British Line of Succession on 3 January 1959

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1. The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (Charles III)
   Age 10 (born 14 November 1948),
   Son of the sovereign
2. The Princess Anne (The Princess Anne, Princess Royal)
   Age 8 (born 15 August 1950),
   Daughter of the sovereign
3. The Princess Margaret (The Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon)
   Age 28 (born 21 August 1930, will die on 9 February 2002),
   Sister of the sovereign
4. The Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
   Age 58 (born 31 March 1900, will die on 10 June 1974),
   Uncle of the sovereign
5. Prince William of Gloucester
   Age 17 (born 18 December 1941, will die on 28 August 1972),
   First cousin of the sovereign
6. Prince Richard of Gloucester (Prince Richard, The Duke of Gloucester)
   Age 14 (born 26 August 1944),
   First cousin of the sovereign
7. Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
   Age 23 (born 9 October 1935),
   First cousin of the sovereign
8. Prince Michael of Kent
   Age 16 (born 4 July 1942),
   First cousin of the sovereign
9. Princess Alexandra of Kent (Princess Alexandra, Lady Ogilvy)
   Age 22 (born 25 December 1936),
   First cousin of the sovereign
10. The Princess Mary, Princess Royal
    Age 61 (born 25 April 1897, will die on 25 March 1965),
    Aunt of the sovereign
11. George Lascelles, The 7th Earl of Harewood
    Age 35 (born 23 February 1923, will die on 11 July 2011),
    First cousin of the sovereign
12. David Lascelles, Viscount Lascelles (David Lascelles, the 8th Earl of Harewood)
    Age 8 (born 21 October 1950),
    First cousin once removed of the sovereign
13. James Lascelles
    Age 5 (born 5 October 1953),
    First cousin once removed of the sovereign
14. Jeremy Lascelles
    Age 3 (born 14 February 1955),
    First cousin once removed of the sovereign
15. Gerald Lascelles
    Age 34 (born 21 August 1924, will die on 27 February 1998),
    First cousin of the sovereign
16. Henry Lascelles
    Age 5 (born 19 May 1953),
    First cousin once removed of the sovereign
17. Princess Arthur of Connaught, Duchess of Fife
    Age 67 (born 17 May 1891, will die on 26 February 1959),
    First cousin once removed of the sovereign
18. James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife
    Age 29 (born 23 September 1929, will die on 22 June 2015),
    Second cousin of the sovereign
19. Olaf V, King of Norway
    Age 55 (born 2 July 1903, will die on 17 January 1991),
    First cousin once removed of the sovereign
20. Harald V, King of Norway
    Age 21 (born 21 February 1937),
    Second cousin of the sovereign
21. Princess Ragnhild of Norway
    Age 28 (born 9 June 1930, will die on 16 September 2012),
    Second cousin of the sovereign
22. Haakon Lorentzen
    Age 4 (born 23 August 1954),
    Second cousin once removed of the sovereign
23. Ingeborg Lorentzen
    Age 1 (born 27 February 1957),
    Second cousin once removed of the sovereign
24. Princess Astrid of Norway
    Age 26 (born 12 February 1932),
    Second cousin of the sovereign
25. Carol Lambrino
    Age 38 (born 8 August 1920, will die on 27 January 2006),
    Third cousin of the sovereign
26. Paul-Philippe Hohenzollern
    Age 10 (born 13 August 1948),
    Third cousin once removed of the sovereign
27. Prince Nicholas of Romania
    Age 55 (born 5 August 1903, will die on 9 June 1978),
    Second cousin once removed of the sovereign
28. Maria of Yugoslavia
    Age 58 (born 6 January 1900, will die on 22 June 1961),
    Second cousin once removed of the sovereign
29. Peter II of Yugoslavia
    Age 35 (born 6 September 1923, will die on 3 November 1970),
    Third cousin of the sovereign
30. Prince Tomislav of Yugoslavia
    Age 30 (born 19 January 1928, will die on 12 July 2000),
    Third cousin of the sovereign

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