His mother queen Elizabeth the Second who was the longest-reigning British monarch in history, died on September 8, 2022 at her Balmoral estate in Scotland.
Technically, Charles became king the moment his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, died. However, monarchs traditionally wait several months after their predecessor’s death to be crowned.
The crowning of the King will take place on Saturday, May 6, 2023, with the Archbishop of Canterbury officiating at Westminster Abbey.
But who will be next in line for the throne after that King Charles III dominion?
Find out below how the British monarch is elected, as well as the full one Royal family line of succession .
How is the heir to the British throne chosen? The rules used to state that the eldest son would inherit the throne, according to the system of male primogeniture. This would allow a younger brother to inherit the throne before his older sister.
However, in 2011, after William and Kate’s marriage, the rules changed to allow the first-born child to be the heir to the throne, even if it was a girl. The leaders of the 16 Commonwealth countries unanimously approved the changes in October 2011.
The Succession to the Crown Act (2013) amended the provisions of the Bill of Rights and the Act of Settlement. It meant that the new rules would apply to anyone born after October 28, 2011.
The law also changed the rule that previously disqualified those who married Roman Catholics from the line of succession.
The line of succession is also regulated by parliament, and a sovereign can be stripped of his title for misgovernment.
King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort pose at Bellevue Palace ahead of a state banquet
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King Charles addresses the members of the lower house of parliament, the Bundestag
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King Charles III assists in cheese production during a visit to an organic farm on day two of the State Visit in Brandenburg, Germany
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King Charles III. looks at a cake specially made for his visit to the Brodowin eco-village, together with the Prime Minister of the State of Brandenburg, Dietmar Woidke, and the German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier
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King Charles and Berlin Mayor Franziska Giffey visit the Arrival and Temporary Reception Center for Ukrainian Refugees at the former Tegel Airport in Berlin
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President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier, King Charles III, Battalion Commander Dr. Stefan Klein (GER/UK Engineer Bridge Battalion 130) and Major Ian Higginbotham (GER/UK Engineer Bridge Battalion 130) walk together during a visit by GERMAN/UK Engineer Bridge Battalion 130 in Finowfurt
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The Queen Consort (center) and First Lady Elke Budenbender (second from left) meet opera singers from the Komische Opera Berlin
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King Charles III and the Queen Consort with Berlin Mayor Franziska Giffey (second from left) during a visit to the Wittenbergplatz market in Berlin
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The Queen Consort (center left) and First Lady Elke Budenbender (center right) attend the Komische Opera Berlin, during the King and Queen’s state visit to Germany
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King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort greet Evgenij Voznyuk and Motsi Mabuse at a state banquet parade at the Schloss Bellevue presidential palace
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomes British King Charles III to the Chancellery in Berlin
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King Charles III (C) and Britain’s Camilla (2nd L), Queen Consort visit a food market at Wittenbergplatz in Berlin
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King Charles III (2nd right) and Camilla, Queen Consort (2nd left) are welcomed by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (right) and his wife Elke Buedenbender (left) upon arrival for a state banquet at the Presidential Bellevue Palace in Berlin ,
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Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel and King Charles III attend a state banquet at the Schloss Bellevue presidential palace in Berlin, Germany.
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Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, left, and Camilla, the Queen Consort, right, are pictured at the state banquet in Berlin
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German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier’s wife Elke Buedenbender, left, and Camilla, the queen consort, talk in front of the Bellevue Palace in Berlin
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The Queen Consort arrives at the state banquet at Bellevue Palace, Berlin, the official residence of the President of Germany, during the King’s state visit to Germany
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King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort, are seen ahead of the state banquet at Berlin’s presidential Bellevue Palace
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King Charles III (L) and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier plant a tree in the garden of the presidential Bellevue Palace in Berlin
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King Charles III (L) and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier plant a tree in the garden of the presidential Bellevue Palace in Berlin
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King Charles III (L) and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier water a tree in the garden of the Presidential Bellevue Palace in Berlin
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German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, his wife Elke Buedenbender and British King Charles and Camilla, the Queen Consort attend a welcome ceremony with military honors at Pariser Platz square in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin
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Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort, arrive at the airport in Berlin,
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King Charles III greets a fan wearing a Burger King hat at the Brandenburg Gate next to German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, behind, in Berlin, Germany,
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King Charles III and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier greet well-wishers after a ceremonial welcome at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin
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King Charles III (L) and Britain’s Camilla, Queen Consort disembark their plane after landing at Berlin Brandenburg Airport
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King Charles and Camilla the Queen Consort arrive at Berlin Brandenburg Airport ‘Willy Brandt’ in Berlin, Germany
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Camilla – Queen Consort waves from the car as Their Majesties depart for the Brandenburg Gate after arriving at BER Berlin Brandenburg Airport to begin their first state visit to Germany
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German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, his wife Elke Buedenbender and British King Charles and Camilla, the Queen Consort attend a welcome ceremony with military honors at Pariser Platz square in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin
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Camilla Queen Consort shakes hands with a member of the public after a ceremonial welcome to the Brandenburg Gate
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King Charles III (2nd L) and Camilla, Queen Consort (L) disembark their aircraft after landing at Berlin Brandenburg Airport in Schönefeld near Berlin
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King Charles III (L) and Camilla, Queen Consort disembark their aircraft after landing at Berlin Brandenburg Airport in Schönefeld near Berlin
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Camilla, Queen Consort steps into a car after landing at Berlin Brandenburg Airport in Schönefeld near Berlin
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German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, his wife Elke Buedenbender and British King Charles and Camilla, the Queen Consort attend a welcoming ceremony
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Who is the next heir to the throne? After the Queen death, her eldest son Karel became the King of England and his wife, the Duchess of Cornwall Camilla became queen consort.
after Karel, prince william is next in line to the throne, as he is Charles’ eldest son. When William becomes king, the Duchess of Cambridge, Catherine, becomes queen consort.
Following in the footsteps of William, his eldest son Prince George is next in line to the throne, as the firstborn child.
Complete list of royal family lines of succession The full line of succession is the following:
1. prince william The Prince of Wales
2. Prince George of Wales
3. Princess Charlotte of Wales
4. Prince Louis of Wales
5. Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex
6. Prince Archie of Sussex
7. Princess Lilibet of Sussex
8. Prince Andrew, The Duke of York
9. Princess Beatrice, Mrs. Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi
10. Ms. Sienna Mapelli Hubs
11. Princess Eugenie, Mrs. Jack Brooksbank
12. Master August Brooksbank
13. Prince Edward, the Duke of Edinburgh
14. The Earl of Wessex
15. Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor
16. Margaret, the royal princess
17.Peter Phillips
18. Savannah Phillips
19.Isla Phillips
20. Michael Tindall
21. Mia Tindal
22.Lena Tindall
23. Luke Tindall
The Prince and Princess of Wales with sons Prince William, right, and Prince Harry prepare for a cycling trip in Tresco while on holiday in the Isles of Scilly
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Princess Eugenie, Princess Beatrice and cousins Prince Harry and Prince William on holiday in Klosters
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King George VI and (then) Princess Elizabeth on holiday in South Africa
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Wandering along the banks of the River Dee, the Prince of Wales in kilt with his Princess on their holiday in Scotland while staying at Balmoral Castle
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Princess Margaret walks to her plane at Heathrow Airport, London, to fly to New York to meet her husband Lord Snowdon. They would then fly to the Bahamas for a vacation.
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The Prince and Princess of Wales with sons Prince William, right, and Prince Harry relax at Tresco during their Isles of Scilly holiday
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Princess Margaret, Jan Smuts, King George VI, Queen Elizabeth and Princess Elizabeth on holiday in South Africa. The Drakensberg mountain range can be seen in the background
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The Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson waves to friends as she poses for photographers with her daughters, Beatrice (R) and Eugenie, at Verbier ski resort
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The princesses enjoyed an off-duty break from the royal tour of South Africa when they went for a ride on the golden sands of Bonza Beach
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The Prince of Wales leads his children Harry (left) and William (right) up the slopes above the alpine ski resort of Klosters in Switzerland
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The Prince of Wales with his sons Prince William (right) and Prince Harry above Muick Falls on the Balmoral estate, Scotland, where they have a summer holiday
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Princess Anne and Queen Elizabeth at Balmoral
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Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh pause on the rustic bridge in the grounds of the Royal Lodge, Sagana, Kenya
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Princess Diana, Prince William and Prince Harry on their skiing holiday in Lech, Austria
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The Prince and Princess of Wales on holiday with their sons, Prince William and Prince Harry (passenger behind his father), at Tresco, Scilly Isles
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The Prince of Wales (L) leads his children Harry (cen) and William (right) up the slopes above the alpine ski resort of Klosters in Switzerland
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The Princess of Wales rides a chairlift up the Kriegerhorn with her sons Prince William, left, and Prince Harry, in Lech, Austria
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Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip in Kenya
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The Queen, right, with Princess Margaret on the Caribbean island of Mustique
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Prince Harry, Princess Eugenie, Prince William and Princess Beatrice in Klosters
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Queen Elizabeth II with the Duke of Edinburgh and their children Prince Edward, Prince Charles, Princess Anne and Prince Andrew, at Balmoral
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The Duchess of York celebrates New Year with her daughters Beatrice (left) and Eugenie outside their chalet in the Swiss resort of Klosters
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