Line of Succession to the British Throne 2022

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Limited edition chart showing Queen Elizabeth II's descent from Alfred the Great of England and Kenneth MacAlpin of Scotland:

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[celticwolff]

Why can I watch & enjoy a 27 minute video on a group of people I have no interest in? Because this is an incredibly entertaining & informative channel.

[reubenmckay]

I think this is the first time I've ever understood 1) the UK line of succession, 2) why Philip was only just prince, 3) the differences between consort/regnant/regant, and 4) where all the bloody different titles come from. ...and I'm a UK citizen. 😅

[rennor]

Honestly I wasn't expecting to make a comeback to this video so soon, unfortunately current events have drawn me back here.
Rest in Peace, You Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.
👑👑👑

[pattydonohue]

I can’t believe I watched this entire video about the line of succession of the English monarchy. As interesting as it is, this is a testament to the excellent narrator. He must be a teacher. Great job.

[untruelie]

Fun Fact: Somewhere down the line of succession is Georg Friedrich Prinz von Preußen ("Prince of Prussia"), the great-grandson of Emperor Wilhelm II. and head of the prussian branch of the House of Hohenzollern. This is because the mother of Wilhelm II. was the eldest daughter of Queen Victoria.

(Note: "Prince of Prussia" isn't a title but his legal surname, since all feudal titles in Germany were abolished in 1919 and transformed into "normal" surnames.)

[samhunter]

Some of these people may never sit on the throne but to say you’re top 20-30 in line would be pretty cool

[theannouncer]

I feel terrible that all 29 of my dear family members that were ahead of me in line for the throne passed away so suddenly. I am truly heart broken and I grieve with all of you.

[dellahicks]

While I understand why Princess Anne cannot inherit the throne, I think I would be a little ticked were I her, knowing my great-nephew who is still playing with Hot Wheels, is at number six, while I sit in the 16th position!
I think Anne would have done as well or better on the throne than King Charles, I've always been fascinated by her.

Thank You for a perfectly lovely and easy to follow explanation.

[cloudkitt]

It's remarkable that the line (and other royal lines) ever have succession crises with how easy it seems to "fill out" the line of succession. It's not like anyone on this list has a huge batch of children, and you can still get to 100 with ease.

[mocabe]

Only after watching the full video did I realize it was almost 30 minutes long.
Well done, sir ! Very entertaining and informative on an academic level!

[jacobandrews]

At 4:23 I laughed my ass off, because you made it sound as if Charles is expected to battle the Queen to the death, and she is a force to be reckoned with. I think you meant to say "So long as he outlives his mom". Love the channel

[gerrymartin]

I came here because of the recent news that happened to Queen Elizabeth II. She died at the age of 96. May her soul rest in peace. We express our condolences to the bereaved family

[Edmonton-ofec]

To everyone whining in the comments, if the naming conventions used in most royalty were respected, the royal house after the death of the Queen would actually be the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, the house to which Philip belonged in the male-line. Mountbatten is the anglicized name of the house his mother belonged to, the House of Battenberg, a Hessian… sort of noble, sort of royal house whose name was changed after WWI

[caloricfoil]

The fact you chose the picture of Andrew from his walk with Epstein 😂

[nunyabiznez]

Some years ago after doing some genealogical research I discovered that I am a distant, very distant, cousin of Elizabeth II. After a few weeks of intense calculation I concluded that I am somewhere between one and a half millionth and two millionth in the line of succession. In other words, a massive cataclysmic event of biblical proportions would be needed for me to ascend the British throne. I decided that would be more trouble than it is worth and have chosen to be happy with just being fifth cousin once removed of a baronet by marriage instead. Though I have heard that one can obtain a Knighthood for services to philanthropy if one donates sufficient amounts of money to appropriate UK based charities. So in theory I could in this way buy a knighthood though again, that's a lot of trouble. I hear north of twenty five million pounds is the going rate though someone recently acquired the honor on a much smaller donation which has caused some amount of controversy. Unfortunately for me, the likelihood of ever having that much money is quite low and plus I'm probably far to selfish to give away such a large sum just to have "sir" added to the front of it. Seems simpler to just found my own cult and declare myself grand poobah.

[pproteinc]

basically what I’m hearing is that the throne goes to William and his children and everybody else basically won’t have a chance at all unless God forbid something takes half the family out. The blue and green section of people looking real civilian like to me. I’m a US resident so what do I know. I’ve always been intrigued on the line of succession. Great video. Rest in Power to Queen Elizabeth II.

[ascilon]

The reason Queen Elizabeth was never made the Princess of Wales is that until 2013 no woman could ever be the heir apparent, as any younger brother born later would become the heir apparent. From her father's accession to her own, Elizabeth was only the heir presumptive.

[sushivision]

Minor correction, the King of Spain a Catholic and therefore he is not eligible to be included in the UK line of succession. Otherwise. Very entertaining video!

[urquhmc]

Nicely explained. As for Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, he was originally a prince of Greece and Denmark, but renounced his titles before his marriage to Elizabeth of York (now Queen Elizabeth II), so he was a "commoner", Philip Mountbatten. He was later created a Prince of the United Kingdom by his wife, although he had been previously allowed, by King George VI, to use the style "HRH". And he was his wife's cousin, both being descendants of Queen Victoria & Prince Albert.

[TLBgaming]

RIP to Queen Elizabeth II. To the author of this video, the algorithms may pick up on this video real soon so expect to have a lot of comments and views.