According to the law of the Kingdom of Great Britain, the heir to the British throne is the eldest legitimate son of the current monarch or the previous pretender to the throne. However, if the reigning person does not have a male child, then the right of inheritance passes to his eldest daughter. Despite the fact that under British law, sons are given preference over female descendants, nevertheless, princesses are also considered as heirs to the throne.
Chief heir to the British throne
For more than sixty years, the head of the UK has been a woman. Queen Elizabeth is 87 today. She is full of energy and is in perfect he alth. Probably the secret of her longevity and well-being lies in the fact that she had the good fortune to marry her beloved man - a descendant of the Danish and Greek royal families of Prince Philip (later the Duke of Edinburgh), next to whom she lives in love and harmony for 65 years. When Princess Elizabeth, after the death of her crowned grandfather George VI, became head of the kingdom of Great Britain, her eldest son was 4 years old. The future heir to the British throne was born in November 1948years in London. The boy grew up infantile and did not stand out among his peers. At the age of ten, he became the owner of the title of Prince of Wales and, as an attachment to him, the Earl of Chester. As heir to the British throne, he was obliged to receive the best education, so he was assigned to study at the prestigious Hill House School, and then at Cheam School and Gordonstoun. Charles did not shine with his abilities, nevertheless he graduated from Trinity College at the age of 22. He was fond of archeology, anthropology and history. The heir to the British throne also became addicted to learning Welsh at the University of Wales. Prince Charles joined the British Air Force and Navy in 1971. During the 6 years he spent in the army, the prince rose to the rank of commander, and in 2006 he was promoted to admiral. He later received the rank of Air Chief Marshal. Military service was much dearer to him than science.
Prince Charles' personal life
The heir to the British throne was known as a great womanizer. He courted many girls in the kingdom and even proposed to his cousin Amanda Knatchbull, who nevertheless did not give him her consent to marriage. Then the prince became interested in Lady Sarah Spencer, began to court her, but married her younger sister Diana. Their wedding took place in 1982. The Prince of Wales never enjoyed the sympathy and love of his future subjects, but his wife, Princess Diana, became a universal favorite both in England and abroad. She bore him twosons. Her firstborn, who was born in 1982, became the second pretender to the throne of Great Britain after his parent. The name of the heir to the British throne - William - was given by his crowned grandmother.
Prince Harry was born two years later. He is also considered heir to the throne. Princess Diana, for her social and charitable activities, as well as her natural charm and democratic views, was more and more liked by the British. This, of course, hurt her husband, and their relationship gradually deteriorated. In 1996, they had to divorce, which caused a big scandal in the royal family and negatively affected the reputation of the heir to the throne. A year later, Diana died in a car accident, and Prince Charles, despite the discontent of his subjects, married his mistress Camilla Parker-Bowles.
