Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh is a member of the British royal family. He is the youngest child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and the youngest sibling of King Charles III. He was born 3rd in the line of succession to the British throne and is now 14th.
Princes Andrew and Edward with their parents, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, at the opening of the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada
Edward and Sophie in Stockholm for the wedding of Princess Madeleine and Christopher O'Neill, 2013
Edward visiting New Delhi as patron of the Commonwealth Games in 2010.
Succession to the British throne is determined by descent, sex, legitimacy, and religion. Under common law, the Crown is inherited by a sovereign's children or by a childless sovereign's nearest collateral line. The Bill of Rights 1689 and the Act of Settlement 1701 restrict succession to the throne to the legitimate Protestant descendants of Sophia of Hanover who are in "communion with the Church of England". Spouses of Catholics were disqualified from 1689 until the law was amended in 2015. Protestant descendants of those excluded for being Roman Catholics are eligible.
The Sovereign's Throne in the House of Lords, from which the speech is delivered at the State Opening of Parliament
Queen Elizabeth I enthroned in Parliament
After her last child died in 1700, only Princess Anne was left in the line of succession set by the Bill of Rights.
Electress Sophia of Hanover (1630–1714)