Heir apparent
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An heir apparent is the first person in the order of succession and who cannot be displaced from inheriting by the birth of another person, assuming no change in the laws governing succession. A perso
Throngs before the Imperial Palace in Japan awaiting the appearance of the Crown Prince Hirohito for the recent proclamation of his official recognition as the heir apparent to the Japanese Imperial Throne—New York Times, 1916
William, Prince of Wales
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William, Prince of Wales, is the heir apparent to the British throne. He is the elder son of King Charles III and Diana, Princess of Wales.
Heir apparent
…are not likely to be felt for many years; the first two heirs at the time of the agreement (Charles, Prince of Wales, later Charles III, and his son William, Prince of Wales) were already eldest born children, and in 2013 William's first-born son Prince George of Wales became the next apparent successor. But even in legal…
William in 2025
With his parents in Auckland playing with a Buzzy Bee during the 1983 tour of New Zealand
Shaking hands with Barbara Bush, 1991. His mother, Diana, and brother, Harry, look on.
In Royal Air Force uniform at the 2010 Trooping the Colour