Everything you need to know about the Queen’s 12 great-grandchildren
In her 70 years on the throne, the world has watched Queen Elizabeth, 95, grow into her role as monarch, raise a family and watch her daughter and sons start families of their own. Today, Her Majesty is the proud great-grandmother of 12 children who will one day carry on her legacy. With so many little royals running around, however, it’s hard to keep track of who is who. We rounded up a list of all the youngest members of the royal family here. Click through to meet them all…
1: SAVANNAH PHILLIPS: Born in 2010, 11-year-old Savannah Phillips (left) is the Queen and Philip’s eldest great-grandchild. Her father is Peter Phillips, the son of Princess Anne, Queen Elizabeth’s only daughter. He married his wife, Autumn Kelly, in 2008. However, the couple separated in 2019 and were officially divorced in 2021. Pictured: Savannah with her younger sister, Isla, and her parents in 2019.
At Princess Eugenie’s wedding in 2018, bridesmaid Savannah had pageboy Prince George trying to stifle laughter when she entertained him by pretending to play the trumpet in St George’s Chapel. She was also once seen pushing George – her second cousin – down a grassy bank at a polo match, and putting her hand over his mouth (pictured) as the National Anthem played while they were on the balcony at Buckingham Palace for Trooping The Colour in 2019.
2. ISLA PHILLIPS: Savannah’s younger sister, Isla (left), will turn 10 in March. She was born during the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee year in 2012. Her middle name is Elizabeth, in honor of the monarch. The Phillips sisters are not entitled to a royal title.
The sisters are usually kept out of the limelight, but they sometimes join other members of the family on the Buckingham Palace balcony for major events. They are mostly spotted enjoying themselves as they play together at horse trials. Pictured: Prince George and Isla at Princess Eugenie’s wedding in 2018.
3. PRINCE GEORGE: Future king George (left), born in 2013, is the oldest of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s children. The 8-year-old is known to be a fan of helicopters, video games and all things police-related.
Football-mad George is also a passionate Aston Villa fan, just like his father. George is noticeably shyer than his younger sister, Princess Charlotte, and occasionally appears a little reluctant in front of the cameras. Third-in-line George and his siblings call the Queen ‘Gan Gan’.
4. MIA TINDALL: 8-year-old Mia is the eldest child of former England rugby star Mike Tindall and Olympic medal-winning horsewoman Zara (pictured, left), daughter of the Princess Royal. The fun-loving youngster, who was born in 2014, has a reputation for being mischievous.
She is often spotted running around with her father and cousins, Isla and Savannah Phillips, at horse competitions. During a portrait shoot for the Queen’s 90th birthday, Mia, then two, had the privilege of holding her great-grandmother’s classic black handbag (pictured, front left). Like Savannah and Isla, she is not an HRH, nor does she have a title.
5. PRINCESS CHARLOTTE: The Cambridges’ 6-year-old middle child, Charlotte (pictured, right), is known for her confident, feisty character. The princess, who was born in 2015, likes spicy food and is nicknamed ‘Lottie’. She shares a love of horses with the Queen, and bears a resemblance to her great-grandmother when she was a child.
At the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s wedding in 2018, the playful fourth in line to the throne stuck out her tongue as she arrived by car. She repeated the gesture while watching a presentation ceremony at the King’s Cup regatta on the Isle of Wight in 2019 (pictured). At the christening of her younger brother, Prince Louis, she was heard telling off photographers and declaring they were not allowed inside.
6. PRINCE LOUIS: William and Kate’s youngest child was born in 2018. The three-year-old toddler proudly joined his siblings, George and Charlotte, when they clapped for carers during lockdown in 2020 (pictured).
In pictures released for his second birthday, Prince Louis was shown with a paint-covered face and hands as he made a rainbow print for his window. Louis (pictured, in Prince William’s arms), who has inherited the Middleton eyes, has been compared to his maternal grandfather, Michael Middleton.
7. LENA TINDALL: The Tindalls welcomed a second daughter, Lena, in 2018, after suffering two miscarriages. She is pictured here with her mom, Zara, in 2019.
Lena, now three, has enjoyed family vacations at Balmoral with the Queen in the past. Her father, Mike, noted that the family has vacationed for the summer through August in Scotland, ‘which was quite nice with the kids.’
8. ARCHIE MOUNTBATTEN-WINDSOR: Archie, who was born in 2019, lives thousands of miles away in California after his parents, Harry and Meghan, stepped down as senior royals and moved to the US. He appears to have inherited his father’s red hair, seen when he was pictured in a stylized image on the family’s Christmas card.
In the Oprah interview that rocked the monarchy, Meghan accused a member of the royal family – neither the Queen nor Philip – of raising concerns before Archie was born about how dark his skin tone might be. The duchess also said Archie was not made a prince because of his race – although he is not actually entitled to be one or to have an HRH style yet because of rules set down by King George V more than 100 years ago.
9. AUGUST BROOKSBANK: August Philip Hawke Brooksbank – born to the Duke of York’s daughter Princess Eugenie and tequila brand ambassador Jack Brooksbank – arrived on February 9, 2021. He is the first child for the couple, who wed in 2018.
Eugenie described their hearts as being ‘full of love for this little human’. His middle name was in honor of the duke. He is seen here with his father in a Father’s Day instagram post. The couple has chosen not to share many photos of the young royal, who is 13th in line for the throne.
10. LUCAS TINDALL: Zara delivered her 8lb, 4oz son Lucas on March 21, 2021, with the baby arriving on the bathroom floor in a surprise home birth. Buckingham Palace said the Queen and the duke were ‘delighted’ at the news of their 10th great-grandchild. Lucas has the middle name Philip in honor of both the duke and Mike Tindall’s father.
11. LILIBET DIANA MOUNTBATTEN-WINDSOR: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s second child is eighth in line to the throne, despite being born a US citizen after the couple moved to LA to quit royal life. Lilibet, who was born on June 4, 2021, weighing 7 pounds, 11 oz, entered the line of royal succession behind her older brother, Archie, and nudged senior family members further from the throne. Meghan and Harry released the first photo of Lilibet on their 2021 Christmas card, showing the family dressed down in denim and casual tops, while Lilibet donned an adorable white dress.
12. SIENNA ELIZABETH MAPELLI MOZZI: Princess Beatrice, 33, the oldest daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, gave birth to a baby girl weighing 6lbs, 2oz at 11:42pm on September 18, 2021, at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London. Her husband, Edo Mapelli Mozzi, announced their baby daughter is named Sienna Elizabeth, in a touching tribute to the Queen. Pictured: The young family on a walk in London.
Although her mother is a princess, Sienna, who is the Queen’s 12th great-grandchild, will not have a royal title. Only grandchildren of the monarch through the male line are automatically entitled to the styling of HRH. This means she will be plain Miss Mapelli Mozzi. The Queen could bestow a title on her great-grandchild if desired, but it is unlikely to be asked for. Pictured: Princess Beatrice at Wimbledon during her pregnancy.