Princess Eugenie’s newborn daughter has been added to the British line of succession, prompting an official update that places the baby 15th in line to the throne.
Adelaide Elizabeth Annina now appears immediately after her older brothers, August and Ernest. Her arrival pushed Prince Edward, the Duke of Edinburgh, and those below him down one place in the order of succession, according to The Royal Family’s succession encyclopaedia.
Adelaide was born August 3 in Lisbon, Portugal, weighing 6 pounds, 9 ounces.
Eugenie announced her daughter’s name two weeks later, saying it honored three people whom she and Jack Brooksbank, who is married to Princess Eugenie, “love and admire,” including the baby’s great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II.
The updated list also confirms that Eugenie’s father, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, remains eighth in line after Prince Harry’s children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, despite losing his royal titles. Changes to a royal’s titles or public role do not, by themselves, alter that person’s place in the succession.
Princess Eugenie wedding. Princess Eugenie arrives for her wedding to Jack Brooksbank at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle. Picture date: Friday October 12, 2018. Inset: Undated handout photo issued by Buckingham Palace of Baby Brooksbank.
The First Five Royals in Line to the British Throne1. Prince William of Wales
King Charles and Prince William (right) with his son Prince George at the Trooping The Colour ceremony, taken in June 2015.
2. Prince George of Wales
Prince George of Wales celebrates his 11th birthday on the balcony at Buckingham Palace, London, U.K., taken on July 22, 2024.
3. Princess Charlotte of Wales
Charlotte of Wales at the 2023 Wimbledon Tennis Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis Club on July 16, 2023 in London, England, UK.
4. Prince Louis of Wales
Prince Louis of Wales with his mother Princess Catherine of Wales Cambridge at the Platinum Jubilee Pageant on June 5, 2022.
5. Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
Britain’s Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, speaks at a roundtable about support for veterans, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026, in Washington.
Who Else Is In The British Line of Succession? Full List
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Princess Lilibet of Sussex
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
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Princess Beatrice Sienna Mapelli Mozzi
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Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh
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Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor Anne,
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Princess Royal Peter Phillips
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Plan UK Return
The changes to the British Royal Family come as the news broke that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are planning to move back to Britain with Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet more than six years after they stepped down as working members of the royal family and settled in California.
The story first broke in the British press, including The Sun newspaper, but has been since been confirmed to Newsweek.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are expected to live in a private residence outside London while retaining their homes in Montecito, California, and Portugal, The Associated Press reported, citing “a person close to the Sussexes who was not authorized to speak publicly.” Archie and Lilibet have been enrolled in British schools and are due to begin classes in September.
The move will not mark a return to official royal duties. Harry and Meghan are expected to remain private individuals and non-working members of the royal family, while continuing their business and charitable work.
Their return could, however, create more opportunities for Archie and Lilibet—sixth and seventh in line to the throne—to spend time with King Charles III. The couple and their children visited Britain in July and met with the King and Queen Camilla, the children’s first known meeting with their grandfather since 2022.
Contact Newsweek editor on this story: Edward Pearcey.
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