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Viscount Linley
Coat of arms of Charles, Viscount Linley
Born (1999-07-01) 1 July 1999 (age 24)
Parents
RelativesPrincess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (paternal grandmother)
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (grandaunt)
House of Windsor
FamilyArmstrong-Jones

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]

Biography

Armstrong-Jones was born at The Portland Hospital for Women and Children in West End, London on 1 July 1999, and was baptised at The Queen's Chapel, St James's Palace in December 1999. 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

As heir apparent to the earldom of Snowdon, he is accorded the courtesy title Viscount Linley

  • 1 July 1999 – 13 January 2017: The Honourable Charles Armstrong-Jones
  • 13 January 2017–present: Viscount Linley

References

  1. ^ a b "Charles Armstrong-Jones". The Peerage. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Who's Who members of the Royal Family". Ukwhoswho.com. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  3. ^ 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
Preceded by Line of succession to the British throne
22nd position
Followed by
Court offices
Preceded by Page of Honour
2012–2015
Succeeded by

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