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Every Royal Family Member, Explained in 3 Words

The royal family has experienced a lot of change over the past few years (you’ll be missed, Queen Elizabeth). Amid the funerals and cross-continent moves, it’s hard to keep track of where everyone stands in the British line of succession.

We could easily recommend watching one of the countless history documentaries or browsing the thousands of Wiki pages on King Charles to stay up to date. Instead, we explained every royal family member in just three words. (Because why not?) From Prince William to Princess Eugenie, keep scrolling for a brief introduction.

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1. King Charles

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2. Camilla Parker Bowles

The Queen Consort

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3. Princess Anne

Charles’s younger sister

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4. Prince William

King in training

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5. Kate Middleton

U.K.’s First Lady

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6. Prince George

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7. Princess Charlotte

Prince Harry’s protégé

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8. Prince Louis

LOO-ee, not LOO-iss

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9. Prince Harry

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10. Meghan Markle

The controversial princess

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11. Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor

Sixth in line

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12. Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor

Archie’s new playmate

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13. Princess Beatrice

Mother to Sienna

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14. Princess Eugenie

Sarah Ferguson’s youngest

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Greta Heggeness

Senior Editor

Greta Heggeness is a California-based editor at PureWow and has been writing about entertainment since 2015. She covers everything from awards shows to exclusive celebrity...
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