heir presumptive

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Spain's Princess Leonor, the heir presumptive to Spain's throne and anticipated future commander-in-chief of its armed forces, began three years of military training on Thursday, expressing a mixture of excitement and nervousness.

From Reuters • Aug. 17, 2023

Constantine was born June 2, 1940 in Athens, to Prince Paul, younger brother to King George II and heir presumptive to the throne, and princess Federica of Hanover.

From Washington Times • Jan. 10, 2023

Buttler had long been Morgan's heir presumptive as England's white-ball captain, but when he finally succeeded him in June it raised a familiar cricket quandary.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2022

She became the heir presumptive when the decades-younger Anne, the daughter of James II, succeeded William III the following year.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2022

There was nothing in them for her; not even the mock tragedy of the death of an heir presumptive or the truer grimness of a shipwreck could rouse in her an emotion.

From A Bed of Roses by George, Walter Lionel