While King Charles III receives treatment for cancer, we explain the order of succession to the throne. It was not specified what type of cancer the monarch was diagnosed with, nor what stage it was in.
It is striking that Princess Anne, the second and only daughter of Elizabeth II, is number 17 to the British throne. The crown does not pass to the monarchs' partners, so Queen Camilla is not in the line of succession. The news comes a week after the king and Princess Kate underwent separate medical procedures at a private clinic.