UsefulCharts: King Charles III And British Royal Succession (revised 2025)

Well that's a long title. And speaking titles, who are the next Kings and Queens of Great Britain going to be?

You hopefully know King Charles III is the current English monarch with his two sons, William and Harry named as his most likely successors, but who might be further down the line after them with potential claims on the crown?

That's where videos like this from the Youtube channel UsefulCharts comes in handy.

With the death of Queen Elizabeth II at Balmoral Castle September 8, 2022, her son, Charles succeeded her with his official coronation May 6, 2023, which bumped many up the list.
But who's next? Let's take a look.

The video is helpful figuring the convoluted cousins, in-laws, aunts and uncles parts which can be confusing it folks who might be unfamilar and it is narrated by Matt Baker (that's actually DOCTOR Matt Baker), the main dude behind UsefulCharts, which Matt have grown to almost 2 million subscribers (1.98 million as of today) with over 223 million channel views from the 270 videos he's uploaded so far.

Tons of informative, interesting charts for those (like me) who pour over old charts and maps. This is likely because I've always loved history, tales of kings, knights and all that stuff. Also, there's the genealogy angle or family history studies. Haven't found a personal direct descent from royalty (Yet, here says) but some indirect ties to Ann Boleyn's father's family among other lines but this isn't the place for me to blather on boringly about my own family tree.

I did notice that Matt referenced his own video called "Welsh Monarchs Family Tree" (that's a link if you want to watch it) posted about 3 years ago with Jack Rackum handling the difficult Welsh placenames. Lots of history in Wales that ties in with English history and the various royals from yesteryear.

I should mention that a lot of the charts shown in various videos are available to purchase from Matt's website UsefulCharts.com for around $25 a chart but they are visually pleasing and suitable for framing etc. (Just a clarification, I am not affiliated with the site and receive no payment or fee for shilling for this channel). I like the videos. I love the charts and I'd like one or two. Maybe others will too.

There are a bunch of other UsefulCharts videos you might like, such as the one below called "Greek Mythology Family Tree" uploaded around 2019 but the info about Zeus, Gaia, Hera and all the rest are tied up in a video that you'll enjoy even with a passing knowledge of the various gods, demigods and heroes.

So let's take a peek, shall we?

Also, I had to include one of the top comments on the video, throwing a little shade in Zeus' direction because of his, ahem, shall we call it, "amorous adventures" with the local mortal women.

Not everyone likes reading YouTube comments because of the rampant trolling, threats and generally snarkish, petty statements posted. But sometimes there are some good ones.