List of current heirs apparent

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates This is the list of currents heirs apparent to the thrones of the world as of Template:Dateonly.

List of heirs apparent

Country Picture Coat of arms Name of heir apparent Title(s) Date of birth (age) Became heir apparent Relation to the monarch
File:Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg The Bahamas
File:Flag of Belize.svg Belize
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
File:Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada
File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea
File:Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Saint Kitts and Nevis
File:Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Saint Lucia
File:Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
File:Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands
File:Flag of Tuvalu.svg Tuvalu
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
File:Prince of Wales in Normandy 2024.jpg File:Coat of arms of the Prince of Wales.svgFile:Coat of Arms of the Duke of Rothesay.svg William Prince of Wales,
Duke of Cornwall,
Duke of Rothesay,
Earl of Chester,
Earl of Carrick,
Baron of Renfrew,
Lord of the Isles, and
Prince and Great Steward of Scotland

(The current holder is also Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Strathearn and Baron Carrickfergus.)
Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 8 September 2022 Elder son of King Charles III
File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain File:Kingdom of Bahrain Crown Prince and Prime Minister, His Royal Highness Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa (Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa) participates in a bilateral exchange at the Pentagon on September 14, 2023 (cropped).jpg Salman Crown Prince of Bahrain,
Prime Minister
Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 6 March 1999 Eldest son of King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium File:2023 Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant (cropped)01.JPG File:Coat of arms of the Duchess of Brabant.svg Elisabeth Princess of Belgium,
Duchess of Brabant
Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 21 July 2013 Eldest child of King Philippe
File:Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan File:Royal Prince of Bhutan (cropped).jpg Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck Dragon Prince of Bhutan,
Druk Gyalsey of Bhutan
Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 5 February 2016 Elder son of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
File:Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei File:Al-Muhtadee Billah (2023).jpg Al-Muhtadee Billah Crown Prince of Brunei Darussalam Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 17 February 1974 Eldest son of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark File:Prins Christian til Danmark 2021.JPG File:Coat of arms of the Crown Prince of Denmark (2025).svg Christian Crown Prince of Denmark,
Count of Monpezat
Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 14 January 2024 Eldest child of King Frederik X
File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan File:Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan cropped.jpeg Hussein Crown Prince of Jordan Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 28 November 2004 Elder son of King Abdullah II
File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait File:Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah 2014 (cropped).jpg File:Emblem of Kuwait.svg Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah Crown Prince of Kuwait,
Sheikh
Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2 June 2024 Second cousin of Emir Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, maternal half-nephew
File:Flag of Lesotho.svg Lesotho Lerotholi Seeiso Crown Prince of Lesotho Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 18 April 2007 Only son of King Letsie III
File:Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein File:Prince Alois of Liechtenstein 2024 (cropped).jpg File:Staatswappen-Liechtensteins.svg Alois Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein,
Count of Rietberg
Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 13 November 1989 Eldest son of Prince Hans-Adam II
File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg File:Prince Charles of Luxembourg 2025.jpg File:Greater coat of arms of the Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg (2000).svg Charles Prince Charles of Luxembourg Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 3 October 2025 Elder son of Grand Duke Guillaume V
File:Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco Jacques Hereditary Prince of Monaco, Marquis of Baux Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 10 December 2014 Only legitimate son of Prince Albert II
File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco File:Moulay Hassan in 2018.jpg Moulay Hassan Crown Prince of Morocco Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 8 May 2003 Only son of Mohammed VI
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands File:2023 Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange.jpg File:Coat of Arms of the children of Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands.svg Catharina-Amalia Princess of Orange Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 30 April 2013 Eldest child of King Willem-Alexander
File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway File:Crown Prince Haakon of Norway 2012-03-26 001.jpg File:Coat of Arms of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Norway.svg Haakon Crown Prince of Norway Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 17 January 1991 Only son of King Harald V
File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman File:Theyazin bin Haitham (cropped).jpg File:National emblem of Oman.svg Theyazin Sayyid,
Crown Prince of Oman
Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 12 January 2021 Elder son of Sultan Haitham bin Tariq
File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia File:Mohammad bin Salman October 2019 (cropped).jpg Mohammed Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia,
Prime Minister
Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 21 June 2017 Son of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden File:Princess Victoria in February 2023.jpg File:Blason de Victoria de Suède.svg Victoria Crown Princess of Sweden,
Duchess of Västergötland
Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1 January 1980 Eldest child of King Carl XVI Gustaf
File:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga File:Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala 2022.jpg Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala Crown Prince of Tonga Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 18 March 2012 Eldest son of King Tupou VI
File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates File:Khaled bin Mohamed Al Nahyan.jpg Khaled Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 29 March 2023 Eldest son of Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan

In federal monarchies

Malaysia

State Image Style Current heir apparent Date of birth (age) Relationship with current monarch
File:Flag of Johor.svg Johor File:Tunku Ismail in 2024 (cropped).jpg Tunku Mahkota Tunku Ismail Idris Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Eldest son of Sultan Ibrahim
File:Flag of Kedah.svg Kedah File:Tunku sarafudin (cropped).jpg Raja Muda Tengku Sarafudin Badlishah Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Eldest son of Sultan Sallehuddin
File:Flag of Pahang.svg Pahang File:Hassanal Ibrahim 200120022 (cropped).jpg Tengku Mahkota Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Eldest surviving son of Al-Sultan Abdullah
File:Flag of Perak.svg Perak File:Raja Jaafar ibni Almarhum Raja Muda Musa.jpg Raja Muda Raja Ja'afar Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Fourth cousin once removed of Sultan Nazrin Shah
File:Flag of Perlis.svg Perlis File:Coat of arms of Perlis.svg Raja Muda Tuanku Syed Faizuddin Putra Jamalullail Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Eldest son of Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin
File:Flag of Selangor.svg Selangor File:Tengku Amir Shah (cropped).jpg Raja Muda Tengku Amir Shah Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Eldest son of Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah
File:Flag of Terengganu.svg Terengganu File:Raja Permaisuri Agong 2023 - 52783571823.jpg Yang di-Pertuan Muda Tengku Muhammad Ismail Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Eldest son of Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin

United Arab Emirates

Emirate Image Heir apparent Relationship to
the monarch
File:Flag of Abu Dhabi.svg Abu Dhabi File:Khaled bin Mohamed Al Nahyan.jpg Khaled Eldest son of Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
File:Flag of Ajman.svg Ajman File:Eau ajman-escut.png Ammar Eldest son of Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III
File:Flag of Dubai.svg Dubai File:H.H. Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum in Summit on the Global Agenda.jpg Hamdan Third son of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Fujairah File:Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, 2012.jpg Mohammed Eldest son of Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi
File:Flag of Ras al-Khaimah.svg Ras al-Khaimah File:H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Crown Prince of Ras Al Khaimah presiding over the award panel (8268136566) (cropped).jpg Mohammed[1] Eldest son of Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi
File:Flag of Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah.svg Sharjah Sultan[2][3][4] Cousin once removed of Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi;[4] Wife's brother[2][3]
File:Flag of Umm al-Qaiwain.svg Umm al-Quwain File:Ae uaq-escudo.png Rashid Son of Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla

Current sovereign monarchs without an heir apparent

Country Current monarch Reason for no heir apparent Coat of arms Image Current heir presumptive Relationship
File:Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra Co-prince Josep-Lluís Serrano Pentinat Ex officio as Bishop of Urgell; successor must be appointed by the Pope. None
Co-prince Emmanuel Macron Ex officio as President of France; successor must be elected by the French citizenry. None
File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia King Norodom Sihamoni New monarch will be elected. None
File:Flag of Eswatini.svg Eswatini King Mswati III Successor must be elected. None
Queen Mother Ntfombi
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan Emperor Naruhito The Emperor has no sons. File:Japanese Crest of Akisino no miya.svg File:Prince Fumihito Rome 2016 (4).jpg Fumihito Younger brother of Emperor Naruhito
File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia Yang di-Pertuan Agong Ibrahim Iskandar New monarch will be elected. File:Nazrin Shah of Perak in 2019.jpg Nazrin Shah Next in line in the de facto order of rotation
File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Successor must be appointed. File:Sheikh abdualla althani.jpg Abdullah Half-brother of Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain King Felipe VI The King has no sons. File:Coat of Arms of Leonor, Princess of Asturias.svg File:Leonor de Borbón en 2023 (cropped).jpg Leonor Elder daughter of King Felipe VI
File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand King Vajiralongkorn The King has several children, but none named as crown prince. File:Dipangkorn Rasmijoti 2019.jpg Dipangkorn Rasmijoti Legitimate son of King Vajiralongkorn
File:Flag of Vatican City (2023–present).svg Vatican City Pope Leo XIV Successor must be elected in Papal conclave. None

Current federal monarchs without an heir apparent

Sovereign Current monarch Reason for no heir apparent Image Current heir presumptive Relationship
File:Flag of Kelantan.svg Kelantan Muhammad V The Sultan has no legitimate children. File:YTM Tengku Mahkota Kelantan 2024 official portrait.jpg Tengku Muhammad Fakhry Petra Youngest brother of Sultan Muhammad V
File:Flag of Negeri Sembilan.svg Negeri Sembilan Tuanku Muhriz Successor must be elected. None

See also

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