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Rebecca Armitage, Lucy Sweeney and Lucia Stein

Prince Andrew's daughter Beatrice gets a surprise elevation upon King Charles III's ascension to the throne

With any sovereign's death, there always comes a shuffling of cards in the game of succession. 

And in the case of Queen Elizabeth II, the deck has favoured one granddaughter above all others: Princess Beatrice.

The 34-year-old eldest daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson has moved up to ninth in line to the throne.

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