- Queen Elizabeth II, who died in 2022, was a grandmother of eight and great-grandmother of 12.
- Seven of her great-grandchildren are royals, and five are commoners.
- The royal family released a never-before-seen photo for what would have been her 97th birthday.
In honor of what would have been Queen Elizabeth II's 97th birthday, the royal family released a never-before-seen photo of her with some of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
According to the Prince and Princess of Wales' caption, Kate Middleton took the photo at Balmoral Castle in the summer of 2022, mere months before Queen Elizabeth died on September 8, 2022.
In total, Queen Elizabeth was a grandmother of eight and great-grandmother of 12.
Keep scrolling to learn more about her great-grandchildren.
Savannah Phillips, 12, is Queen Elizabeth's oldest great-grandchild.
Savannah Phillips is the daughter of the Queen's oldest grandchild, Peter Phillips, and his wife, Autumn.
She is 18th in line for the throne, but doesn't have a royal title because her father doesn't have one. When Peter was born, his parents Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips declined the Queen's offer to give him one. According to The Washington Post, they didn't want a title interfering with his future career. Savannah is also a commoner and reportedly lives a normal life in London.
She still attends royal events like Trooping the Colour, where she hilariously shushed Prince George in 2018.
Isla Phillips, 11, is Savannah's younger sister.
Isla's full name is Isla Elizabeth, likely a tribute to the Queen. Like her sister, she doesn't have a royal title, but can be spotted at royal events like the Christmas Day church service at Sandringham and the Trooping the Colour parade. She's 19th in line for the throne.
Prince George, 9, is likely a future king of England.
As the future king (he's second in line for the throne), Prince George is perhaps the most well-known of the Queen's great-grandchildren. The 9-year-old is the oldest of Prince William and Kate Middleton's three children. He attends Lambrook School in Berkshire, according to Town & Country.
Mia Tindall, 9, doesn't have a royal title.
Mia Grace Tindall is the daughter of Mike Tindall, a former rugby union player, and Zara Tindall, Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips' only daughter. Mia, 9, doesn't have a royal title because Zara wasn't given one when she was born. She is 21st in line for the throne.
Princess Charlotte, 7, is the second of Prince William and Kate Middleton's three children.
Princess Charlotte, William and Kate's second child and first daughter, attends Lambrook School in Berkshire along with her brother. At 7 years old, she's already making history as the first female royal to keep her spot at third in line for the throne despite having a younger brother, thanks to the Succession to the Crown Act of 2013.
Prince Louis, 4, was born right before Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding.
Prince Louis Arthur Charles, William and Kate's youngest, was named for Lord Louis Mountbatten. He is fourth in line for the throne.
He was too young to be at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding, but he's since made appearances at Trooping the Colour and Christmas Day services.
Lena Tindall, 4, doesn't have a royal title.
Lena Elizabeth Tindall was born on June 18, 2018, the second daughter of Mike and Zara Tindall. Like her older sister Mia, Lena doesn't have a royal title. She is 22nd in line for the throne.
Prince Archie, 3, is the son of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
Archie was born on May 6, 2019. He accompanied Harry and Meghan on their royal tour of Africa and made appearances on their official Instagram account. He is still sixth in line for the throne, even though his parents stepped back from royal life and settled in California.
Meghan wrote a children's book called "The Bench" inspired by Harry and Archie's relationship.
Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank's son, August Philip Hawke Brooksbank, is 2 years old.
Kensington Palace announced the birth of Eugenie and Brooksbank's son on February 9, 2021. Named August Philip Hawke Brooksbank, he weighed 8 pounds and 10 ounces and is the Queen's ninth great-grandchild. Eugenie is 11th in line for the throne, so her son is 12th.
The couple is expecting their second child this summer.
Zara gave birth to Lucas Tindall, 2, in 2021.
Lucas, who is 23rd in line to the throne, is the couple's third child alongside their two daughters, Lena and Mia.
Zara's husband, Mike, revealed on an episode of his podcast, "The Good, The Bad, and The Rugby," that Lucas was born so quickly that they didn't make it to the hospital, resulting in him being born "on the bathroom floor."
Harry and Meghan welcomed their second child, Princess Lilibet, on June 4, 2021.
Lilibet Diana, or Lili for short, is the Queen's 11th great-grandchild.
"Lili is named after her great-grandmother, Her Majesty The Queen, whose family nickname is Lilibet," the couple said in a statement. "Her middle name, Diana, was chosen to honor her beloved late grandmother, The Princess of Wales."
Lilibet is seventh in line for the throne — pushing back Prince Andrew, Princess Beatrice, and Princess Eugenie in the royal line of succession. And since Meghan gave birth in America, she would also be eligible to serve as president of the United States.
Princess Beatrice of York and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi welcomed their first child, Sienna Elizabeth, on September 18, 2021.
Sienna Elizabeth weighed 6 pounds and 2 ounces at birth, Buckingham Palace said in a statement announcing the news.
Beatrice and Mapelli Mozzi's daughter is 10th in line to the British throne after Prince Andrew who is eighth in line and Beatrice who is ninth in line. Mapelli Mozzi also has a son, Christopher Woolf, from his previous marriage.
The birth of Beatrice's daughter pushed her younger sister, Eugenie, and Prince Edward, the Queen's youngest son, further down the line of succession. Prince Edward's children, Viscount Severn and Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor, are now 14th and 15th in line, respectively.