms of clickbait and tabloid fodder," Meghan told Winfrey of her frustrations with the palace. "You’ve allowed that to happen, which means our son needs to be safe."

Under the King George V Convention, a legal document from 1917 that expresses the royal will, the children and grandchildren of a monarch should be dubbed prince or princess. As the closest descendants most likely to ever assume the throne, they are usually given those titles at birth.

The monarch could also decide to extend those titles to great-grandchildren. Thus, Prince William's children – Prince George, now second in line; Princess Charlotte, third in line; and Prince Louis, fourth in line – were granted their titles at birth by their great-grandmother, the late queen.

When his children were born, Harry was sixth in line to the throne. Now he is fifth, Archie is sixth and Lilibet is seventh. The queen's other great-grandchildren (there are 12 in total) behind the Sussex children in the line of succession were not given prince or princess titles, either.

But even with tradition, Charles and Harry's relationship could complicate things: Harry told Winfrey last year that his father "stopped taking my calls" amid their decision to step back as senior members of the royal family. And given that decision and their subsequent move to California, Harry and Meghan could also choose to turn down the titles they once sought for their children.

Queen Elizabeth updates:King Charles makes William, Kate Prince and Princess of Wales

The palace has not released any new information about title changes for the royals. The official website of the royal family has been updated to note that Prince William is now first in the line of succession, though no names down the line have been changed. USA TODAY has reached out to Buckingham Palace and Harry and Meghan's representatives for comment.

More:What happens to the other royals under King Charles III and his new slimmed-down monarchy?

And:A look at the British royal family tree, spanning four generations

Princess Kate, Charlotte, Duchess Meghan honor queen in funeral ...

Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral on Monday, a ceremony full of all the pomp and splendor the monarchy can offer, was steeped in tradition and purpose – including the attire worn by the royal family members.

Seas of men in military uniform and women in black dresses lined the pews and streets of London. And if you looked closely at accoutrements worn by some members of the royal family, you will find meaningful nods to a beloved matriarch.

See how funeral guests dressed for the solemn affair that was also celebratory of the queen's 96 years of life and more than 70 years of service to the U.K.

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Princess Charlotte dons sweet horseshoe brooch

Princess Charlotte, who attended the state funeral for Britain's longest-reigning monarch at Westminster Abbey, matched her mother, Catherine, Princess of Wales in a simple black dress topped with black overcoat, paired with black tights and black shoes.

On Princess Charlotte's coat, she wore a dainty brooch in the shape of a horseshoe, a tribute to the queen, her great-grandmother, who had a lifelong passion for horses. The queen often attended races and was also a successful owner and breeder.

More:Prince George, Princess Charlotte to attend Queen Elizabeth's state funeral

Princess Kate wears jewelry from the queen

Princess Kate, the wife of Prince William, wore two pieces of jewelry that once belonged to her husband's grandmother, the queen. She wore Bahrain Pearl Drop Earrings and a four-strand pearl choker necklace, both from the queen's collection, People reported.

Archive photos show Queen Elizabeth wearing the necklace for a state banquet in Bangladesh in 1983. The earrings were a gift to the queen for her wedding in 1947, according to the magazine.

Kate wore the same necklace to the funeral of Queen Elizabeth's husband, Prince Philip, who died last year.

Princess Kate is often spotted wearing sparkling pieces previously donned by the queen.

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Both Kate and Charlotte, 7, also wore sophisticated, short-brimmed black hats wrapped in a black ribbon. Kate's had a traditional mourning veil.

Black hats were difficult to find ahead of the queen's funeral, according to local outlets. The Daily Mail reported that Princess Beatrice left a hat store empty-handed amid a shortage of black hats in London.

Prince William, Prince George coordinate in navy blue

Kate and Charlotte sat beside husband and father Prince William, who is next in line for the throne. William's father, now King Charles III, the first-born son of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, immediately became king upon the queen's death Sept. 8.

William and Kate's eldest son, Prince George, 9, who is now second in line to the throne, also attended. Prince William wore a military uniform and hat and the young George coordinated with dad in a navy blue suit and black tie.

Prince Harry wears military medals, Duchess Meghan also honors queen

Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, sat in the second row behind his father, while William, Kate, George and Charlotte sat across the aisle in the first row.

Harry wore a black suit and his military medals, but not his military uniform. Royal experts have explained that only working members of the royal family will wear the military uniform for the five events during the late monarch's period of mourning and state funeral. Harry and Meghan stepped back from their royal roles and moved to California two years ago. They share two young children, Archie, 3 and Lilibet, 1, who were not seen at the funeral.

Harry did wear the uniform during a vigil on Saturday.

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Meghan, like Kate, also wore delicate pearl earrings from the queen. She wore a black dress, hat and her signature cape and hat.

While the Prince William and Prince Harry sat separately during the ceremony, they walked side-by-side during the procession.

Queen Consort Camilla pays tribute to queen alongside King Charles III

The new king of the U.K., King Charles, wore his military uniform, while his wife, Queen Consort Camilla wore a black coat dress with elegant fascinator hat with a netted veil.

Camilla's dazzling brooch was also presumably from the queen. The piece is Queen Victoria's Hesse Diamond Jubilee brooch, Harper's Bazaar reported. The queen consort has worn the brooch to previous engagements.

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It features the number 60 in Slavonic characters, the number of years in a Diamond Jubilee reign, and is surrounded by diamonds. It was gift to Queen Victoria from her grandchildren, given to her in 1897, according to the magazine.

Camilla may have worn the brooch to symbolize the queen's long reign.

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden dress in classic black

President Joe Biden was among many world leaders who traveled to the U.K. to attend the queen's funeral.

They arrived at Westminster Abbey in the president's armored limousine, called The Beast. When Biden arrived to the funeral, he did not say anything or address the press. He wore a classic black suit and the first lady wore black skirt with matching black blazer and a fascinator.

The queen's funeral, expected to be the biggest gathering of world leaders in years, drew in millions of people to the streets of London Monday and likely billions more to their TVs and computer screens.

Contributing: Maria Puente, Hannah Yasharoff, Naledi Ushe