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Sep 8, 2023 · Together, the couple had four children: King Charles III, 74; Princess Anne, 73; Prince Andrew, 63, and Prince Edward, 59. Queen Elizabeth was the mother of four children. Tim Graham / Getty...
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- King Charles. Born in Buckingham Palace on Nov. 14, 1948, King Charles is the Queen and Prince Philip's eldest son and was named heir to the British throne upon his birth.
- Princess Anne. Princess Anne was born on Aug. 15, 1950, in London. Prince Philip once famously said of his only daughter, an avid equestrian, "If it doesn't fart or eat hay, she isn't interested."
- Prince Andrew. Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's third child and second son, Prince Andrew, was born on Feb. 19, 1960. Like his brother Charles, Prince Andrew served in the British Royal Navy after completing his education and was eventually awarded Royal Air Force Wings by his father, Prince Philip.
- Prince Edward. Prince Edward is Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's youngest child, born on March 10, 1964, in Buckingham Palace. Though the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh's "most charming and sensitive son" largely flies under the radar, he made waves in 1987 when he resigned from the Royal Marines during early training — reportedly to his father's great chagrin.
Aug 12, 2021 · 1. Prince Charles (72) He’s the oldest child of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, ultimately making him the heir apparent to the British throne. All this means is Prince Charles is first...
- King Charles. Poor old Charles. At 73, he's been waiting a literal lifetime for his chance to don the crown and be really, truly, regal. While his mother went on to break Queen Victoria's record as longest-serving monarch, the former Prince of Wales bears the unfortunate title of longest-serving heir apparent.
- Anne, Princess Royal. Princess Anne is 72 and is the queen's only daughter. She was born on Aug. 15, 1950. Because the Succession to the Crown Act was only enacted in 2013 (meaning that Princess Charlotte is next in line to the throne after her brother George), as a girl Anne got a rough deal because sons took precedence over daughters.
- Prince Andrew, Duke of York. Prince Andrew was born 10 years after his sister Princess Anne, on Feb. 19, 1960. By this time, the queen had softened a lot in her attitude to mothering.
- Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex. Prince Edward is the baby of the family, and similarly benefitted from Queen Elizabeth's more hands-on mothering approach that she adopted after Andrew was born.
Sep 19, 2022 · The Queen’s eldest son, Charles, now takes the throne. He is now 73 years old. Like many royals Charles served in the Royal Navy, including as a helicopter pilot.
Sep 14, 2022 · The second born of Queen Elizabeth's children, Princess Anne, turned 72 in August of 2022. She and the King are closer in age to one another than they are to their younger siblings who were born over a decade after the Queen had the King, with Prince Andrew being 62 and Prince Edward 58 years old.
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Nov 16, 2023 · Still, when Queen Elizabeth died on September 8, 2022 at 96, all four of her children, including Charles, daughter Princess Anne, scandal-ridden Prince Andrew, and her youngest son, Prince...
