Royal Babies Around the World

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Prince George of Cambridge, United Kingdom

Five-year-old Prince George is the oldest child and firstborn son of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and the great-grandson of Queen Elizabeth II. The tot is currently third in line for the throne following his grandfather, Prince Charles, and his father, Prince William.

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Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, United Kingdom

Four-year-old Princess Charlotte is fourth in line for the British throne, following her big brother, Prince George. The Succession Crown Act 2013 was a major game changer for Princess Charlotte's ranking in line for the British crown. While men previously outranked women in line to the throne, the new Act meant that birth order superseded gender. So even though Charlotte's younger brother Prince Louis is a boy, she still holds her ranking.

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Prince Louis of Cambridge, United Kingdom

Prince Louis is the third child of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and fifth in line for the throne.

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Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor of the United Kingdom

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex welcomed their first child, a son, on May 6, 2019. Baby Archie, officially known as Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, is seventh in line for the throne after Prince Harry.

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Princess Elisabeth of Belgium

Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant, is the eldest child of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde. The 17-year-old is the immediate heir to the throne, and impressively opened the Princess Elisabeth Children's Hospital in 2011.

According to the palace, she loves playing sports, has been playing piano for a few years and enjoys volunteer work. She currently goes to school in Brussels.

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Prince Gabriel of Belgium

Prince Gabriel is the second child of the King and Queen of Belgium, and the second in line for the throne, following his older sister. Like Princess Elisabeth, the 15-year-old also goes to school in Brussels and enjoys a variety of sports, from football to sailing.

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Prince Emmanuel of Belgium

Prince Emmanuel, 13, is the king and queen's third child. He's third in line for the throne and is apparently a big nature fan and a flute player. Unlike his older siblings, he attends school in Leuven.

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Princess Eléonore of Belgium

The king and queen's fourth and youngest child is eleven-year-old Princess Eléonore, who is fourth in line for the throne. She also attends school in Brussels, plays violin, and likes to draw.

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Prince Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan

Bhutan's crown prince is the first child of King Jigme Singye Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema (the world's youngest living queen, at 27 years old).

Here, the one-year-old Dragon Prince is photographed with his father and Indian foreign minister Sushma Swaraj. He also melts hearts monthly in adorable calendar photos.

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Prince Christian of Denmark

Thirteen-year-old Christian Valdemar Henri John, Prince of Denmark, Count of Monpezat is the first son of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary and grandson of Queen Margrethe II, the reigning monarch, and Prince Henrik. He also holds the title of Count of Monpezat and is second in line for the throne, following his father.

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Princess Isabella of Denmark

Princess Isabella Henrietta Ingrid Margrethe, 12, is the second child of the crown prince and princess. Thanks to a recent amendment in the Danish law of royal succession—which changed inheritance from male-preferred primogeniture to absolute primogeniture—she's next in line for the throne, following her older brother, Prince Christian.

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Prince Vincent of Denmark

Prince Vincent Frederik Minik Alexander, Count of Monpezat, is the third child of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary. The eight-year-old follows his older sister Princess Isabella in the line of succession.

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Princess Josephine of Denmark

Prince Vincent has a twin sister, Princess Josephine Sophia Ivalo Mathilda, Princess of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat. She follows her fraternal twin in line for the Danish throne.

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Prince Nikolaj of Denmark

Prince Nikolai William Alexander Frederik, 19, is the oldest son of Prince Joachim (Crown Prince Frederik's younger brother) and Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg. Like Prince Frederik's children, he and his siblings are also grandchildren to Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik. He also holds title of Count of Monpezat.

Although his parents divorced in 2004, Prince Nikolai is still in line for the throne, in seventh place, after his dad.

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Prince Felix of Denmark

Prince Felix Henrik Valdemar Christian, Count of Monpezat, is the 16-year-old son of Prince Joachim and Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg (pictured). Like his older brother, he is still included in the line of succession, though his parents are divorced.

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Prince Henrik of Denmark

Prince Henrik Carl Joachim Alain, Count of Monpezat, is Prince Joachim and Princess Mary's first child together. (They wed in 2008, four years after he divorced Countess Alexandra.) The ten-year-old is ninth in line for the throne, after his half-brother Prince Felix.

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Princess Athena of Denmark

Seven-year-old Princess Athena Françoise Marie, Countess of Monpezat is the youngest of Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik's grandchildren. She's also the younger of Prince Joachim and Princess Marie's two children together. She follows her brother Prince Henrik as the 10th in line for the throne.

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Prince Hisahito of Japan

The grandson of Japan's Emperor Akihito is third in line for the Imperial Throne. His parents are Prince Akishino, the Emperor's younger son, and Princess Kiko. The royal tween will turn 13 this September.

Prince Hisahito's older sister Princess Mako, 27, famously announced this year that she's giving up her royal status to marry her commoner fiancé, Kei Komuro.

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Princess Salma of Jordan

Princess Salma, 17, is the third child and first daughter of King Abdullah II and Queen Rania Al Abdullah. She has three siblings: Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II, 25, Princess Princess Iman, 23, and Prince Hashem, 14.

The royal teen is not an heir to the throne because the Jordanian constitution states that the royal title is passed from the king to his eldest son.

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Prince Hashem of Jordan

Fourteen-year-old Prince Hashem is the fourth and youngest child of King Abdullah II and Queen Rania Al Abdullah.

Since his older brother, Crown Prince Al Hussein, currently has no male heirs, according to the Jordanian constitution, Prince Hashem is technically next in line for the throne, but that will change if Al Hussein bears a son.

Erica Gonzales is the Senior Culture Editor at ELLE.com, where she oversees coverage on TV, movies, music, books, and more. She was previously an editor at HarpersBAZAAR.com. There is a 75 percent chance she's listening to Lorde right now. 

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