Princess Beatrice will be able stand in for the monarch after becoming a counsellor of state following the Queen's death. She joins Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, along with the King's two sons, Prince William and Prince Harry.
Where King Charles cannot carry out his official duties temporarily because of illness or absence abroad, then two or more of them can act in his place. Before the Queen died, Charles, William, Harry and Andrew held the position, because they were the top four people in the line of succession over the age of 21.
But now Charles is King, Beatrice joins her father as number four on the list, not including Queen Camilla who can also act in his absence as his spouse.
