The line of succession to the throne changes after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, as her eldest son and heir, Charles, Prince of Wales, becomes king.

The list, by some counts, runs into the thousands, including ordinary people and nobility from across Europe.

But the immediate line of succession is for descendants of the queen:

Prince William, Duke of Cambridge

— Born June 21, 1982. Charles’ eldest son

Prince George of Cambridge

— Born July 22, 2013. William’s eldest son

Princess Charlotte of Cambridge

— Born May 2, 2015. William’s daughter

Prince Louis of Cambridge

— Born April 23, 2018. William’s second son

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex

— Born September 15, 1984. Charles’ second son

Archie Mountbatten-Windsor

— Born May 6, 2019. Harry’s eldest son

Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor

— Born June 4, 2021. Harry’s daughter

Prince Andrew, Duke of York

— Born February 19, 1960. Queen Elizabeth’s second son

Princess Beatrice of York

— Born August 8, 1988. Andrew’s eldest daughter

Sienna Elizabeth Mapelli Mozzi

— Born September 18, 2021. Beatrice’s daughter

Princess Eugenie of York

— Born March 23, 1990. Andrew’s second daughter

August Brooksbank

– Born February 9, 2021. Eugenie’s son

Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex

— Born March 10, 1964. Queen Elizabeth’s third son

James, Viscount Severn

— Born December 17, 2007. Edward’s son

Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor

— Born November 8, 2003. Edward’s daughter

Princess Anne, Prince Royal

— Born August 15, 1950. Queen Elizabeth’s daughter

Peter Phillips

— Born November 15, 1977. Anne’s son

Savannah Phillips

— Born December 29, 2010. Phillips’ eldest daughter

Isla Phillips

— Born March 29, 2012. Phillips’ second daughter

Zara Tindall

— Born May 15, 1981. Anne’s daughter

Mia Tindall

— Born January 17, 2014. Tindall’s eldest daughter

Lena Tindall

— Born June 18, 2018. Tindall’s second daughter

Lucas Tindall

— Born March 21, 2021. Tindall’s son

Queen Elizabeth’s descendants are followed by the six of her late sister Princess Margaret, her only sibling.

The descendants of their father king George VI’s siblings then follow. There are more than 70 living people descended from his father, king George V, who died in 1936.

Only people descended from Sophia of Hanover (1630-1714) and who are in “communion with the Church of England” can inherit the throne, according to the 1701 Act of Settlement.

Roman Catholics are excluded — the monarch is the supreme governor of the Church of England, which was established by king Henry VIII in 1534.

But those married to Roman Catholics are no longer barred.

In changes to the succession laws which came into effect in 2015, males born after October 28, 2011, no longer take precedence over their older sisters.

Besides Britain, the line of succession is also that of the other thrones of the Commonwealth realms.