Charlotte of Cambridge

HRH Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana of Cambridge (born May 2, 2015 in London ) is the second child of Prince William and his wife Duchess Catherine and the younger sister of Prince George and the older sister of Prince Louis . As the great-granddaughter of Queen Elisabeth II and Prince Philip , she belongs to the House of Windsor and the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg .

Life

British royal family
HM The Queen HRH The Duke of Edinburgh HRH The Prince of Wales HRH The Duchess of Cornwall HRH The Duke of Cambridge HRH The Duchess of Cambridge HRH Prince George of Cambridge HRH Princess Charlotte of Cambridge HRH Prince Louis of Cambridge HRH The Duke of Sussex HRH The Duchess of Sussex HRH The Duke of York HRH Princess Beatrice of York HRH Princess Eugenie, Mrs. Brooksbank HRH The Earl of Wessex HRH The Countess of Wessex HRH The Princess Royal HRH The Duke of Gloucester HRH The Duchess of Gloucester HRH The Duke of Kent HRH The Duchess of Kent HRH Prince Michael of Kent HRH Princess Michael of Kent HRH Princess Alexandra, Lady Ogilvy

Charlotte Elizabeth Diana of Cambridge was born on May 2, 2015 at St Mary's Hospital , London . Her older brother is Prince George and her younger brother is Prince Louis . She was baptized with water from the Jordan River by Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby on July 5, 2015 at St. Mary Magdalene Church, Sandringham . Her five godparents are her father's cousin Laura Fellowes, her mother's cousin Adam Middleton, Thomas van Straubenzee, James Meade and Sophie Carter.

On June 11, 2016, Princess Charlotte made her third public appearance, after her birth and baptism. There she took part in the annual Trooping the Color parade to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's 90th birthday. In September 2016 she accompanied her parents on their state visit to Canada ; in July 2017 she visited Poland and Germany with them. She acted as flower girl at the wedding of her aunt Pippa Middleton in May 2017, that of her uncle Prince Harry in May 2018 and that of her second aunt Princess Eugenie in October 2018 .

Since January 2018, Princess Charlotte attended the Willcocks Nursery School near Kensington Palace . In September 2019 she finally started school at Thomas's School in Battersea , a London borough, which her older brother George is also attending.

Title and line of succession

On December 31, 2012, Queen Elizabeth II had ordered through letters patent that all future children of Prince William should receive the title and salutation of Royal Highness , not just the eldest son, as was customary until then.

Charlotte ranks fourth in the British line of succession . Her grandfather Charles, her father William and her older brother George stand in front of the princess .

ancestors

Pedigree of Princess Charlotte of Cambridge
Great-great-grandparents	Prince Andreas of Greece (1882–1944) ⚭ 1903 Princess Alice von Battenberg (1885–1969)	King George VI. (1895–1952) ⚭ 1923 Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (1900–2002)	Albert Spencer, 7th  Earl Spencer (1892–1975) ⚭ 1919 Lady Cynthia Hamilton (1897–1972)	Maurice Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy (1885–1955) ⚭ 1931 Ruth Gill (1908–1993)	Richard Noel Middleton (1878–1951) ⚭ 1914 Olive Lupton (1881–1936)	Frederick Glassborow (1898–1954) ⚭ 1920 Constance Robison (1888–1977)	Stephen Goldsmith (1886–1938) ⚭ 1909 Edith Chandler (1889–1971)	Thomas Harrison (1904–1976) ⚭ 1934 Elizabeth Temple (1903–1991)
Great grandparents	Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark (* 1921) ⚭ 1947 Queen Elizabeth II (* 1926)		John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer (1924–1992) ⚭ 1954–1969 The Honorable Frances Roche (1936–2004)		Peter Middleton (1920–2010) ⚭ 1946 Valerie Glassborow (1924–2006)		Ronald Goldsmith (1931–2003) ⚭ 1953 Dorothy Harrison (1935–2006)
Grandparents	Charles, Prince of Wales (* 1948) ⚭ 1981–1996 Lady Diana Spencer (1961–1997)				Michael Middleton (* 1949) ⚭ 1980 Carole Goldsmith (* 1955)
parents	Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (* 1982) ⚭ 2011 Catherine Middleton (* 1982)
Princess Charlotte of Cambridge (* 2015)

Web links

• Information from bbc.co.uk , accessed on May 2, 2015 (English).
• Royal Baby: Duchess Kate gives birth to daughter. In: Spiegel Online . May 2, 2015, accessed May 2, 2015 . 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Princess Charlotte is christened at a Sandringham church . July 5, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
2. ↑ William and Kate in Canada: Royal Tots. In: Spiegel Online. September 25, 2016, accessed April 28, 2019 . 
3. ↑ British royals inspire the Poles. In: n-tv NEWS. July 17, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Laura Schäfer: Princess Charlotte: The flower girl enchants the wedding guests. In: Bunte. May 20, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2019 . 
5. ↑ Princess Charlotte: The coolest of all flower girls. In: Stern. May 19, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2019 . 
6. ↑ Robbie Williams' Daughter, Charlotte and George: Eugenie's Adorable Flower Children. In: Stern. October 12, 2018, accessed April 29, 2019 . 
7. ↑ Olivia Blair: What to know about Princess Charlotte's new nursery. In: Harper's Bazaar. Retrieved December 18, 2017, April 28, 2019 (UK English). 
8. ^ Smiles as Princess Charlotte starts school. In: BBC. September 5, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2019 (UK English). 
9. ^ Rory Sullivan: Princess Charlotte arrives for first day of school with Kate and William. In: CNN. September 5, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2019 (American English). 
10. ↑ London Gazette . No. 60384, HMSO, London, 8 January 2013, p. 213 ( PDF , English).
11. ↑ Royal baby girl 'would be princess' , BBC News. January 9, 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2013. 

predecessor		successor
Prince George	British Succession No. 4	Prince Louis