Charles Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley

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.
Early life and family
Armstrong-Jones was born at The Portland Hospital for Women and Children in West End, London on 1 July 1999. He is the oldest and only son of David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon and his wife Serena Stanhope. His paternal grandparents were Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon and Princess Margaret. Through his grandmother, Viscount Linley is a great-grandson of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, as well as a great-nephew of Queen Elizabeth II. His godparents are Lady Bruce Dundas, Nigel Harvey, Nick Powell, Orlando Rock, Lucinda Cecil and Rita König.
At the moment of his birth he was 13th in the line of succession to the British throne, but as of 2020, he is 22nd.
Personal life
He lived in Kensington Palace until 2002.
Lord Linley graduated from Eton College in 2017 alongside his cousin Arthur Chatto, and is currently studying product design engineering in Loughborough University in Leicestershire.
In 2012, his grand-aunt Queen Elizabeth II appointed him to be her First Page of Honour.
As a relative of the British royal family, Lord Linley attends royal events like Royal Ascot, and church services with the Queen. He was also at the weddings of his second cousins Prince William, Prince Harry, Princess Eugenie and Peter Phillips.
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

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