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Succession is a very important matter

in the royal family.

The line of succession delegates who will inherit the throne

and become the next king or queen of Great Britain.

I think he will be very much a king

who knows his own mind.

A line that has changed.

A line that is determined by descent, gender,

legitimacy, and religion.

On the 2nd of June, 1953,

the world rejoiced on the coronation of a new queen.

Seven decades on, it's almost impossible to imagine

that there was a time when she may have not even taken up

the mantle of monarch.

The coronation of the queen was a huge

and very significant affair.

It was a three hour ceremony.

It was everybody recalls the coldest June day

that had ever happened, and it was pouring with rain.

The army was enormous.

Every sort of foot or two feet along the pavement,

there was what they called street liners,

which were soldiers.

And they were all really cold

and they were given sugar lumps infused with brandy to sort

of keep them going.

And the ceremony itself was very, very serious

and very religious and very dramatic.

We won't ever have a ceremony quite like that again.

She never intended to become queen,

but everything changed from the age of 10

when her uncle, Edward VIII, abdicated

and created the greatest British crisis in centuries.

I don't believe that Princess Elizabeth was really aware

of what it meant when her uncle,

uncle David she called him, abdicated.

She knew something happened

because everyone was in a terrible state

and she knew eventually that they would have to move house.

And she knew that her father would be king

and her mother would be queen.

But I don't think the actual, real sort of dimensions

of her situation, she was too young to understand that.

The line of succession to the throne

was then taken by King George VI, Elizabeth's father.

Her father reigned for 15 years,

then died in 1952,

7 years after the end of World War II.

They maintained an extremely close relationship.

And this was a perfect example of a happy childhood.

Princess Elizabeth was very close

to her father, always was.

I mean, he absolutely adored Margot, Princess Margaret.

And Margaret made him laugh,

but he was very proud of Elizabeth.

And he saw that sense of duty.

He spotted it very early on,

and he knew that she would be just the sort of queen

that the country needed.

And he tried to do as much with her as he could

because of course there was the war years,

took up a great chunk of her so-called childhood.

He didn't actually spend a huge amount of his life

with his daughters, but whenever he could, he did.

And he taught her to shoot.

He took her duck flighting.

He did kind of boyish things with her

because he only had two daughters

and he was just so proud of her.

So I think they were, especially for the time,

they were a very close family.

We may not think that now viewing them from our era,

but then they were a close family.

She was very much an unlikely queen.

Neither father nor daughter were

prepared to become the monarch.

She went from an aristocratic life

to suddenly being put in the spotlight.

She was very, very shy.

She wasn't a great conversationalist.

In fact, she didn't really have the necessary attributes

to enter this, you know, world of men.

But she had this extraordinary dedication to duty.

She was determined that she was going to do it right

and she had no training.

She just did what her father did.

And that kind of, in a way suited her character

because she could learn as she went along,

but without doing anything extraordinary.

So she just did dutifully really

what she was told most of her life.

And I think it was really only in her latter years

that we saw the essence of the queen's character.

We saw her humor, we saw her laughter,

we saw her acerbic wit, it was always there.

But she belonged to an era where public persona

had to be completely straight.

So we never saw that side of her.

So we assumed that she was very dull and boring,

but she wasn't.

But she was very shy.

And it had been drilled into her

that you mustn't show emotion in public.

It is important to note that at this time,

if Elizabeth had a brother,

he would've taken up the throne before Elizabeth.

Before 2013, the succession rules

followed male preference primogenitor,

which meant that sons have priority over daughters.

But from 2013, this was now made

to be absolute primogenitor,

which now simply follows birth order.

Elizabeth was only 25 years of age when she came

to the throne upon the death of her father in 1952.

When Princess Elizabeth received the news of the death

of our father, she went into shock, as you would.

I mean, she was shocked by his death

because she thought he was getting better.

Everybody within the family thought

the king was getting better.

He was at Sandringham, he'd been out shooting.

He'd had a wonderful day. He was with friends.

And as Princess Margaret said, much, much later

in an interview, "He died just as he was getting well."

But of course, he wasn't really getting well.

They thought he was.

So, it was a huge shock to her

and it meant the end of her life as she knew it.

She had two little children, a naval husband.

They just started out really on their married life.

And they just moved into Clarence House,

which was their first real home.

He was going to be posted to Malta.

Their life looked really rosy

and suddenly basically it ended.

She reigned over England

for a record breaking 70 years and 214 days.

Officially the longest reigning monarch in British history

and saw massive change to the world.

She married Philip Mountbatten in 1947.

Together they had four children, Charles, Anne,

Andrew, and Edward.

She became Queen regnant of 32 sovereign states

during her lifetime and only 15 at the time of her death.

Elizabeth was served by more than 170 prime ministers.

She has been on many historic visits and meetings

that have included state visits

to China in 1986 to Russia in 1994

and to the Republic of Ireland in 2011.

She also had meetings with five popes.

Her coronation took place in 1953.

She has lived on to celebrate her silver, golden, diamond

and platinum jubilees in 1977, 2002,

2012, and 2022.

Though Queen Elizabeth II was

the perfect example of a role model.

Her husband, Philip,

shed a keen interest in voluntary services

and in the Royal Navy.

This meant that as their four children grew,

they had extremely loving parents

throughout their childhood.

She very rarely confided in anybody.

She was a very complete person.

So let me just now repeat

that statement from the royal household,

which we have received in the last few minutes.

It reads, "The Queen died peacefully

at Balmoral this afternoon.

The king and the queen consort will remain at Balmoral

this evening and will return to London tomorrow.

And so the reign of Elizabeth II comes to a close

after 70 years at the age of 96,

her son Charles, is now king.

I think that probably the shock of

his mother's very sudden death and him being becoming king.

When these things happen, you go into slight shock.

So you act quite mechanically.

It sort of protects you in a way.

So I think he wouldn't have been overwhelmed at that moment.

He would've been very emotional,

but he would've kept it all in check.

So I think he dealt with it on a very professional level,

which would be really the only way to deal with something

of that enormity happening to you.

On behalf of all my family, I can only offer

the most sincere and heartfelt thanks

for your condolences and support.

They mean more to me than I can ever possibly express.

And to my darling, Mama,

as you begin your last great journey

to join my dear late Papa,

I want simply to say this, thank you.

When I first met Prince Charles,

I remember thinking, "Wow".

He was wonderful, really charming, really, really just

made you feel so relaxed and comfortable

and so quick upon your ease.

I mean, even though you're nervous and worried,

he suddenly makes you feel not worried.

You feel that you can have a conversation

with in reason, anything.

Prince Charles, obviously he's got his humor,

but he's also got a compassionate side.

He wants everyone to be happy.

He wants everyone to enjoy what they're doing.

And the fact that he worries

about the little things is amazing.

Well, I always thought that Charles would make

a wonderful king because he cares so much.

He cares about his country, he cares about its heritage,

he cares about the planet and he cares about the people.

And I think that's really the attributes you need

for a king, he is perfect.

He has been called a visionary in his creative

and forward thinking ideas.

He grew up becoming passionate about the environment

for architecture and for medicine.

The Monarch is head of the armed forces,

and it has always been a tradition of the royal family

that each and every member should engage in active service

and lead by example, playing more than just a symbolic role.

As a result, he is president to over 400 charities

and organizations and known as one

of the most hardworking royals,

alongside his sister Anne, the Princess Royal.

As the longest serving heir

to the throne in British history, Charles has had plenty

of time to build and develop the role of Prince of Wales.

Throughout his life, he has faced many challenges.

The reporting of the media chose to focus on the ups

and downs of Charles's personal and romantic life.

His marriage to Lady Diana Spencer was just the fairytale

the world had been waiting for,

a dashing prince with his blushing bride.

They kindled a family unit together

with sons William and Harry.

However, the relationship between Charles and Diana

was simply not built to last.

They divorced in 1996

and Diana died in a car crash in 1997.

Charles had always considered Camilla dear,

prior to meeting Diana.

He reignited a flame

with his long-term friend after Diana's death

and the two went on to marry in 2005.

By this time William and Harry were 23 and 20.

Camilla is now beside Charles as Queen consort.

As per the wishes of Queen Elizabeth II.

Charles and Camilla's relationship continues

to remain strong and this translates into their boys

who grow up working towards the role of Monarch.

Although this family unit continues to build,

William and Harry have made it clear

that Camilla will never fill the spot

that their dear mother, Diana left behind.

What he would want to do is be

complimentary to his mother.

So his reign will be complimentary to hers.

In a way, he's the sandwich between his mother and his son.

And William represents the future,

and Charles represents the present.

She'd never say, "Oh, it should been different."

Because if it was, we wouldn't have William and Harry.

And obviously William is so important

to the future of the monarchy.

I think when William becomes king, you know,

God willing that he does become king,

he will be very much more modern than

his grandmother or or his father.

And I think he'll be much more the people's king.

He will be very hands on.

He'll be very, very much more informal,

which will be in keeping with the age.

Because I don't suppose William's gonna be king

for at least another 10 years.

And you know, life will have

changed a great deal by then.

William was set to start his royal career

from a very early age,

being schooled in that sense of duty.

He was educated at Weatherbee School,

Ludgrove School and Eaton College.

He had been a very outgoing little boy.

At his first school, he was known

as Basher Wills, or Basher Wales,

'cause he was, you know, quite stroppy and confident.

William's education was at Eaton College.

Eaton College is probably the leading public school

in England, and its very traditional.

William's mother, Diana Princess of Wales,

insisted that he went to Eaton, as did her father

and her younger brother, Charles.

Prince Charles exceeded to this.

He went to Gordons Stone where he was thoroughly miserable

and cried almost every time he had to go back to to school,

even as a teenager.

And he allowed his sons both to go to a very elitist school.

It's very elite, it's very expensive,

it's very posh, if you will.

But it also has a degree of freedom for the pupils.

They are encouraged to be self-confident

and to find themselves.

And when William came there after being at Ludgrove,

the prep school, people realized

as he had to sign in every pupil signs into the book

when they come, that he was left-handed.

First time people realized it, he was a south paw.

And he was there and he did very well.

Neither he nor his brother could say

that there were great academic shapes, they weren't.

Eaton was right for William, he enjoyed the sports.

He enjoyed swimming, water polo.

He loved playing football, soccer.

He took a gap year in which

he visited Belize and Chile

before earning a Scottish Master of Arts degree

in geography at the University of St. Andrews.

It is clear for William

that royalty is not just a privilege,

but a duty one that he would take very seriously.

I wanted to do something constructive in my gap year

rather than, I mean, I could do quite a lot of work,

but I thought this was a bit more of a way of

trying to help people out and meet a whole range

of other different people from different countries,

and at the same time, helping people

in remote areas of Chile.

I think we are very much seeing a royal

for the new century.

Very relaxed, not stage managed, happy to josh a bit

with his father in an informal way,

but not scared to say exactly what he's feeling

and certainly not prepared to dodge the difficult issues.

There was no question in any of the gap year actually,

that he was a prince and treated differently.

He mucked in, he slept in sleeping bags, you know,

he cooked food around a campfire.

He did everything that everyone else did.

Given the example that Charles had

as an upbringing from an early age, like his mother,

Queen Elizabeth II, joining the ATS from the age of 18,

it was clear that Charles is to lead an example for William

for when he becomes king.

For my father, I learned how central charity

was to his life and his sense of purpose.

The Prince's Trust is not an arm's length organization

for my father.

He cares deeply about the Prince's Trust

because it is a living projection of his values.

As a young child, I recall evening after evening,

my father's diligence

and compassion as he applied himself to answering thousands

of letters and reading endless reports in order

to stay on top of his ambition to do all he could

to help the underprivileged.

Whit out my realizing it,

what my parents were doing was instilling in me

and Harry a lifelong habits

to put charity at the heart of our lives.

Taking from his father's hardworking nature.

He trained at the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst

and graduated from Royal Air Force College Cranwell,

joining RAF Search and Rescue Force in early 2009.

He was a full-time pilot

with the East Anglin Air Ambulance from July, 2015

for two years and performs official duties

on behalf of his father, King Charles.

William threw himself enthusiastically into school life,

but he also felt that sports would be an area

where he could devote his energies.

He has been a fan of sport all his life

and has attended numerous big events over the years.

William, I think that time, those years,

as a search and rescue pilot, he really felt

that he did achieve something.

It was a real job.

There were no concessions for who he was.

He wasn't wrapped up in cotton wool.

But the time came where the tour of duty came to an end,

and I think he left probably with quite a heavy heart,

but he'd had a very, very good time there.

And I think, you know, he'd absolutely achieved

what he set out to achieve.

Well, when you're flying along at night

and snow down, you're in another mountains

and you've got 40 knot winds, the cloud's down

to about 200 feet and you're trying to get through

to find someone who's either broken the leg

or is lost on the hill, it gets quite interesting.

You have to use all four of you,

put your brain power together and your skill

and basically hope that, you know,

you can actually get there and help.

He's friendly, he's funny, he's, you know,

always sort of joking and bantering,

particularly with other men and with colleagues.

And I think that was how he managed to be accepted

so readily by colleagues both in the armed forces

and in the air ambulance.

And in all the charities

that he works for as well.

They really love him.

Like his father's passion

for the environment and arts,

he holds patronages with over 30 charitable

and military organizations.

He undertakes projects through the Royal Foundation

with his work surrounding mental health, conservation,

and emergency workers.

He built his life in the honor of being an icon

that many can look up to, just like his father Charles,

in the hope that his work would always one day help

and inspire someone to feel better.

He took the title of Prince of Wales

after his father ascended to the throne in 2022.

Prince William is involved with quite a few charities.

One in particular. He's been involved in AIDS work

and AIDS charities since he was very young.

And of course that came from a deep commitment

that his mother Diana had to the cause.

Prince William is also involved in several charities

related to Africa.

You know, Africa was very much a part of his experience

between high school and university.

And he went out there and had a gap year, as they call it,

and really fell in love with the country.

So he and Harry both actually have been involved

in several charities in Africa as well.

William is also involved very much so

with a charity called Centerpoint, which is an organization

that works to help the homeless.

You know, Princess Diana originally kind of got

both William and Harry interested in this subject

by introducing them and taking them out to meet

and talk to homeless people.

She always wanted them to see there was another side

to their very gilded life in the palace.

And since her untimely death, William has continued

to be active and involved in Centerpoint.

He's even spent the night out on the streets

with homeless people just within the past few years.

That's something that he's passionate about,

that he cares about.

I think it helps to give him perspective in the midst

of his oftentimes very glamorous life.

There was a key moment in his life.

It was in 2011,

there had been a huge devastating earthquake in New Zealand.

And William said to his private secretary,

"Is anyone from the royal family going down to New Zealand?

Because if they're not, I would like to go."

And his private says, "You can't possibly do this,

you know, you haven't got time.

How are you gonna work out?

You know, you've got these number of shifts

you've got to do with search and rescue."

He said, "It's all right, I've sorted all of that.

Just find out whether whether I can go,

whether anyone else is going."

So he did, and he went

and he stood side by side

with people who'd lost loved ones, homes, businesses,

you know, the scenes there were absolutely devastating.

And that was the point at which I think William went

from being a young man to a future king.

William continues to become a man

that he hopes the public would proudly hold as king.

As a result, it is important that his future children

follow the role in which their father would set for them.

William met his bride to-be Kate Middleton in 2001

at St. Andrew's University in Scotland.

After seven years of dating,

family life beckon for William and Kate.

And it was expected that the couple of eventually marry.

It was at St. Andrew's where that friendship,

because it was initially a friendship flourished.

William and Kate were at the same halls of residence

at St. Salvador's.

They were on the same course in the same year.

I mean, some people say,

"Wasn't that just too much of a coincidence?"

But it was how things worked out.

And they spent the first year

as undergraduates really getting to know each other.

The people of St. Andrews are a very close-knit

sort of society.

And they welcomed William with open arms

and they were very protective of him.

And as a result, you know, he spent life,

he spent four years there as a pretty normal student.

I think the wonderful thing about St. Andrew's was it

was a bubble away from reality.

It was a life that Prince William

had never been able to enjoy.

Whether it was going to the local shops,

going to a local bar, going for his morning swim,

he could get on with his life

and his relationship in private.

And I think the pair of them absolutely loved those years.

They look upon those St. Andrew's years with great fondness,

and they are patrons of St. Andrew's University

because they feel such a strong connection to that place.

In his own words,

it is time now for the big wide world.

But today, William's family, like any other,

well almost came to say a proud farewell to a place

that has allowed him a more normal life than

any royal in history.

That he is deeply grateful, is not in doubt.

And partly of course, it's been about this woman.

They've been allowed to develop a relationship

without front page scrutiny, and it's helped.

Catherine Middleton.

Jeremiah Pasdida.

If she looked confident,

he appeared nervous.

William said he was thrilled

his granny came despite being ill.

And whilst his grandfather studied the form,

she didn't look too impressed.

But it was a different story when her boy

stepped up to the plate.

William Wales.

* God save the gracious Queen

* Long live our noble Queen

* God save the Queen

* God save the Queen

I Catherine Elizabeth,

Take the William Arthur Philip Louis,

Take the William Arthur Philip Louis

to my wedded husband.

To my wedded husband.

To have and to hold from this day forward.

To have and to hold from this day forward.

For better, for worse.

For better for worse,

For richer, for poorer.

For richer, for poorer.

In sickness and in health.

In sickness and in health.

To love and to cherish.

To love, and to cherish.

Till death us part part.

Till death do us part.

According to God's holy law.

According to God's holy law.

And thereto, I give thee my truth.

And thereto I give thee my truth.

Not only did Kate have

this amazing persona about her,

but like her husband William,

she was also actively interested in campaigns

to help the people around her.

Together, they initiated

the mental health awareness campaign Heads Together

to encourage people to open up

about their mental health issues.

Mental health matters to each and every one of us.

It matters just as much as our physical health.

As William has said, we have heard time and time again

in the course of our work,

how talking can help heal hidden challenges

that we can't deal with alone.

We have seen that two heads are better than one when dealing

with a mental health problem.

They are loved by millions around the globe

and dedicate their lives to the royal family,

all while raising their own three young children,

George, Charlotte, and Louis,

who are all in line to the throne.

Well, William and Kate are determined

to build a very happy home life for their children.

I think that is of paramount importance to both of them.

Prince William is a very loving, warm individual,

and he and Kate have a very solid

and affectionate relationship.

They want that to translate to their children.

His boy, his son, his daughter,

they may grow up to be princes and kings and queens,

but he wants them to have a great relationship

with their parents and with each other.

That's first and foremost going to be part

of their royal upbringing.

Their relationship has grown out of being

just William and Kate.

And I think that that's something

that throughout their married life as much as they can,

they will try and retain.

The United Kingdom follows a hereditary system

known as primogeniture,

which means that the throne always passes

from firstborn to firstborn,

not from sibling to sibling.

This means that the next person in line to the throne

after William would be his son, George,

rather than William's brother Harry.

I think he will very much a king

who knows his own mind.

William is a very determined man.

I think he's mindful of history

and won't do anything extraordinary,

but I think he's also very much, much more a man

of the modern age and of the people than

any previous monarchs.

George is the eldest son

and child of William and Kate.

Making him second in line to the throne after his father.

Raising a future king is a huge task,

and it is therefore expected

that he receives the best care possible for this to happen.

I think it's very much a sure thing

that whatever sons William has will

almost certainly join the army.

That has been a royal tradition going back centuries

as something that both William and Harry loved

and seemed to get a lot out of.

One tradition that may not continue though

however, is boarding school.

You know, William and Harry were sent off at a very young

age to Eaton, although they probably will send George

or their other children away to Eaton,

I doubt very much it will be at such a young tender age.

Bearing in mind that Kate Middleton did not grow up

in a royal household or in a family

where children were sent away at six to boarding school.

I think Kate Middleton is gonna find

that particular royal tradition a very

difficult one to follow.

George was born on the 22nd of July, 2013

at St. Mary's Hospital in London.

His birth was widely celebrated due to the expectation

that he will one day become king.

21 gun salutes signal the birth in Bermuda and New Zealand.

The bells of Westminster Abbey

and many other churches were rung.

The landmarks were illuminated in many colors,

especially blue, to signify the birth of a boy.

Kate was forced to announce prior

to being 12 weeks pregnant that she was in fact expecting

because she was hospitalized

for very, very severe morning sickness.

She suffers for something called hyperemesis gravidarum,

which is a very somewhat rare form

of extreme morning sickness.

This goes way beyond the typical nausea

and discomfort that most women feel.

This is very extreme, where the mother to be is unable

to keep down any solids or even sometimes liquids.

It can be quite serious, both for mother and baby.

So women who have this condition, if they're not able to eat

and drink, are oftentimes hospitalized

and put on an IV to make sure

that their health is maintained.

Obviously there've been an awful lot of anticipation

as when Kate was gonna announce that she was pregnant.

I mean, in fact, I think the announcement was suggested

for about six months beforehand.

Everyone was writing in the papers that she was pregnant.

The palace had put out the official announcement

as she was on route to the hospital

because she'd had problems with the pregnancy

and it was felt that William and Kate didn't want

to even tell the Queen or Prince Charles

that she was pregnant

until they were absolutely certain everything was okay.

So that's what happened.

The actual announcement happened

because she was feeling unwell and was taken to hospital.

William and Kate had talked at length about

how they wanted to make this announcement to the world,

and it certainly wasn't going to be this way

and at that stage in the pregnancy.

Most celebrities, particularly Royals, wait until

that first trimester is finished

before they make any happy announcements.

They were holding the baby and they just looked

so beautiful and happy.

It was really stunning. Yeah, I'll never forget it.

Well, the birth of Prince George was really like

a national celebration.

It felt like a national holiday.

There was excitement in the air all around the country.

It very much reminded me of the feeling

of the royal wedding day when William and Kate got married.

Everyone was universally happy.

Everyone was constantly checking the news feeds

on their phone and on the television in order to see,

waiting for William and Kate to come out from the hospital

for the first time holding the new baby prince.

There was huge celebration

over the birth of Prince George.

I remember broadcasting for numerous international networks

outside Buckingham Palace.

Of course, it was the great Kate wait,

I mean, we didn't know when this

little baby was coming along.

Well, actually, I've covered the royal family

for 25 years,

and the excitement around the birth of Prince George

is surpassed most of the things I'd covered,

actually, even the royal wedding.

It was a huge bum fight, if you like, outside

the Lindo Wing of the St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington.

There were hundreds of journalists there,

as well as camera crews and members of the public.

I have several friends actually, with news organizations

who were standing outside the hospital that day,

waiting hours after hour for William and Kate to come out.

And actually, they came out quite a bit later than expected

because typical William and Kate strategy, fashion,

they were greeting and thanking every single member

of staff at the hospital personally

for the very smooth birth.

They wanted to make sure they thanked everyone

from the cleaner to the midwife,

to the surgeon to say thank you very much.

So they did actually take a long time to emerge.

When they did, Kate was roundly praised in the press

for her choice of dress.

You know, a lot of women when they first have a baby are

very self-conscious about the fact

that they oftentimes still look pregnant.

They still have a very swollen stomach.

Kate was not at all ashamed of this.

In fact, wore a dress which highlighted the fact

that she still had a very rounded tummy

and a lot of women praised her for this

said that it made a difference

because it kind of just emphasized the fact

that women don't need to be ashamed

of their bodies when they've had a baby.

And it was really a lovely thing that she did.

She came out, she was absolutely beautiful and radiant.

I'm sure she had some help with makeup and hair.

In fact, we saw some of her stylists

coming into the hospital before she emerged.

So we know that she had a little help,

but she did look fantastic,

and they looked absolutely in love.

As William and Kate were leaving their press call

when they came out with a baby,

he was seen to be very affectionate with her.

He had his hand on the small of her back

and he called her Poppet.

So we now know one of his sweet names

of endearment for his lovely wife.

- Very emotional. - Yeah, it's very emotional.

It's such a special time.

I think any parents, I think probably sort of know

what this feeling feels like.

It's very special.

Well, he's got a good pair of lungs on him, that's for sure.

He's a big boy, he's quite heavy,

but we're still working on a name.

So we'll have that as soon as we can.

But it's the first time we've seen him really.

So having a proper chance to catch up on...

George's education began in January, 2016.

At the age of two, he attended

the West Acre Montessori School Nursery.

Given the nature of his parents' very stable relationship,

it is important that George be raised in the same

affectionate passion of his father.

He attended his first day of primary school

on the 7th of September, 2017

at the Thomas's School in Battersea

and attended school under the name George Cambridge.

Even for a little boy

who's used to the cameras, this was a step into the unknown.

With Mum Kate,

again, struggling with morning sickness back home.

At least Prince William was there to hold his hand

and carry his bag.

Looking rather nervous, Prince George managed a handshake

with one of his teachers

who stepped in with some polite, small talk,

probably to help reassure dad.

For a 4-year-old who's already started

learning the royal ropes,

those who know their London schools think Thomas'

is a good fit for him and the rest of the family.

His son seemed less sure, a little boy

who already has his future mapped out

before he's even stepped into the classroom.

Two years later,

a little sister was born for George.

Charlotte is the second child

and only daughter of William and Kate.

She's third in line to the throne.

However, as under the hereditary system,

should Prince George have children off his own,

they will overtake his sister in the line of succession.

Charlotte was born on the 2nd of May, 2015

at St. Mary's Hospital in London.

Her announcement didn't go to plan

as Kate suffered from severe morning sickness

and was forced to cancel a number of public engagements.

Having said this, the world stood as happiest

as ever over the monarchy with the prospect

of a baby sister for their son.

Again, you know, it's not what William and Kate wanted.

They very much wanted the pregnancy to kind

of go a little bit farther along

before they confirmed to the world.

But again, their hand was forced

because of Kate's morning sickness.

Congratulations, congratulations.

How's Catherine feeling?

She's feeling okay, thanks.

It's been a tricky few days, a week or so,

but obviously we're immensely thrilled.

It's great news early days,

but I'm hoping we just, things settled down

and she feels a bit better.

But it's important we all focus on the big news

and the big international and domestic things

that are going on at the moment.

So that's what my sort thoughts are at the moment.

I get back and look after it now.

It's early days, but you must be very excited.

Some women get morning sickness, not until, you know,

six or seven weeks in, but Kate seems

to get it almost immediately and to a very great degree.

So the fact that she was forced

to start canceling appearances meant

that the palace was forced

to confirm the second baby was on the way.

The nation rejoiced.

Everybody's happy and delighted

to see this beautiful young family grow and expand,

and they seem to be very loving

and caring and beautiful parents.

Kate certainly looks as good or better as she ever did

before she had her first baby.

So it doesn't seem to be taking any kind of a toll

and everybody's really just happy for them.

Well, I think when it was announced

that they'd had a little girl,

it was a great cause of national celebration.

Of course, a little sister for Prince George,

the daughter that Prince William had always wanted,

the granddaughter that Charles had always wanted,

but actually historically, a really important little girl

because she will hold her place

in the lineage of succession.

Her name has been officially announced

as Charlotte Elizabeth Diana,

honoring her grandfather, Charles,

great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II,

and her grandmother, Diana.

She started her education at the Wilcox Nursery School

and also joined her brother at Thomas's school in Battersea,

where she was known as Charlotte Cambridge.

Charlotte's birth certainly does herald the dawn

of a new era for girl power in

that we have a girl in a prominent position

at the senior end of the royal family.

Obviously, we've been used to the Queen,

the ultimate exponent of girl power on the throne,

but we face the prospect now of three kings in line,

so we're not gonna see another woman on the throne

for many, many, many years.

So how lovely to have Charlotte in this role

bringing up the rear.

She's rather unkindly called the spare to the heir

as Prince Harry is.

But as he has proved himself,

it's a role that you can make your own,

and I'm sure all eyes will be on Charlotte.

In fact, there'll probably be even more scrutiny

on her because she's female.

I mean, how great to have the pitter-patter

of pink feet in the royal line of succession.

William's got the princess he always wanted,

Diana wanted a princess in the family,

and she's got her wish.

He's got his, and Diana's been remembered in the process,

so it really completes it.

They've ticked all the boxes.

And the other thing about Charlotte

is it's the female of Charles,

so they've really done everything.

Then came a little brother

for the two royal children, Louis.

William took his two children

to the hospital when their brother was born.

Born on April the 23rd, 2018 at St. Mary's Hospital,

he is fourth in line to the throne.

On the 27th of April, 2018,

it was announced that his official name is

Louis Arthur Charles,

honoring his paternal great-great-great uncle

and his paternal grandfather, Charles III.

The line of succession is a matter not taken lightly.

It is therefore expected that those in line

to the throne stand a good public eye.

Queen Elizabeth II has died

and with Charles as our new king,

the future is looking bright

given the nature of our future kings of Britain.

The monarchy has evolved

and has undergone a huge deal of change

over the last thousand years.

The line of succession is one that is looking sharp,

but is also one that is bound to change.

The examples of the previous monarchs continue

to build strong relationships for the generations

of monarchs to come, when the time comes.