the throne
noun
: the position of king or queen
He is next in line for the throne.
He ascended the throne after the death of his father.
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Under the current line of royal succession, Charles’ son Prince William is heir to the throne and his three children — Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis — are next.
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ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
In a Sunday social media video, the future queen appears beside the heir to the throne, both wearing a traditional daffodil on their lapels.
—Diego Parrado, Vanity Fair, 3 Mar. 2026
The insider also confirmed that William’s wife, Kate Middleton, backs her husband’s plans to run the throne more like a business.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 2 Mar. 2026
That event restored Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi to the throne and, after the monarch was deposed in the 1979 Islamic revolution, played a central role in the Islamic Republic’s anti-US narrative.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 28 Feb. 2026
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ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
In a Sunday social media video, the future queen appears beside the heir to the throne, both wearing a traditional daffodil on their lapels.
—Diego Parrado, Vanity Fair, 3 Mar. 2026
The insider also confirmed that William’s wife, Kate Middleton, backs her husband’s plans to run the throne more like a business.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 2 Mar. 2026
That event restored Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi to the throne and, after the monarch was deposed in the 1979 Islamic revolution, played a central role in the Islamic Republic’s anti-US narrative.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 28 Feb. 2026
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