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Queen Elizabeth 11, the current Queen has just taken that title as she was 82 this year. Queen Victoria. At age 81 when she died, was the oldest and is still the longest serving having been on the throne for 63 years.
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How is the crown passed on in Great Britain?
Usually to the monarch's eldest son. If the monarch doesn't have a son then it goes to the eldest daughter.
The ruling authority for a community?
Monarch
How many princes are in Wales?
There is only ever one Prince of Wales at a time. The title is conveyed by the ruling monarch to their eldest son. Currently, this is HRH Prince Charles - however - on his accession to the throne (on the death of HRH Queen Elizabeth II) he will forfeit the title, and award it to his eldest son, William.
How do women become the monarch in England?
The eldest son of the reigning monarch becomes king when the monarch dies. If the reigning monarch has no sons, then his eldest daughter becomes queen. However, the law has just been changed so that the eldest child of the reigning monarch becomes the new monarch on the death of the parent regardless of whether it is a boy or a girl. In practice, as Prince William's wife has just given birth to a boy, it will be at least 80 to 100 years before there is another female monarch.
What was Charles II of englands nickmane?
Charles number 2 the greatHe was know as the "Merrie Monarch"
How do knights become knights?
They are knighted by the ruling monarch.
Who was the ruling monarch of England in the year 1627?
Queen Elizabeth I was ruling England in 1597.
Who was ruling monarch of Melbourne when it was founded?
Melbourne Australia are founded in 1835 when King William IV was the Monarch.
Who was the chief of Van Diemen's land?
The ruling monarch of the UK
Why isn't there a king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The eldest son of the reigning monarch usually becomes king on the death of his father. The last king, George VI, who died in 1952, didn't have a son, he had two daughters, so his eldest daughter, the present Queen Elizabeth II, became queen. When she dies, she is now 86, Her eldest son, Prince Charles, as next in line for the throne, should become king.Because the line of succession meant that the (then) Princess Elizabeth was the eldest child of the ruling monarch (George VI). When His Majesty died, Princess Elizabeth was sworn in as Queen Elizabeth II.
Why is Prince Charles the heir apparent to the British throne?
He is the eldest son of the reigning monarch.
Who is ruling Scotland?
Scotland is part of the United Kingdom and the ruling constitutional monarch is currently Queen Elizabeth II.
