As the Queen's first child, Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, is next in line to the throne. He was born at Buckingham Palace in November 1948, with a proclamation posted on the Palace railings on the night of his birth.
And the winner is… Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex, youngest son of the Queen and Prince Philip. "Prince Edward, seemingly a bit wet and a tad irritating to the rest of us, was always his parents' favorite," says royal author Matthew Dennison.
Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, is the Queen's eldest son and is considered to be her closest royal relative.
And Princess Eugenie, the sixth of her generation, has a particularly close relationship with her grandmother. While the Queen's affinity for Eugenie's mother Sarah Ferguson has wavered over the years, the monarch has always remained close with her granddaughter.
Who is Lady Louise Windsor - Queen Elizabeth's favourite grandchild. The late Queen Elizabeth and her granddaughter had a very special bond. Lady Louise Windsor, the eldest child of Prince Edward and his wife Sophie, is the granddaughter of the late Queen Elizabeth II.
Lady Louise Windsor, the 17-year-old daughter of Prince Edward and Countess Sophie Wessex, inherited Prince Philip's most prized possession when he died this year – and is even known as “the queen's favourite grandchild”. So who exactly is Lady Louise and…
How Sophie, the Countess of Wessex became Queen Elizabeth II's favorite daughter-in-law.
Angela Kelly is the Queen 's best friend and one of her most trusted advisors, according to sources.
Gary, or Gan-Gan
According to royal correspondent Richard Kay, Prince William was encouraged to call her Granny as a child, but he couldn't quite get the hang of it. What he could manage, was Gary. Kay said: "On another occasion, the Queen was on hand after William fell over at Buckingham Palace, bawling: 'Gary, Gary'.
One of the Queen's most trusted staff, Angela Kelly, who became Her Majesty's personal assistant and dresser, will stay on living at Windsor - thanks to the royal.
The two influential women remained close through the years, with the queen calling Diana 'an exceptional and gifted human being' in a speech at Buckingham Palace after the princess' tragic death.
A look back at the remarkable love story of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip: "The only man I could ever love" Queen Elizabeth II spent her entire 70-year reign at the helm of Britain's royal family with her long-time love Prince Philip by her side.
Half say their parents preferred the youngest sibling, just over a quarter (27%) the eldest and a fifth (22%) the middle child. This is similar to what parents with a preference disclosed. Parents who say they have a preference seem unfussed by gender, with the split being roughly equal between boys and girls.
The queen regnant with the most children was Queen Victoria who had 9 children of whom all reached adulthood.
While Prince William calls Kate 'Duchess of Dolittle', she calls him 'Big Willy' and 'Baldy'.
Did the Queen like Princess Diana? After marrying Charles, Diana's relationship with the Queen was said to be "second to none" and she even – supposedly – called the Queen "mama" at times. "That was Diana's purpose in life," said former royal protection officer Ken Wharfe.
"George is only two-and-a-half and he calls her Gan-Gan," Kate said. Sign up to British Heritage Travel's daily newsletter here!
Enter Angela Kelly ‒ the queen's most loyal aide for the past three decades. She's also known as her hairdresser, dresser and “best friend”, as claimed by various media.
The role is not typically paid, and it has been reported that Lady Hussey was not given a salary during her time in the position, instead serving the Queen out of loyalty.
Married to the late monarch's youngest son Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, Sophie was often described as the 'Queen's favourite. ' Their relationship was said to have developed over the years, with both women supporting one another through periods of personal loss and becoming close confidants.
The queen “adores” Lady Sarah Chatto and she is “her absolute favourite younger royal”, per an insider according to British media, so much so that she “seeks out her company as often as possible”.
She has royal ancestry as a descendant of Henry II of France, and both Welsh and Scottish ancestry. She has an elder brother David.