Charles Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley
Charles Patrick Inigo Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley (born 1 July 1999) is the son of David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon, and Serena Armstrong-Jones, Countess of Snowdon. He is a great-grandson of King George VI through the king's younger daughter, Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon.[1] He is heir apparent to the Earldom of Snowdon and 22nd in the line of succession to the British throne, after his father.[2]
Viscount Linley | |
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Relatives | Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (paternal grandmother) Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (grandaunt) |
Family | Armstrong-Jones |
Biography
Armstrong-Jones was born at The Portland Hospital for Women and Children in Wast End, London on 1 July 1999. He was baptised at St James's Palace in 1999 and his godparents are Lady Bruce Dundas, Nigel Harvey, Nick Powell, Orlando Rock, Lucinda Cecil and Rita König.[1] He has a sister, Lady Margarita Armstrong-Jones, who is three years younger. He uses his father's subsidiary title of Viscount Linley as a courtesy title.
In 2012, his grand-aunt Queen Elizabeth II appointed him to be her First Page of Honour.[3]
Styles
- 1 July 1999 – 13 January 2017: The Honourable Charles Armstrong-Jones
- 13 January 2017–present: Viscount Linley
References
- "Charles Armstrong-Jones". The Peerage. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- "Who's Who members of the Royal Family". Ukwhoswho.com. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
- Walker, Tim (1 March 2012). "The Queen turns a page for Viscount Linley's son". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
Charles Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley Born: 1 July 1999 | ||
Lines of succession | ||
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Preceded by The Earl of Snowdon |
Line of succession to the British throne 22nd position |
Followed by Lady Margarita Armstrong-Jones |
Court offices | ||
Preceded by Jack Soames |
Page of Honour 2012–2015 |
Succeeded by Lachlan Legge-Bourke |