Thirty members of the British royal family have lived to the age of 80 years or older since the Acts of Union 1707 established the Kingdom of Great Britain. These British royal family members consist of 2 centenarians, 10 , and 18 .
Of the British royals who have lived to 80 years or longer, 22 have been women and 8 have been men. Nineteen of the 30 royals aged 80 or older have been members of the British royal family by blood and 12 have been members through marriage. Of the royals to reach the age of 80 or older, only Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1776âÂÂ1857) was titled as a member of the British royal family by both blood and marriage. Four of the British royals who lived 80 years or longer were deprived of their British peerages and royal titles in 1919 under the Titles Deprivation Act 1917 as the children or spouses of enemies of the United Kingdom during World War I and are indicated below with asterisks (*).
The longest-living member of the British royal family has been Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (1901âÂÂ2004), who lived to be 102 years and 309 days old. The longest-living member of the British royal family from birth is Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone (1883âÂÂ1981). Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother (1900âÂÂ2002) is the second-longest living British royal, living to 101 years and 238 days old. The current oldest living member of the British royal family is Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (born 1935), who is the twelfth longest-living British royal. Elizabeth II (1926âÂÂ2022) was the longest-ever reigning British monarch (70 years, 214 days) and the fifth longest-living royal (96 years, 140 days).
All persons are listed below by their British royal titles by birth, grant, or by marriage. However, some of these individuals are better known by other titles.