This is the list of currents heirs apparent to the thrones of the world as of .
Heirs apparent to sovereign monarchies
Country Picture Coat of arms Name of heir apparent Title(s) Date of birth (age) Became heir apparent Relation to the monarch William Prince of Wales,Duke of Cornwall,Duke of Rothesay,Earl of Chester,Earl of Carrick,Baron of Renfrew,Lord of the Isles, andPrince and Great Steward of Scotland(The current holder is alsoDuke of Cambridge, Earl of Strathearnand Baron Carrickfergus.) 8 September 2022 Elder son of King Charles III SalmanCrown Prince of Bahrain,Prime Minister 6 March 1999 Eldest son of King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa ElisabethPrincess of Belgium,Duchess of Brabant 21 July 2013 Eldest child of King Philippe Jigme Namgyel WangchuckDragon Prince of Bhutan,Druk Gyalsey of Bhutan 5 February 2016 Elder son of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck Al-Muhtadee Billah Crown Prince of Brunei Darussalam 17 February 1974 Eldest son of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah ChristianCrown Prince of Denmark,Count of Monpezat 14 January 2024 Eldest child of King Frederik X HusseinCrown Prince of Jordan 28 November 2004 Elder son of King Abdullah II Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah Crown Prince of Kuwait,Sheikh 2 June 2024 Second cousin ofEmir Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah,maternal half-nephew Lerotholi SeeisoCrown Prince of Lesotho 18 April 2007 Only son of King Letsie III AloisHereditary Prince of Liechtenstein,Count of Rietberg 13 November 1989 Eldest son of Prince Hans-Adam II CharlesPrince of Luxembourg 3 October 2025 Elder son of Grand Duke Guillaume VJacquesHereditary Prince of Monaco,Marquis of Baux 10 December 2014Only legitimate son of Prince Albert II Moulay HassanCrown Prince of Morocco 8 May 2003 Only son of King Mohammed VI Catharina-AmaliaPrincess of Orange 30 April 2013 Eldest child of King Willem-Alexander Ingrid AlexandraCrown Princess of Norway 28 August 2026 Eldest child of King Haakon VIII TheyazinSayyid,Crown Prince of Oman 12 January 2021 Elder son of Sultan Haitham bin Tariq MohammedCrown Prince of Saudi Arabia,Prime Minister 21 June 2017 Son of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud VictoriaCrown Princess of Sweden,Duchess of Västergötland 1 January 1980 Eldest child of King Carl XVI Gustaf Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalalaCrown Prince of Tonga 18 March 2012 Eldest son of King Tupou VI Khaled Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi 29 March 2023 Eldest son of President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Heirs apparent to federated subnational monarchies Malaysia
State Image Style Current heir apparent Date of birth (age) Relationship with current monarch Tunku Mahkota Tunku Ismail Idris Eldest son of Sultan Ibrahim Raja Muda Tengku Sarafudin Badlishah Eldest son of Sultan Sallehuddin Tengku Mahkota Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah Eldest surviving son of Al-Sultan Abdullah Raja Muda Raja Ja'afar Fourth cousin once removed of Sultan Nazrin Shah Raja Muda Tuanku Syed Faizuddin Putra Jamalullail Eldest son of Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Raja Muda Tengku Amir Shah Eldest son of Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Yang di-Pertuan Muda Tengku Muhammad Ismail Eldest son of Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin
United Arab Emirates
Emirate Image Heir apparent Relationship tothe monarch Khaled Eldest son of Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Ammar Eldest son of Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III Hamdan Third son of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Mohammed Eldest son of Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi MohammedRak Eldest son of Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi Sultan Cousin once removed of Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi;Twenty thirteenasaninst.org Wife's brother 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 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 King Norodom Sihamoni New monarch will be elected.None King Mswati III Successor must be elected.None Queen Mother Ntfombi Emperor Naruhito The Emperor has no sons. Fumihito Younger brother of Emperor Naruhito Yang di-Pertuan Agong Ibrahim Iskandar New monarch will be elected. Nazrin Shah Next in line in the de facto order of rotation Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Successor must be appointed. Abdullah Half-brother of Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani King Felipe VI The King has no sons. Leonor Elder daughter of King Felipe VI King Vajiralongkorn The King has several children, but none named as crown prince. Dipangkorn Rasmijoti Legitimate son of King Vajiralongkorn Pope Leo XIV Successor must be elected in papal conclave.None
Current federal or subnational monarchs without an heir apparent
Monarchy Current monarch Reason for no heir apparent Image Current heir presumptive Relationship Muhammad V The Sultan has no legitimate children. Tengku Muhammad Fakhry Petra Youngest brother of Sultan Muhammad V Tuanku Muhriz Successor must be elected.None Hamengkubuwono X The Sultan has no son. Prince Hadisuryo (disputed) Eldest younger brother of Sultan Hamengkubuwono X Princess Mangkubumi (disputed) Eldest daughter of Sultan Hamengkubuwono X
See also List of current monarchs of sovereign states List of current heads of state and government List of heads of former ruling families
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