[23][note 5] Nevertheless, the Accession Council meets and decides upon the making of the accession proclamation, which by custom has for centuries been ceremonially proclaimed in public places, in London, York, Edinburgh and other cities. 2005) The ceremony was presided over by William Warham, the incumbent Archbishop of Canterbury, and organized by . On his wedding day he was given the title Earl of Wessex, and in 2019, was granted the additional title of Earl of Forfar, which he uses when in Scotland. Now-King Charles. The direct male line of succession to the Stuart crown ended in 1807, with the death of Henry IX, Cardinal Duke of York. "And Lastly that after the Decease of Her Present Majesty (whom God long preserve) the Soveraign succeeding to her in the Royal Government of the Kingdom of Great Britain shall in all time comeing at his or her accession to the Crown Swear and Subscribe That they shall inviolably maintain and preserve the foresaid settlement of the True Protestant Religion with the Government Worship Discipline Right and Priviledges of this Church as above established by the Laws of this Kingdom in prosecution of the Claim of Right", David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon, Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy, Learn how and when to remove this template message, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, His Majesty's Declaration of Abdication Act 1936, Alternative successions of the English crown, History of the English and British line of succession, "Persons eligible to succeed to the British Throne as of 1 Jan 2001", "Persons eligible to succeed to the British Throne as of 1 Jan 2011", "Rotuli Parliamentorum A.D. 1485 1 Henry VII", "Prince of Wales proclaimed King Edward VIII", "Girls equal in British throne succession", The Succession to the Crown Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2015, "Commencement of Succession to the Crown Act 2013: Written statement", "What do the new royal succession changes mean? After dating for several years, the couple wed in 2011. The Bill of Rights 1689 established that, whichever of the joint monarchs, William III and Mary II, died first, the other would reign alone. As his father did before him, Charles embarked on a naval career from 1971 to 1976, where he qualified as a helicopter pilot. She has gone on to become an advocate for scoliosis and patron of the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Charity the hospital where she had her surgery and has a ward named after her. His succession was rapidly ratified by Parliament.[9]. Being the great-granddaughter of Henry VII and safely Protestant, Lady Jane Grey was a solid choice as far as Edward was concerned. Henry then spurned her, turning his affections to another woman of his court, Jane Seymour. 48. HRH Prince William, Prince of Wales (b. With the assistance of his powerful adviser Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, Henry petitioned Pope Clement VII but was rebuffed due to pressure from Catherines nephew, the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. Wolsey was forced from power for his failure and died in 1530 awaiting trial for treason. Consequently, Parliament passed His Majesty's Declaration of Abdication Act 1936, by which Edward VIII ceased to be Sovereign "immediately upon" his royal assent as King being signified in Parliament on 11 December. HRH Prince Michael of Kent (b. On the day of Victoria's death, 22 January 1901, the line of succession to the British throne was: Upon her death, the throne passed to the first person in line, who became Edward VII. Sophie Lascelles (b. 89. 1955) She apologized for a serious lapse in judgment. The following year she admitted publicly that she accepted money from Jeffrey Epstein, who pleaded guilty to a sex crime involving a minor, to help pay an employee to whom she owed money. 6. 1984) Henry VIII had a son, Edward, by his third wife, Jane Seymour. He and his family moved into Buckingham Palace and Princess Elizabeth II was named heir to the throne at the age of 10. . Like Mary, Elizabeth I would also remain childless. [CDATA[// >